plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota
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As the title indicates, the work speaks to the Lakota cosmological conception that inanimate objects have souls and communicate, and therefore should be handled respectfully.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024
The Seventh Cavalry arrived at Wounded Knee Creek and sought to disarm the Lakota.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Here's how the region's 10 largest school districts, after Cincinnati Public Schools, did in overall performance and in the five components:
Lakota Local Schools
Lakota Local Schools is the region's second-largest school system, with about 17,000 students in 22 schools in Butler County.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
There, an Indigenous guide took the clients to the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre and spoke about the impact of the reservation on the Lakota people.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024
The Seventh Cavalry arrived at Wounded Knee Creek and sought to disarm the Lakota.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Here's how the region's 10 largest school districts, after Cincinnati Public Schools, did in overall performance and in the five components:
Lakota Local Schools
Lakota Local Schools is the region's second-largest school system, with about 17,000 students in 22 schools in Butler County.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
There, an Indigenous guide took the clients to the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre and spoke about the impact of the reservation on the Lakota people.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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