plural Lakota also Lakotas
1
: a member of a western division of the Dakota peoples
2
: a dialect of Dakota
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It’s known as the cold moon to the Cherokee people, the hard moon to the Lakota and the whirling wind moon to the Passamaquoddy tribe.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
However, her employment was officially terminated on Oct. 28, prompting a lawsuit filed Nov. 26 against the Lakota Local School District’s board of education.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The date marked the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota, including women and children, in the snow at Wounded Knee Creek by the 7th Cavalry on Dec. 29, 1890.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
However, her employment was officially terminated on Oct. 28, prompting a lawsuit filed Nov. 26 against the Lakota Local School District’s board of education.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The date marked the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota, including women and children, in the snow at Wounded Knee Creek by the 7th Cavalry on Dec. 29, 1890.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Lakota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lakota. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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