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Members of the Lakota Nation declared independence in December, 2007 as part of the Lakota Freedom Movement. The group announced a plan on December 19, 2007 for the withdrawal of ...

The Lakota are the westernmost of the three Sioux groups, occupying parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Russell Means is a well known activitist who advocates for the rights of American Indians. He has also pursued careers in politics, acting, and music.

Jordan Hicks is a senior at Lakota West High School where he plays for the high school football team as an outside linebacker. A position he plays with intensity and ...

The Ghost Dance movement was a late 19th century Native American apocalyptic religious movement which combined elements of traditional animistic belief and Christianity. The movement began as a result of ...

The Wounded Knee Massacre was an 1890 tragedy which resulted in the deaths of over 153 Lakota Sioux men, women, and children and the deaths of 25 United States soldiers.

Wovoka was a Northern Paiute holy man and seer whose vision during a solar eclipse on New Year's Day, 1889 resulted in a part-Christian, part-Native American traditional religion ...

Phyllis Young is a well known activitist who advocates for the rights of American Indians. She also founded Women of All Red Nations (WARN) in 1974.