Photo of the Day

a young boy placing prayer flags in a tree in Wyoming
October 1, 2012

Prayer Flags, Wyoming

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Nine-year-old Wakinyan Two Bulls places prayer flags in a tree near Mato Tipila ("bear lodge"), or Devils Tower, in Wyoming. The story of the Oglala—their spirituality and their fight to remedy old wrongs—goes well beyond the Pine Ridge Reservation.

See more pictures from the August 2012 feature story "In the Shadow of Wounded Knee."


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Photograph by Aaron Huey, National Geographic

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