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  2. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Lakota: Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a small portion of it extending into Nebraska.

  3. Reservation: Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota, Bennett, and Jackson Counties. Division: Lakota. Trust Land Base: 1,700,000 acres. Tribal Headquarters: Pine Ridge, SD. Time Zone: Mountain. Total Population: 19,950. Estimated Tribal Enrollment: 46,855. Oglala Sioux Tribe 2019 Statistical Profile

  4. Jun 1, 2017 · I was able to visit this reservation of the Lakota Indians - and having a wonderful local guide found the whole visit a truly moving experience. Gus Yellowhair was our guide' along with his daughter, and he was so honest and genuine in explaining their past history.

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    More than 5.1 million people in the US identify as fully or partially Native American or Alaska Native, according to the US Census Bureau. Up to 2.5 million identify as fully indigenous Native American or Alaska Native. Of that total, more than half do not live on reservations. Despite widely varying conditions in indigenous communities, the Intern...

    Local teacher Cheryl Locke lives in a small wooden home, blue with a white trim, in a cul-de-sac at the top of a hill in the Evergreen neighbourhood north of Porcupine, a town situated 38 kilometres from the Pine Ridge’s primary town and namesake. She shares the two-bedroom abode with her four adult children and two small grandchildren. Cheryl, who...

    Along the winding roads on the outskirts of the village of Oglala, there are small neighbourhoods of a dozen or so shacks and ramshackle trailers. Many of them are federally-funded developments. Cars pause by the side of the road and wait for a row of vehicles led by men on horseback. The men hold flags of the Oglala Lakota Nation, the American Ind...

    Jerome High Horse, a 66-year-old from Pine Ridge’s Wanblee village, helps his elderly neighbours by standing guard outside their homes when there seems to be a peak in robberies by drug dealers and criminals. He is a tall man with a single braid that protudes from beneath his cowboy hat. On his left forearm, he has a homemade tattoo, faded from bla...

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  5. Learn how to help the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota with donations of various items for schools and social service organizations. Watch a video about the reservation's needs and challenges.

  6. Located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Reservation is approximately 100 miles from Rapid City. Surrounded by rolling prairie, Badlands, and the Black Hills, the Pine Ridge Reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Nation.

  7. Learn about the history, culture and geography of the Oglala Lakota Nation, who live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Explore the attractions, events and activities that showcase their heritage and art, such as the Red Cloud Heritage Center, the Wounded Knee Massacre Site and the Prairie Wind Casino.

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