Leland Ray Thompson, age 32, of Bloomington, MN, journeyed to the Spirit World on Nov. 14, 2018.
Survived by mother, Laurie Manylightnings; father, Leon Thompson; brother and sisters, Richard, Laurelei, Mariah and Skyla Thompson. Preceded by grandparents, Richard Thompson, Johanna Senator and Frances EastmanLeland Ray Thompson
Wakantuya Wambdi Hoksina
Eagle That Flies The Highest
Ta-Ow-Son
Funeral Service: Saturday, November 17 , 2018 1:00 pm at Tiowakan Spiritual Center Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Additional services will be held in Washington on
November 19, Monday 1:00 pm dressing @ Satus longhouse
Tuesday 20, leave at 6:00 am to Beaver Cemetary on pioneer road return to Satus Longhouse for final closure ceremony, give away & meal to follow.
U.S Army Specialist Iraq 2007
November 1, 2017 Minnesota Military Appreciation Fund Honored him for Purple Hearts, he recieved in Baghdad, Iraq at a Minnesota Timberwolf game
Spoke his Souix Langage fluantly as an Enrolled Yakama Member.
Attended; Flandreau Idian School, Northwest Indian College
Joined; Yakama Nation Annual Veteran Camp at Camp Chapperal, traditional dancing at powwows, packing in the flag During Grand Entrt in Shakopee Wacipi 2009. September 20 he stated; everyone that went to Verteran's Camp Chapperal this was my Homecoming. 2 months after i was medivaced out of Baghdad in 2007. facebook june 2016
He did annual sundance, loved his elders at Vet C he says i loved swimming in the sacred river of Klickitat on our sacred yakama land, on that sacred day in my sacredness.
Loved the adventures with his uncles, cousins on our chii-wana/ columbia river, 'Fish Hog'. Sweatlodge was very important to him, his motto; traditional dancer, the guy you should be dating, always respectfull to his grandmother
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