Oglala
Pine Ridge people
Oglala refers to one of the seven bands of the Lakota people, a division of the Great Sioux Nation indigenous to the northern Great Plains.
The Oglala are historically associated with the Black Hills region and produced prominent leaders including Crazy Horse and Red Cloud.
Today most Oglala live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: Oglala Sioux Tribe, an Oglala elder.
Plains Indigenous nation
- Pine RidgeNative American reservation
- Red CloudNineteenth-century Oglala chief
- Crazy HorseLakota war leader
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
sovereignty · Teton · indigenous · Native American · American Indian · reservation · self-governance · tribal government
Forested Dakota mountains
- BadlandsPrairie park with spires
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- tipiConical hide dwelling
- sacred pipeRitual smoking instrument
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
beadwork · quillwork · regalia · moccasins · drumming · storytelling · elders · ceremony
1890 massacre location
- Ghost DanceIndigenous messianic religious movement
- Black HillsForested Dakota mountains
- American Indian MovementNative rights organization
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
resistance · cavalry · allotment · forced relocation · boarding schools
Sioux
Plains Indigenous nation
- Pine RidgeNative American reservation
- Red CloudNineteenth-century Oglala chief
- Crazy HorseLakota war leader
tribal council · sovereignty · Teton · indigenous · Native American · American Indian · reservation · self-governance · tribal government · enrollment
Black Hills
Forested Dakota mountains
- BadlandsPrairie park with spires
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- tipiConical hide dwelling
- sacred pipeRitual smoking instrument
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
sweat lodge · beadwork · quillwork · regalia · moccasins · drumming · storytelling · elders · ceremony · smudging
Wounded Knee
1890 massacre location
- Ghost DanceIndigenous messianic religious movement
- Black HillsForested Dakota mountains
- American Indian MovementNative rights organization
massacre · resistance · cavalry · allotment · forced relocation · boarding schools
OglalaU.S. Cavalry
Mounted American military force
settler · colonizer · homesteader · cavalry · U.S. Army
OglalaU.S. Cavalry
Mounted American military force
settlers · colonizers · U.S. government · white settlers · reservation system
- Oglala SiouxLakota tribal division