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  Oglala, South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oglala is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shannon County, South Dakota, United States.
Oglala has been assigned the ZIP code 57764.
About 45.1% of families and 55.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.1% of those under age 18 and 52.3% of those age 65 or over.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oglala,_South_Dakota   (396 words)

  
 Articles
Traditional Oglala governance is based on two main ideas: individual adherence to the four virtues, and the external controls of the individual through family, based on the tiospaye system.
Although Oglala women did not actively participate in the tribal politics or governance, they were not simply relegated to a position of household drudge, nor were they voiceless.
Although the Oglala sought to enlist international support from European governments and international humanitarian groups in an effort to pressure the United States to return the Black Hills, or at least the federal portion of the Black Hills, this international assistance has not resulted in the return of the Black Hills.
tlj.unm.edu /articles/volume_2/oglala/content.php   (4004 words)

  
 South Dakota
A Great Plains state, South Dakota was named for the Dakota division of the Sioux Indians, and is known as the Coyote State.
Admitted simultaneously with North Dakota after the Dakota Territory was divided along the 46th parallel, South Dakota is mainly a rural state.
South Dakota is known for two monumental sculptures carved into the Black Hills--Mount Rushmore, which honors presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, and the Crazy Horse Monument, still under construction, which honors the Oglala Sioux war chief.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/sd   (120 words)

  
 DEA Briefs & Background, Drugs and Drug Abuse, State Factsheets, South Dakota
While the availability of crack cocaine is increasing in eastern South Dakota, abuse is still limited in western sections of the state.
Methamphetamine in eastern South Dakota is obtained from sources in Sioux City, Iowa, and from sources in the western states of Texas, Arizona, and California.
During 2004, highway interdictions in South Dakota led to seizures including approximately 3.2 kilograms of heroin, 725 pounds of marijuana, and $100,000.
www.dea.gov /pubs/states/southdakota.html   (777 words)

  
 South Dakota Politics
On average, South Dakota public university students who took the proficiency exam in the 2005-06 school year exceeded national averages in all four areas of the test: writing skills, math, reading and science reasoning.
South Dakota Sen. John Thune expects to be in the middle of both of them, by virtue of his new committee assignments.
This son of South Dakota sought and occupies a position of public honor, and along with that goes public love and attention.
southdakotapolitics.blogs.com   (9402 words)

  
 OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE community profile
The Oglala Sioux Tribal government maintains jurisdiction within the boundaries of the reservation including all rights-of-way, waterways, watercourses and streams running through any part of the reservation and to such others lands as may hereafter be added to the reservation under the laws of the United States.
The Reservation is located in southwestern South Dakota with Fall River and Custer County lines as the western border with the Badlands and Jackson County as the northern border joining the Rosebud Reservation on the northeast corner.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s major economic occupation is cattle ranching and farming for tribal operators.
www.mnisose.org /profiles/oglala.htm   (2689 words)

  
 Oglala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oglala is a town located in Shannon County, South Dakota.
USS Oglala is a U.S. Navy minelayer sunk in the battle of Pearl Harbor.
Oglala Sioux is a Sioux Nation sub-band of the Western division (the Lakota).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oglala   (108 words)

  
 Martin, South Dakota - CyberlawWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
Bennett County is bordered by the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the north and west, and by the Rosebud Reservation to the east.
Two members of the Oglala tribal council are elected to represent the LaCreek District, which covers a large portion of Bennett County, including Martin.
The counter-narrative, informed by the experiences and attitudes of white South Dakotans, however, cannot be reduced simply to racism.
hcs.harvard.edu /~cyberlaw/wiki/index.php/Martin,_South_Dakota   (1273 words)

  
 Oglala Sioux Tribe: Law and Order Code, Ch. 27 - Election Ordinance
Tribe or Tribal - the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota.
Representative(s) - the council persons of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, who are chosen by secret ballot, and who represent each recognized community or district of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
PRIOR ORDINANCES Oglala Sioux Tribal Ordinance No. 93-20 is hereby repealed and rescinded, and any and all other ordinances and or sections or portions of other tribal Ordinances, which are inconsistent, or which conflict with this Ordinance are hereby expressly rescinded and repealed.
www.narf.org /nill/Codes/oglalacode/chapter27-election.htm   (4218 words)

  
 Oglala Sioux Tribal Council
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council is the governing body for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
The repository for the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Records is located at the Tribal Historical Research Center at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, SD.
1959 Dissertation: Thesis (M.A., Government)--University of South Dakota.
www.usd.edu /library/special/aids/AidsHtml/OglalaSiouxTribalCouncil.htm   (301 words)

  
 South Dakota Magazine
All of us at South Dakota Magazine – including the office cat, Pennington, who likes to relax amidst the ribbons and finery of this festive season – wish you a merry Christmas.
Here in South Dakota, we’ve sent our neighbors off to fight in a war half-a-world away, and some didn’t come back alive.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard a South Dakota politician warn that the South Dakota population is aging faster than the rest of America, I’d have enough money to buy a cane or a walker.
www.southdakotamagazine.com   (1115 words)

  
 Oglala Environmental Toxic Tort Lawyer: Free Legal Services in South Dakota (SD)
The National Cancer Institute (N.C.I.) estimates that the incidence of cancer could be reduced by as much as 80-90% if environmental causes such as diet, tobacco, and alcohol, as well as radiation, infectious agents, and substances in the air, water, and soil were addressed.
Industries in Oglala are required by law to control and contain their toxic waste and byproducts.
Be advised that Weitz and Luxenberg may not be able to handle all lawsuits in all regions of South Dakota due to state and federal statutes.
www.weitzlux.com /southdakota/oglalatoxictortlawyer_398786.html   (430 words)

  
 Tribe teams with orthodox Jews to run meat plant
For almost a year, Oglala from South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and an ultra-orthodox Jewish family from New York City have partnered to start a kosher meatpacking plant in Gordon.
The Nebraska plant is unique in its partnership with the Oglala Lakota Nation, which is just north of Gordon in South Dakota.
Oglala leaders declared the plant and 300 surrounding acres of Gordon part of its economic empowerment zone.
www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2006/07/10/news/state/117536.txt   (516 words)

  
 District of South Dakota
He acts as South Dakota’s chief federal criminal prosecutor and represents the United States in civil cases where the government is a party to the lawsuit.
Marty was born in Deadwood and raised in Sturgis, South Dakota.
He is licensed to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal District Court in South Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota State Courts, and Oglala Sioux Tribal Court.
www.usdoj.gov /usao/sd   (357 words)

  
 Oglala, SD Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Oglala main page, South Dakota, South Dakota smaller cities, South Dakota small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in Oglala, SD in 2000: $395
Back to: Oglala, SD (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), South Dakota, All US cities.
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Oglala-South-Dakota.html   (361 words)

  
 Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety is a tribally chartered, professional law-enforcement agency that serves the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
The Department pursues its mission by enforcing tribal and federal law, upholding the Constitution and By Laws of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and carrying out lawful decisions of the various branches of tribal government–the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, the Oglala Sioux Tribal President, and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Courts.
It is the Woinhanble (Vision) of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety to come together, with our Oyate (people) to help provide safe and healthy tiospaye (extended families).
ostdps.org   (384 words)

  
 Leonard Peltier Case | June 2000 | Frequent Updates
Below is the press advisory for the June 26 and 27 Oglala gathering.
Ceremonies will be done for both Joe Killsright Stuntz and the agents, as well as all who lost their lives during the "reign of terror".
There will be a giveaway to honor the people of Oglala as well, and all who are attending are encouraged to bring gifts.
www.freepeltier.org /june2000.htm   (2148 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2004113140
Established as the Pine Ridge Agency in southwestern South Dakota between Nebraska and the Black Hills in 1878, Pine Ridge became a reservation in 1889.
The second-largest reservation in the country, comprised of almost 2 million acres, it is home to 38,000 residents, almost 18,000 of whom are enrolled members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
The history of the Pine Ridge Reservation is laden with both an awe-inspiring cultural heritage and the tragic effects of forced settlement on the reservation.
www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004113140-d.html   (159 words)

  
 South Dakota Magazine » Fighting Words From An Oglala Sioux Leader
South Dakota Magazine - South Dakota Stories, Photos, Culture.
Elsie is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and that means she is generally accepted as a tribal leader by both Lakota and non-Lakota.
But, I know from my own connection to Pine Ridge that anyone, Lakota or non-Lakota, who is genuine in their concern for and wish to help Pine Ridge residents be more successful and rise above the poverty level will be respected by Lakota tribal members who have the same goals for Pine Ridge.
www.southdakotamagazine.com /?p=1100   (814 words)

  
 Affidavits of Myrtle Poor Bear
I am an American Indian, born February 20, 1952, and reside at Allen, South Dakota, one of the United States of America.
That I am Myrtle Poor Bear, of Allen, South Dakota, United States of America, who was the deponent in an affivadit sworn the 23rd day of February, 1976.
I recall the events of June 26, 1975, which occurred at the area of Jumping Bull Hall near Oglala on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the State of South Dakota, United States of America.
www.aics.org /LP/myrtle.html   (1701 words)

  
 South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations -- Oglala Sioux Tribe
Red Cloud, an Oglala chief, was a respected warrior and statesman.
He was the first American ever to win that race, and he did it in record time.
Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota, was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
www.state.sd.us /oia/oglala.asp   (384 words)

  
 Oglala Lakota Nation
The Oglala Lakota Nation, also called Pine Ridge Reservation, is located in southwestern South Dakota.
The Oglala Lakota people are continuing their struggle of over 200 years for their right to exist.
In the midst of this bleak context, MCC’s partners in the Oglala Lakota Nation hold a strong vision of a better life for future generations, and are struggling against an often overwhelming tide of racism and oppression to make this vision reality.
www.mcc.org /centralstates/programs/oglala_community.html   (448 words)

  
 Master’s thesis page 2
The purpose of this study was to determine if the preferred teaching method of different educators would have a significant influence on the academic achievement of selected students from Loneman Day School located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation at Oglala, South Dakota.
It is the observation of educators of Sioux Indians that, apart from an initial, native shyness, Sioux youngsters are perfectly normal in their responses when they first come to school.
This study was restricted to 17 of the 22 Oglala Sioux students from Loneman Day School completing the seventh grade in 1992.
birkholz.ourfamily.com /alvin/thesis2.html   (1523 words)

  
 Cryptomundo.com
From August 12, 2006, there is also a new report of a woman seeing something “tall and dark” going behind the post office in Kyle, South Dakota, which is 45 to 50 miles northeast of Pine Ridge.
Past recent accounts from the Oglala Nation’s South Dakota location can be reviewed by clicking and reading these Cryptomundo reports and updates.
Besides, as reported on Cryptomundo earlier, the South Dakota School of Mining responded to one of my blogs about the rumored shooting of a Bigfoot, with a press release that was mentioned in the Rapid City newspaper.
www.cryptomundo.com /cryptozoo-news/oglalabfaudio   (1661 words)

  
 LEONARD PELTIER, AGENT COWARD
A Well, just shortly after 12:00, that noon, I was return to the office and I was informed that there was a shooting taking place near Oglala, South Dakota.
A I was in the area of tents which was south of the Jumping Bull Hall area.
A Well, the culvert was actually, as I recall, a cattle tunnel where cattle passed underneath the highway, from one pasture to another, and going out away from the crime scene area up toward the hills, we conducted this search away from, {1196} going the direction that the individuals were involved fled.
ishgooda.org /peltier/6acowar.htm   (8139 words)

  
 Lakota Dakota Home Page: Electronic Texts
Fletcher, Alice: "The Shadow or Ghost Lodge: A Ceremony of the Oglala Sioux"
McLaughlin, Marie: Myths and Legends of the Sioux Marie L. McLaughlin was 1/4 Dakota, raised in a Dakota community, and then, in 1864 married an Indian agent, Major James McLaughlin, and lived among Native communities for the rest of her life.
Riggs, Stephen Return: Tah-koo wah-kan; or, The gospel among the Dakotas This book provides observations of Dakota culture from the perspective of one of the earliest missionaries among the Dakota in Minnesota.
puffin.creighton.edu /lakota/index_texts.html   (982 words)

  
 The American Indian College Fund - Tribal Colleges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
Located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Oglala Lakota College stresses Lakota culture and tribal self-determination as a part of its mission.
Oglala Lakota College operates 10 learning centers on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
In addition to its associate degree and bachelor degree programs, it is one of two tribal colleges to offer a master degree program.
www.collegefund.org /colleges/sd-oglalalakota.html   (187 words)

  
 Boing Boing: Oglala Lakhota president: we'll host abortion clinic on reservation
Responding to South Dakota's statewide abortion ban, the Oglala Lakhota president on the Pine Ridge reservation -- a former nurse -- says she'll provide access to sovereign tribal land for clinics.
The Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota posted this reponse on their site.
They thank the OGLALA SIOUX but indicate that they have no plans to open a clinic on the reservation.
www.boingboing.net /2006/03/23/oglala_lakhota_presi.html   (311 words)

  
 South Dakota
South Dakota has a Benefits Specialist funded through the SSA to provide you with benefits planning and assistance.
If your dispute is with the State VR Agency, you may exercise your right to file an appeal under their pre-existing appeals procedures (the Client Assistance Program).
Some of the reservations in South Dakota have a Native American Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
www.ccer.org /twwiia/south_dakota.htm   (2278 words)

  
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