Oglala Sioux
Pine Ridge nation
The Oglala Sioux are one of the seven bands of the Lakota people, a Native American nation of the Great Plains.
Historically nomadic buffalo hunters, they inhabited the Black Hills region and surrounding territories.
The Oglala produced prominent leaders including Crazy Horse and Red Cloud.
Today most Oglala live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe governs the reservation.
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
- South DakotaNorthern plains state
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- fry breadDough cooked in oil
- Wounded Knee Massacre1890 military killing of Lakota
Crazy Horse · tribal colleges · Red Cloud · Black Hills · Sitting Bull · Great Plains · Indian Wars · tribal governance · ancestral lands · buffalo hunting · treaty rights · land disputes · warrior society · sacred ceremonies · sweat lodge · Native American tribes · tribal councils · sacred sites
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