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  2. Lakota religion - Wikipedia

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    Lakota religion or Lakota spirituality is the traditional Native American religion of the Lakota people. It is practiced primarily in the North American Great Plains, within Lakota communities on reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation.

  3. Lakota mythology - Wikipedia

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    According to Lakota belief, Inyan (Rock), was present at the very beginning, and so was the omnipresent spirit Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, and the darkness Han.Inyan wanted to exercise his powers, or compassion, so he created Maka (the Earth) as part of himself to keep control of his powers.

  4. List of Lakota deities - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of commonly recognized figures who are part of Lakota mythology, a Native American tribe with current lands in North and South Dakota.The spiritual entities of Lakota mythology are categorized in several major categories, including major deities, wind spirits, personified concepts, and other beings.

  5. Lakota people - Wikipedia

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    Lakota activists such as Madonna Thunder Hawk and Chase Iron Eyes, along with the Lakota People’s Law Project, have alleged that Lakota grandmothers are illegally denied the right to foster their own grandchildren. They are working to redirect federal funding away from the state of South Dakota's D.S.S. to new tribal foster care programs.

  6. Wakan Tanka - Wikipedia

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    In Lakota spirituality, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine. [1] [2] This is usually translated as the "Great Spirit" and occasionally as "Great Mystery".

  7. White Buffalo Calf Woman - Wikipedia

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    White Buffalo Calf Woman (Lakȟótiyapi: Ptesáŋwiŋ) or White Buffalo Maiden is a sacred woman of supernatural origin, central to the Lakota religion as the primary cultural prophet. Oral traditions relate that she brought the "Seven Sacred Rites" to the Lakota people.

  8. Wocekiye - Wikipedia

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    Wocekiye (Lakota: Wočhékiye) is a Lakota language term meaning "to call on for aid," "to pray," and "to claim relationship with". [1] It refers to a practice among Lakota and Dakota people engaged in both the traditional Lakota religion as well as forms of Christianity.

  9. Mitakuye Oyasin - Wikipedia

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    Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related) is a phrase from the Lakota language. It reflects the world view of interconnectedness held by the Lakota people of North America. [ 1 ] This concept and phrase is expressed in many Yankton Sioux prayers, [ 2 ] as well as by ceremonial people in other Lakota communities.