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It holds classes in math, English, and American Indian studies courses for college credit, as well as outreach classes. The memorial foundation has awarded more than US$ 1.2 million in scholarships, with the majority going to Native students within South Dakota. [19] The Memorial foundation began its first national fund drive in October 2006. [3]
John Alvin Anderson (March 25, 1869 – June 26, 1948) was a Swedish-American photographer who spent most of his life in the United States. [1] He is known for photographing Sioux Indians at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota from 1885 until 1930. [2] Many of his works are displayed at the Nebraska State Historical Society in ...
American Indian reservations in South Dakota (2 C, 11 P) A. Arikara (1 C, 7 P) D. Dakota (7 C, 19 P) L. Lakota (16 C, 27 P) O. Ojibwe (12 C, 24 P) S. Sisseton ...
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of murdering two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, which he denies.
In South Dakota, Native American children make up less than 15 percent of the child population, yet they make up more than half of the children in foster care. [114] The state receives thousands of dollars from the federal government for every child it takes from a family, and in some cases, the state gets even more money if the child is Native ...
It is the only Dakota/Lakota tribe in South Dakota that did not agree to comply with the Indian Reorganization Act and retains its traditional government. Officially, the Yankton Sioux Tribe is called "Ihanktonowan Dakota Oyate" in the local dialect. The Yankton Sioux, or Dakota people, adopted a unique tribal symbol on September 24, 1975.
The Dakota (pronounced , Dakota: Dakȟóta or Dakhóta) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota .
People from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota (1 C, 43 P) Pages in category "Native American people from South Dakota" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.