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Indian Burn tells the life of François (Franck) Chladiuk, nicknamed Lone Wolf, who assembled an extraordinary collection of authentic pieces left by the Lakota Sioux after the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. This collection has been exhibited, among others, at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels, and at the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave in Golden (USA). It will be exhibited in 2025 during 8 monthes at the famous Musée des Sciences naturelles in Paris. On the Pine Ridge Reservation (South Dakota), Frank met and befriended one of their descendants, Walter Littlemoon who was later invited to give a speech in the Lakota language, in front of many prestigious guests, at the opening of the exhibition in Lyon. This story also addresses the world of collectors, the birth of a passion, the intervention of chance, the desire to follow the journey of objects, and the search for the people they hide. Therefore, such a collection becomes a bridge between human beings, here a Brussels resident passionate about America and the Sioux people whose culture was almost destroyed by the "white man". Numerous articles have been devoted to François Chladiuk in the Belgian and French press (easily found on the web). His meeting with Walter Littlemoon was the subject of a documentary film produced by Belgian television. He is co-author of the book Lakota Performers in Europe (University of Oklahoma Press). On the other hand, Walter Littlemoon also wrote his life story, They Called Me Uncivilized, which will be published in French translation by M.E.O. in December 2024.