Best Lakota
The Unknown Country is a 2022 independent American drama film written and directed by Morrisa Maltz. The film follows Tana, played by Lily Gladstone, on a road trip through the Midwest as she reconnects with her family and Oglala Lakota heritage following her grandmother's death. Blending narrative...
Beatrice Medicine was a Lakota anthropologist, educator, and author who specialized in Native American studies. Born at the Standing Rock Reservation in 1923, she dedicated her career to examining issues of Indigenous identity, education, and women's roles within Native communities. She taught anthr...
Why this score?
Lakota anthropologist and Native education scholar respected; important applied and Indigenous anthropology role.
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The Cheyenne River Badlands are an eroded landscape along the Cheyenne River in western South Dakota, adjacent to Badlands National Park. The area features sharply carved terrain and is part of the broader Great Plains badlands. It lies within the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation region.
Why this score?
Part of the broader South Dakota badlands landscape with good scenery, but overshadowed by Badlands National Park.
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Bear Butte is an isolated geological formation in Meade County, South Dakota, near Sturgis. The site is sacred to many Native American peoples, including Lakota and Cheyenne communities, and has long been used for prayer, ceremonies, and vision quests. It is also protected as a state park and is vis...
