Lakota

The Lakota ([laˈkˣota]; Lakota: Lakȟóta or Lakhóta) are a Native American people, also known as the Teton Sioux.

They are one of the three main groups of the Sioux people. The other two groups are the Eastern Dakota (Santee) and Western Dakota (Wičhíyena). ^[1]

Half of the Lakota live off reservations.

The Lakota on reservations now mostly live on the five following reservations in western South Dakota:

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the home of the Oglála, the most numerous of the Lakota bands.
Rosebud Indian Reservation is the home of the Upper Sičhánǧu or Brulé.
Lower Brule Indian Reservation is the home of the Lower Sičhaŋǧu.
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is the home of several other of the seven Lakota bands, including the Mnikȟówožu, Itázipčho, Sihásapa, and Oóhenumpa.
Standing Rock Indian Reservation is the home of the Húŋkpapȟa and to people from many other bands.

The Lakota also live in the following areas:

Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana.
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of northwestern North Dakota.
Several small reserves in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. During the Minnesota and Black Hills wars, their ancestors fled for refuge to Canada.
Large numbers of Lakota live in Rapid City, South Dakota and other towns in the Black Hills (South Dakota and Wyoming), and in metro Denver, Colorado.

Lakota elders joined the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) for help to retain their rights.^[2]