plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota
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Popular on Variety Similar to Nguyen, filmmaker Jesse Short Bull, from the Oglala Lakota Tribe in South Dakota, felt a personal connection to tell the story of Native American activist Leonard Peltier when his co-director David France brought the idea to him.
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Shayeza Walid, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Rose has pushed back on criticisms of cultural appropriation over the years, telling Bloomberg in 2019 that his father has roots in among Mescalero Apache, Lakota, and Cherokee people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Peltier traveled to the reservation with his fellow activists during a period of tensions between members of the Lakota nation and tribal Chair Richard Wilson, whom critics viewed as a puppet of the U.S. government.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Shayeza Walid, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Rose has pushed back on criticisms of cultural appropriation over the years, telling Bloomberg in 2019 that his father has roots in among Mescalero Apache, Lakota, and Cherokee people.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Peltier traveled to the reservation with his fellow activists during a period of tensions between members of the Lakota nation and tribal Chair Richard Wilson, whom critics viewed as a puppet of the U.S. government.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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