plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota
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Tribal colleges such as North Dakota’s United Tribes Technical College and Turtle Mountain Community College, which serves tribes such as the Lakota, Mandan and Hidatsa, use federal funding to pay for at least 74% of operations.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
The people who try to tame the wild horse talk, as does the Lakota Indian who escapes captivity with him, and the result is a story that plays with your preconceptions of what Americana and an animal adventure can be.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
The people who try to tame the wild horse talk, as does the Lakota Indian who escapes captivity with him, and the result is a story that plays with your preconceptions of what Americana and an animal adventure can be.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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