Alfred Ribsman

Ribsman (or Rib Man), also known as Surrounded and Najinyapi.

"My grandfather was Ribsman, a survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre. He was nine years old as his brother was throwing him into a dry creek bed to run, as he was being shot. He lived with my family until his death in 1968 and I was 13 years old. He was very important to my life. He never learned to speak English. He taught me my first songs. This is my grandfather from my mother's side. My mother was Amelia. I am Oglala Lakota, one of the bands that is known by many as the Sioux." - Peter V. Catches.

Sources

• http://mbdodd.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/1/6/14162844/lakota-medicine-m...
• Peter V. Catches, quoted in an interview with Heyoka Magazine.
• "Alfred Rib Man" at Tiyospaye