Today, the flag of red ..symbolizes the blood shed by the Sioux in defence of their lands and the very idea of the "red men".
The eight tipis represent the eight districts of Pine Ridge Reservation...now a ninth district has recently been added to Pine Ridge
The flag is a very common sight at all Native American powwows, not just at Sioux gatherings. Since its inception in 1961, the flag of the Oglala Sioux has taken on a larger role. More than any other flag, the flag of the Oglala Sioux could be considered "THE" flag of the Native American peoples.
The Oglala Band of the Teton have given the Sioux, and the United States two of the most famous Indians of all times.
Both Chief Red Cloud and Chief Crazy Horse
were Oglala.
| Lakota Star Knowledge Flags..(credits) Natives in the Caribbean |
©Karen M. Strom
Great Sioux Reservation Map
History Behind The Names Rosebud and Sioux
The words "ROSEBUD" and "SIOUX" are acturally NOT part of the Lakota vocabulary. ROSEBUD is the site name for the Federal Agency designated for the Sicangu People in 1877, so named because of the abundance of wild rosebuds that grew in the area. SIOUX is derived from the French spelling of an OJIBWA word, Nadowisiwug (Nadowe - snake and Iwug - small thus ..little snakes or enemy ) given to the SANTEE in the mid 1600s . The U.S. government officially recognized the LAKOTA as "SIOUX" in 1825 and has applied this ALIEN term to Lakota, Dakota and Nakota in official documents ever since.
The Santee spoke Dakota.
The stars..known as the Great Spirit's holy breath,
the sun and the earth figure prominently in our traditions
TODAY as YESTERDAY...
the people of the Great Sioux Nation seek to live in harmony with the universe!
Lakota cardinal virtues
Woksape (blue)..Wisdom
Woohitika (red)...Bravery
Wowachintanka (yellow)..Fortitude/ Indurance
Wachantognaka (white)..Generosity
