Walter LaBatte Jr is an artist who tans hides, makes drums, beads moccasins, and prepares pasdayapi. He is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.Walter LaBatte Jr is an artist who tans hides, makes drums, beads moccasins, and prepares pasdayapi. He is Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota and a member of the Upper Sioux Community.