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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Last January, when the current US President came into office, and when he immediately withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), then I knew it would be a good time for us to present our recommendations...again. Although we were able to raise enough funds in March to attend the 58th HRC Session, and were there for a week, we did not accomplish what we wanted. However, the most important thing was completed and that was our prayers for wicozani (good health plus) and wolakota (peace plus) for Unci Ina Makoce (Grandmother and Mother Earth) and all Her children including the humans.
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There are a number of people and organizations to be thanked for the ability to get out our 1894 Sioux Nation Treaty Council (SNTC) newsletter, AND for the trip to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland to attend the Human Rights Council (HRC) meeting. Our deepest gratitude – Wopila Tanka to Honor the Earth, Tonatierra, CAGI, Incomindios, and Ken H., Steve, W., Jennifer S., Lukas R., Robin W., Marc W., Sylvia L., Theresa S., Corina E., Tupac E., Therese S., Pascal E., Anita W., Emmanuel C., Chester C., Akia C., and Pete K. Thank you all so much for your kindness and generosity and answering the call that we needed help. We never have received any help from any government: tribal, federal, or state. It is only through small grants and individual help that we have been able to do the work since 1894. A special thank you to Tonatierra for the feast and ceremony for a safe trip the night before we left, and for the prayers during the Butterfly Sun. All of you are part of a group of extraordinary people.
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We have been very busy since our last Special Newsletter in September, so I will get right to the information.
1. Horse Nation Spirit Ride and Decolonization Day, Sept. 16, 2024
We hosted a Day to learn about Decolonization, the day before the start of the Horse Nation Spirit Ride at Standing Rock. An elder from the Acoma Nation in New Mexico, Petuuche Gilbert, gives workshops on Decolonization and came to help us. The organizers had invited three high schools and a treatment center for youth. However, the Friday before our event, the Tribal Council released all of the schools to attend a workshop at Prairie Knights Casino on the same day as our Decolonization Day.
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Sioux Nation Treaty Council,
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)