Su Anne Big Crow; a fiting finale

Su Anne Big Crow was a high school basketball star here, whose skill took her across the world. Sadly, her life ended before she could go to college due to a car accident. However, she is a larger than life person here. Not only was she beyond good in basketball, but she used her stardom to speak out against alcohol and drugs, even making a video against such use. She said the reservation would be a Happy Town if a generation went alcohol free. A story of her fearlessness. In a game against an opposing white team, who lives in an area contested by the Indians (ie, really really hostile turf), the opposing (and home) fans were mocking the Indian war chants and yelling loudly before a game such that the other teammates did not want to even go out for Pine Ridge. Su Anne, the youngest player at the time, took control and walked out first. As they started to mock chant, she took off her warmup jacket and began to do the actual shawl dance...an in doing so, more than silenced the crowd, but got them cheering for her. She shows us that, indeed, even a child shall lead them. She also stands as a testiment to Lakota pride and hope for the future!