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The Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Rosebud Sioux Tribe, who are Sicangu, a band of Lakota people. The Lakota name Sicangu Oyate translates as the "Burnt Thigh Nation", also known by the French term, the Brulé Sioux .
In 2016, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in federal court outlining the deficiencies and disparities of health care system managed by the Indian Health Service on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.
The Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, home to the Sicangu Lakoka people, is a place that is both wonderfully magic and sadly tragic. The magic is in the warmth and kindness of the people, the smell of prairie grasses, the beautiful sunsets, and the beat of drums at summer powwows.
The Rosebud Indian Reservation has large areas of Ponderosa Pine forest scattered in its grasslands; and deep valleys are defined by steep hills and ravines, often with lakes dotting the deeper valleys.
The heart of the reservation is Rosebud, 5 mi (8 km) west of Mission on US-18, then 7 mi (11.3 km) southwest on BIA-1. Most of the reservation’s activities, including weekend rodeos and powwows, are centered on the reservation headquarters.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe. The Rosebud Indian Reservation has large areas of Ponderosa Pine forest scattered in its grasslands; and deep valleys are defined by steep hills and ravines, often with lakes dotting the deeper valleys. It's 922,759 acres include 20 communities.
Aug 12, 2017 · The Rosebud Reservation has been hit particularly hard by the nation's meth and opioid crisis. Hand-painted signs like this in the village of St. Francis are common. Kirk Siegler/NPR. Back in...
Reservation: Rosebud Reservation; Todd, Mellette and Tripp Counties. Division: Lakota. Bands: Sicangu (Brule or Burnt Thigh) Trust Land Base: 888,896 acres. Tribal Headquarters: Rosebud, SD. Time Zone: Central. Traditional Language: Lakota. Total Population: 11,404. Estimated Tribal Enrollment: 33,210
After defeating the Indian tribes in the Plains Wars of the 1870s, the United States confiscated 7.7 million acres of the Sioux’s sacred Black Hills and split the people into several smaller reservations. The Sicangu Sioux were assigned to live on the Rosebud Reservation.
The Rosebud Sioux Reservation is located in south central South Dakota and borders the Pine Ridge Reservation on its northwest corner and the State of Nebraska border to the south. The reservation consists of rolling hills, timberland and breathtaking canyons.
