Rosebud Yellow Robe (Lacotawin) was a Native American folklorist, educator and writer of half Lakota Sioux birth. Rosebud was influenced by her father Chauncey Yellow Robe, and used storytelling, performance and books to introduce generations of children to Native American folklore and culture.
President Calvin Coolidge, Yellow Robe, and her father Chauncey Yellow Robe in 1927
Rosebud at Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, New York.
Chief Chauncey Yellow Robe was a Sičhą́ǧú educator, lecturer, actor, and Native American activist. His given name, Canowicakte, means "kill in woods," and he was nicknamed "Timber" in his youth.
Studio portrait of Wounded "Richard" Yellow Robe, Henry Standing Bear, and Chauncey Yellow Robe the day after they entered the school on November 15, 1883
The same trio after their forced cultural assimilation, taken three years later in 1892. Chauncey Yellow Robe is seated on the left side.
Chauncey Yellow Robe reunited with his father Chief Tasinagi Yellow Robe, 1895
August 4, 1927: Yellow Robe inducting Calvin Coolidge (left) into the Lakota tribe in Deadwood, South Dakota, with daughter Rosebud Yellow Robe (center)