Joseph M. Marshall III

male
Lakota language, writer, Native American, lakota, Lakotatribe, into the west
Joseph M. Marshall III is a Lakota historian, writer, teacher, craftsman, administrator, and public speaker. His first language is Lakota. He can...
Alex White Plume

Alex White Plume

male
Lakotatribe, oglala sioux, Incumbent Native American leader
Alex White Plume is currently serving as Tribal President for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. From November 2004 to June 29, 2006, he...
Spotted Tail

Spotted Tail

male, deceased (1881)
Native American, lakota, Lakotatribe, Murdered Native American, ulysses grant, leader
Sinte Gleska was a Brulé Lakota tribal chief. Although a great warrior in his youth, he declined to participate in Red Cloud's War, having become c...
Rain-In-The-Face

Rain-In-The-Face

male, deceased (1905)
Cheyenne, Native American, lakota, Lakotatribe, gros ventre, leader
Rain-in-the-Face (also known as Ito-na-gaju or Exa-ma-gozua) (c. 1835 - September 14, 1905) was a warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans....
Short Bull

Short Bull

male, deceased (1923)
Oglala, Native American, Rosebud Indian Reservation, Ghost Dance, Ghost Dance Movement, brule…Lakotatribe, lakota
* Short Bull, Arnold, a member of the Sicangu (Brulé) Lakota tribe of Native Americans, instrumental in bringing the Ghost Dance movement to the L...
He Dog

He Dog

male, deceased (1930)
Sunka Bloka, Great Sioux War, Oglala Lakota, Lakota language, leader, little big horn…Lakotatribe, lakota
He Dog (Lakota: "Sunka Bloka") (ca. 1840-1936). A member of the Oglala Lakota, He Dog was closely associated with Crazy Horse during the Great...
Floyd Red Crow Westerman

Floyd Red Crow Westerman

male, 73 years old
musician, Renegades, The Doors, Walker, Texas Ranger, Dances With Wolves, American Indian Movement…Lakotatribe
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, born in 1936, is a Dakota musician, activist and actor born on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Sioux reservation in the U.S....
Conquering Bear

Conquering Bear

male, deceased (1854)
Mato Wayuhi, fort laramie, Lakotatribe, Murdered Native American, Sioux, leader…lakota
Mato Wayuhi was a Brulé Lakota chief who signed the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. He was killed in 1854 when troops from Fort Laramie stormed his e...
Cecilia Fire Thunder

Cecilia Fire Thunder

female, 63 years old
Nurse, Native American, Lakotatribe, oglala sioux, impeachment, Women ruler
Cecilia Fire Thunder (born October 24, 1946, Pine Ridge, South Dakota) has worked as a nurse, and served as tribal president of the Oglala Sioux...
Chief Gall

Chief Gall

male, deceased (1894)
Flashman and the Redskins, From North Dakota, Lakotatribe, leader, gall, battle of little bighorn…lakota
Gall (c. 1840 - 1895) (tribal name Pizi) was a battle leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota and was one of the commanders who took part in the Battle of...