OTHER SITES
Below are other sites relating to things Lakota. The authors of this page make no judgments concerning the "authenticity" of any of these sites nor do we endorse any of these pages. They are compiled simply as sites which reference persons and things Lakota. We search the Web periodically for Lakota representations as part of our own ongoing research and thought it would be interesting to bring together these references for others to see. If you know of other sites not mentioned here please mail the URL to the authors of this page.
Akicita Italian Lakota Friendship Group: This page, in Italian, is made by a support group connected with Sidney and Shirley Kieth in Italy.
The Wapasha Dynasty: This geneaology page is to bring together descendants of Chief Wapasha and to develop a complete a comprehensive genealogy of the Wapasha family.
Oceti Wakan - Sacred Fireplace: This is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing and the preservation of Lakota culture
Lakota Genaeology: This site provides information on some Lakota leaders as well as suggestions for tracing one's genaeology.
Wanaunsapi Tiyospaye ta wicoti: This site is for tours of a Lakota village. The first page states: "Let us transport you to a time before the "Indian Reservations." Be part of a unique Native American learning experience! Come and live with Lakota families in a living history tipi village in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota."
The Nakota Horse Conservancy: The site desicribes itself: "The Nokota Horse Conservancy is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to preserve the unique and historical Nokota Horse. These wild horses of the northern plains have inhabited the area encompassing Theodore Roosevelt National Park since at least the 1880's. "
Seven Fires Foundation: According to an e-mail issued by this group: "Seven Fires Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide humanitarian services and preserve the ancient traditions for the generations to come."
Plains Indians for Children: This site provides lessons in Plains Indian history and culture for young people. The focus is primarily on Lakota and the site is hosted in Australia and contains information about other indigenous peoples.
All Oglala Lakota: This is a web based discussion group expressing views concerning the enrolled Oglala Lakota Sioux on Pine Ridge reservation today.
Dakota Youth Project: This organization fosters traditional ways of teaching and a traditional lifestyle.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse: This page provides information for a book by Arvol, articles on his life, as well as a 74 second movie of Arvol speaking.
Oglala Lakota Flag: This article provides a short history on the flag of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Origin of the Dream Catcher : The Gathering Place and Navajo Co Op store interpret the creation of the dream catcher based on a Lakota story.
UNPO : Use the search engine to find articles about the Lakota in the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation UNPO website.
The Dakota/Lakota/Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition (DLN) : This organization is chartered on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Our members are volunteer American Indian activists and activists for American Indian issues involved in advocating for integrated human, civil, legal, and indigenous rights, and social justice for traditional Dakota/Lakota/Nakota People. In addition to advocating in these matters, DLN is dedicated to providing solutions to Indian families who face hardship within reservation and border communities.
Dr. John R. Williams: This is a tribue page to deceased Lakota veteran John Williams
Sweat Lodge: A German visitor to the Rosebud Reservation describes a sweat lodge ceremony.
Lakota Rites, Ceremonies and Symbolism : This site provides an outline of various Lakota rites along with quotes from various authors.
The Sweat Lodge: This site talks about a sweat lodge located in Germany and coducted in the Lakota tradition. The site is in German and has a photograph of two sweats.
The Sweat Lodge: This site, in Italian, speaks about the Lakota sweat lodge and a spiritul leader who conducts sweat ceremonies in the Lakota tradition.
The Sweat Lodge: This is an essay on the Sweat Lodge Karen L. Scheel along with a photograph of a lodge frame.
Inipi: This is a site listing sweat lodge opportunities by Mother Earth Adventures in Illinois. These ceremonies are sponsored by the Relax for Life center.
Inipi - The Song of the Earth: This article in German discusses the ritual of the Sweat Lodge and is written by Anni Pazzogna.
Lakota Sweat Lodge Etiquette: This is a list of rules for attending a Lakota sweat lodge written by Carmen. The page is posted on the World Council of Elders website.
Lakota Creation Myth: This article is taken from William Power's entry on Lakota Religion from the Encyclopedia of Religions.
Books about the Sioux: This page, written in German, has descriptions of German language books about the Lakota as well as links to purchase the books on Amazon.de (the German Language Amazon.com).
Lakota Hompage: This page, written in German, seeks to explain the situation of the Lakota people.
Lakota Wolf Preserve: Visit a site dedicated to raising wolves in the wilds of New Jersey.
Lakota Herbals: This is a commercial enterprise run out of Cannon Ball, North Dakota on the Standing Rock Reservation which sells Native herbals.
The Lakota Page: This page provides an essay on the Lakota as well as a short list of links.
Wambli Gleska: The Wambli Gleska Association is a group which promotes Tranditional Lakota Culture and friendship between peoples in Florence, Italy and on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.
World Peace Day : This site involves prayer ceremonies held in the Black Hills for Peace.
Aufstand in Minnesota, 1862: This is an essay in German on the Minnesota Uprising.
Die umkämpften Nördlichen Prärien: This is an essay in German on the Minnesota Uprising.
Das Krieg von Red Cloud: This is an essay in German on Red Cloud's War.
Die Schlacht am Little Big Horn: This is an essay in German on the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Wounded Knee - Das Ende der Freiheit: This is an essay in German on the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
German Lakota Friends: This is an organization for Indian culture with an emphasis on the Lakota Sioux.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe: This is an unofficial information page on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Lakota Spirituality: This site provides information about proper Sun Dance respect issued by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Woihanble Yuwita Habitat for Humanity : This is the home page for Pine Ridge's branch of Habitat for Humanity.
The Visions of SuAnne Big Crow: The web site's mission statement explains: "The Visions of SuAnne Big Crow is a 501c-3 non-profit corporation which provides critically needed services and support for the youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The purpose of the organization is to support and sustain the visions and ideals expressed in the life of SuAnne Big Crow"
Homeland: This is the home page for a video entitled "Homeland" which tell the story of three Lakota families over a four year period. The film is set to be released by PBS in 2000 (perhaps the site needs to be updated!). ITVS (Independent Television Service) also has a web resource on "Homeland" with information on Pine Ridge.
Brings Arrow Camp: This web site states that "THE BRINGS ARROW CAMP, Inc. was established as a non-profit organization to allow people from other ethnic backgrounds to be able to experience the way the Lakota people lived in the past and in the present, so that they may have a better understanding of the Lakota way of life."
Ellen Stephen Hospice: This is a service based in Pine Ridge whose mission statement says: To give comfort, assurance, and care to families and patients who have life-threatening illnesses and to educate and nurture others in this care.
Lakhota.Com: This page is for non-Lakota interested in Lakota language and culture
Lakota Dancers: This site features the photography of David Michael Kennedy.
A Social Ethical Analysis of Black Elk Speaks: This essay was written by Theodore Walker, Jr., Assisted by Graduate Students in Moral Theology at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas during the Spring semester of the 1995-96 academic year.
Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Spiritual Group: This page is for a group of men who are currently incarcerated who have formed a spiritual organization.
KOLA Intnernational Campagne Office: This is the home page of a grassroots organization founded in 1987 on the Cheyenne River Reservation to deal with a variety of contemporary issues which have an impact on Lakota and other Native peoples.
Hollow Bone Alliance: This is a support page for Native peoples who are currently incarcerated. Some of the page is in Lakota.
Orthodox Wablenica League: This is an organization of Russian Orthodox Christians who are also interested in Lakota culture. The organization is located in Russia.
Allies of the Lakota: This organization serves to protect culture, heritage and health and of the Lakota people.
Interview with Ed McGaa: Buffalo Spirit, a Canadian Journal, provides this interview with Ed McGaa.
Crazy Horse Memorial: This is the home page for the memorial being carved in the Black Hills.
Joni Mitchell's Lakota Song These are transcribed lyrics from Joni Mitchell's Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm CD
Tourism among the Lakota This page provides information on tours to Lakota territory (although it seems outdated (as of 4/4/2000) with only 1999 tours listed).
Archie Fire Lame Deer This is a personal tribute page by an individual who knows some of his descendants as well as people who knew him.
Lakota Inforamtion Produced, I think, as a class project at Syracuse University.
Deer With Horns Home page of Cheyenne River Sioux tribal memeber Wendell and his wife Nancy Deer With Horns.
Porcupine Clinic This clinc is privately run by the community of Porcupine on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Woihanble Yuwita Habitat for Humanity This is a Pine Ridge affiliate for Habitat for Humanity.
Lakota Garden Effort An artlice on a local gardening cooperative on Pine Ridge published November 11, 1996 in the High Country News.
Charlotte Black Elk An interview with Charlotte Black Elk of Pine Ridge published May 26, 1997 in the High Country News.
Shared Visions This is a model for cooperative efforts of local Tribes, HUD, federal agencies, private companies and non-profit organizations based on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Note that this is a link to a .pdf file which can be read with an Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Memorandum of Understanding This document outlines the relationship between HUD and the Oglala Sioux (Lakota) Housing Authority. Note that this is a link to a .pdf file which can be read with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. This material is posted on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development web site.
SuAnne Big Crow Center Report This document reports on the joint effort to maintain and promote the SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Youth Wellness and Opportunity Center located on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Note that this is a link to a .pdf file which can be read with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. This material is posted on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development web site.
Shared Visions: Pine Ridge This web pages provides various links to HUD activities on the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota. This material is posted on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development web site.
Lakota Mall A virtual mall that highlights the job-creating Indian-owned and operated businesses and organizations on the Pine Ridge reservation, including KILI Radio, the Porcupine Clinic, and a Lakota crafts online catalog.
Origin of Lakota Peace Pipe: This story is posted on StonE's Native American Lore page.
Inyanhoksila:The Four Brothers. This story is posted on StonE's Native American Lore page.
The Resuscitation of the Only Daughter: This story is posted on StonE's Native American Lore page.
Unktomi:The Unktomi (spider), Two Widows, and the Red Plumes. This story is posted on StonE's Native American Lore page.
The Hand A short essay on a Lakota constellation.
Index of Lakota Sites Yamada Web Guide to the Lakota
Wintercount This site contains links to a variety of contemporary issues facing the Lakota.
Wakpamni Bed and Breakfast Wakpamni B&B is located on the Bar-0-Bar Farm on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwest South Dakota.
Personal Tribute to the Lakota A personal tribute to the Oglala and Sans Arcs peoples.
Indian Country Today On-Line Indian Country Today, a weekly newspaper that covers national news and events, is currently distributed in all fifty states and in seventeen foreign countries. This page seems to still be in the "development" stage.
The American Friends Service Committee's work at Pine Ridge focuses on these efforts to revitalize native Rituals.
Verien zur Unterstützung Nordamerikanisher Indianer The Society for the Understanding of North American Indians is a German language site which has some Lakota materials (in German) including The Spiritual Power of Bear Butte.
Lakota Stichting A Dutch organization devoted to educating people about the Lakota. To quote the page keeper: "We want to break the stereotype image of Indians and replace them with a realistic picture. From insight into their current lifestyle and visions we try to do something constructive for and with the original inhabitants of America."
Prairie Edge Trading Company This large operation in Rapid City offers Lakota and other arts as well as a variety of crafts and craft supplies as well as books.
Wolf Song Visions A site dedicated to individuals who were Indian in their past lives: includes links to books about reincarnation and prophesy by Linda Moss and Scott Reade.
American Indian Culture Research Center This site is run out of Blue Cloud Abbey in South Dakota and focuses primarily on the Dakota and Lakota people.
Lakhota Heritage Page: This page has general information on the Lakota people as well as linguistic resources.
Russell Means Home Page: This page was created by Palo Haklar Multimedia. You can send e-mail to Russell.
Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park: A discussion of the establishment of a National Park at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre with references to the original bill.
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