Sicangu Lakota Oyate
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Lands
Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Countries United States
Facts 3
Land
The Rosebud Reservation takes in 20 communities, and the tribal headquarters is in the community of Rosebud, South Dakota.
As of 2026 Source: Rosebud Sioux Tribe, HISTORY & CULTURE | RosebudSiouxTribe (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The tribe's history page says the Lakota number about 70,000 today, and that about a third of them still speak their ancestral language.
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Culture
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is more properly known as the Sicangu Lakota Oyate, a name that means Burnt Thigh People.
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