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A majority of the Oglala live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the eighth-largest Native American reservation in the United States. The Oglala are a federally recognized tribe whose official title is the Oglala Lakota Nation. It was previously called the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
The Wágluȟe Band is one of the seven bands of the Oglala Lakota. [1] The Wágluȟe Band is also known as the Loafer Band. The seven Bands of the Oglala Lakota are the Wágluȟe (Loafers), Ite Sica (Bad Face), Oyukpe (Broken Off), Wazaza (Shred Into Strips), Tapisleca (Split Liver), Payabaya (Shove Aside) and Kiyaksa (Little Wound). [2]
Oglala Lakota County (known as Shannon County until May 2015) [2] is a county in southwestern South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 13,672. [ 3 ] Oglala Lakota County does not have a functioning county seat ; Hot Springs in neighboring Fall River County serves as its administrative center. [ 1 ]
Several hundred Lakota people marched in protest, demanding the removal of Wilson from office. US Marshals were assigned to protect Wilson and his family. American Indian Movement (AIM) and Lakota supporters occupied the town of Wounded Knee, and a 71-day armed siege resulted, known as the Wounded Knee Occupation. Two Native Americans were shot ...
Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 – 1939) was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota culture and sovereignty, and was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans.
Tim Giago (1934-2022) Oglala publisher and journalist; Kicking Bear (Matȟó Wanáȟtaka) (1846–1904), Oglala activist and warrior; Lame Deer (Tȟáȟča Hušté) (died 1877), Miniconjou medicine man; Eddie Little Sky (1926–1997), Oglala Lakota actor; Kevin Locke (Tȟokéya Inážiŋ) (born 1954), Hunkpapa hoop dancer and flute player
William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown ...
Russell Charles Means (Lakota: Waŋblí Ohítika) [wə̃blɪ ohitika] (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician and writer.