plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota
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Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The date marked the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota, including women and children, in the snow at Wounded Knee Creek by the 7th Cavalry on Dec. 29, 1890.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Now, Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota warrior who had roused his people at Little Bighorn, had been murdered by federal Indian police.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
In September, a second student was struck while using a crosswalk near Lakota West High School just before 7 a.m.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The date marked the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota, including women and children, in the snow at Wounded Knee Creek by the 7th Cavalry on Dec. 29, 1890.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Now, Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota warrior who had roused his people at Little Bighorn, had been murdered by federal Indian police.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2024
In September, a second student was struck while using a crosswalk near Lakota West High School just before 7 a.m.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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