Lakota
Americannoun
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Airbus is also working on an unmanned version of the H145 helicopter, known as the Lakota in the United States, for the US Navy, a major customer for the conventional model.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The book could have been enriched with substantial material on Lakota and Cheyenne cultures, as well as detailed maps of both battles to help readers trace movements and understand clashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
His breakthrough came in 1990 when he played Kicking Bird, a Lakota medicine man, in Dances With Wolves.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
His Lakota mother is from the Standing Rock Reservation and grew up in Fort Yates, N.D., until her family moved to Browning, Mont., on the Blackfeet Reservation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Horses were one reason the Lakota became a strong nation and controlled a large territory.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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