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Ogalala

DEFINITIONS OF: Ogalala

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n a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota

Synonyms:
Oglala
Examples:
Red Cloud
leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)
Type of:
Lakota, Teton, Teton Dakota, Teton Sioux
a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains

n a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala

Synonyms:
Oglala
Type of:
Siouan, Siouan language
a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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