A summary of the 1851 and 1868 treaties
The Great Sioux Nation, whose real name is the Oceti Sakowin, is comprised of seven sub-nations who spoke the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota language. The Tituwan sub-nation spoke the Lakota dialect and lived in the western most portion. The Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) occupied a vast land area that covered 24 American states and parts of 4 Canadian Provinces. Other smaller nations also lived within the area as the Indigenous concept of territory followed natural law and was much different than the European concept of territory. The people of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) originated from the mouth of Wind Cave in the Black Hills. The Black Hills were so sacred that they were used for ceremonial, prayers, medicinal, and burial purposes only.
Read more: A Summary of the 1851 and 1868 Treaties
Spokesperson
Charmaine White Face Zumila Wobaga
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PO Box 2003, Rapid City SD 57709 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SPECIAL NEWSLETTER – September 2024
Please share the attached information as it is timely if anyone wishes to attend either of these events.
HORSE NATION SPIRIT RIDE and DECOLONIZATION DAY
For the past three (3) years, the grassroots people of the Standing Rock Reservation have been holding the Horse Nation Spirit Ride during the Fall Equinox, a very holy time. (See the history on the back of the attached flier.) To honor this event which exhibits some of the best decolonization and self-determination actions by ordinary people, a Decolonization Day is being held on Sept. 17th. Elder speakers will be explaining exactly what real Decolonization and real Self-Determination mean. [The federal Indian Self-Determination Act, a federal law, is NOT what real self-determination is.] If you are able, please join us. Discussions will be held on how all of our people can begin decolonizing themselves, individually and collectively, and also how this leads to real self-determination. Harder times are coming and our people need to prepare.
RUBY VALLEY TREATY CONFERENCE
In our efforts at making allies, we have become friends with members of the Western Shoshone people. We have been asked to attend and give presentations at the Western Shoshone’s Ruby Valley Treaty Conference in Elko, Nevada, on Sept. 27-29, the last weekend in September. This is also their 4th year of holding this conference at the Great Basin College. More than one-hundred people are expected to attend this conference. Their flier. is attached and you need to register if you wish to attend.
THE INTERNATIONAL WORK
Some interesting things have been happening at the International level. The western media has been covering what is happening with the U.S. support of Israel against the Indigenous people of Palestine, the Palestinians. However, not all of the information is complete which is why so many Americans are upset with President Biden and calling on Vice President Harris not to follow his directives if she is elected.
Also, the meeting we were supposed to attend in August in Geneva, Switzerland, at the United Nations’ Advisory Committee to the Human Rights Council, was abruptly canceled only ten (10) days before it was to start. The reason given was budgetary constraints. We will talk about this and our document that was sent to them. New information will soon be available of our efforts with the Human Rights Council.
We hope to see some of you at Little Eagle which is about 10 miles south of McLaughlin, at the Camp on the Grand River. Bring your own chairs and dishes. Lunch will be provided.
Respectfully submitted by,
Charmaine White Face, Spokesperson Zumila Wobaga, Itancan
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PO Box 2003, Rapid City, SD 57709.
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Contact
Sioux Nation Treaty Council
PO Box 2003
Rapid City
SD 57709 USA
Email: cwhiteface@gmail.com
"...CONCLUSION Various historians has determined that the "Sioux Nation Treaty Council" formally formed in 1894, shortly after the Wounded Knee massacre. The Sioux Nation Treaty Council represents all of the Sioux Tribes (Approx 49 Tribes), and all other Sioux Treaty Councils would be subordinate to it, regardless of the Treaty Council's name...." See Bielecki Report pages 7 & 8, Oct. 5, 2008 (Bielecki Report)