Lakota (Lakȟótiyapi [la.ˈkˣɔ.tɪ.ja.pɪ]), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. Lakota is mutually intelligible with the two dialects of the Dakota language, especially Western Dakota, and is one of the three major varieties of the Sioux language.. Speakers of the Lakota language make up one of the …

Les Lakotas avaient adopté le cheval au début du XVIII e siècle [réf. nécessaire].Leur société était centrée autour du bison. À la fin du XIX e siècle, les Oglalas, le plus grand groupe de Lakotas, étaient conduits par Red Cloud et Crazy Horse.Les Brûlés étaient conduits par Spotted Tail.Mais le plus célèbre des leaders lakotas était Sitting Bull qui était aussi le leader ...

The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army.It occurred on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek (Lakota: Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála) on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, following a botched attempt to disarm the …

Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake [tˣaˈtˣə̃ka ˈi.jɔtakɛ]; c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would …

Gullah (also called Gullah-English, Sea Island Creole English, and Geechee) is a creole language spoken by the Gullah people (also called "Geechees" within the community), an African-American population living in coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia (including urban Charleston and Savannah) as well as extreme northeastern Florida and the extreme …

Languages A. Aari language † – Aari . Spoken in: Ethiopia Aasáx † – Aasá . Spoken in: Tanzania Abaza – Aбаза бызшва . Official language in: Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia; Abellen – Ayta Abellen . Spoken in: Tarlac, Philippines Abenaki † – Alnôba, Wôbanakiôdwawôgan . Formerly spoken by: the American/Canadian Abenaki Tribe Abkhaz – Aҧсуа бызшәа, Aҧсшәа

The Republic of Lakotah or Lakotah is a proposed independent republic in North America for the Lakota people.Proposed in 2007 by activist Russell Means, the suggested territory would be enclaved by the borders of the United States, covering thousands of square miles in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana.The proposed borders are those of …

Zitkala-Ša (Lakota: Zitkála-Šá, meaning Red Bird) (February 22, 1876 – January 26, 1938), also known by her missionary and married name, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist.She wrote several works chronicling her struggles with cultural identity, and the pull between the majority culture in …

Crazy Horse (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Witkó, IPA: [tχaˈʃʊ̃kɛ witˈkɔ], lit. ''His-Horse-Is-Crazy''; c. 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Native American territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the ...

The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature". The organization includes over 25,000 members in 100 …