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The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Lakota: Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a small portion of it extending into Nebraska.
Reservation: Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota, Bennett, and Jackson Counties. Division: Lakota. Trust Land Base: 1,700,000 acres. Tribal Headquarters: Pine Ridge, SD. Time Zone: Mountain. Total Population: 19,950. Estimated Tribal Enrollment: 46,855. Oglala Sioux Tribe 2019 Statistical Profile
Nov 2, 2016 · The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, which encompasses more than 2.8 million acres, was established in 1889 as Camp 334 for indigenous prisoners of war as white colonists pressed westward...
- Patrick Strickland
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined and is home to the Oglala Lakota people. It is an area of raw beauty, rich culture, and extreme economic hardship.
Nov 18, 2023 · Star Comes Out said on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, that he will declare a state of emergency on the tribe’s Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota because of rampant crime that he said hasn’t been curbed due to the U.S. government’s inadequate funding for law enforcement on the reservation.
Majestic Badlands, rolling grassland and hills, dryland prairie and pine-dotted areas await you at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It's a place where you’ll learn of ancient legends, colorful history, and heritage as old and wondrous as the surrounding Badlands.
Located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Reservation is approximately 100 miles from Rapid City. Surrounded by rolling prairie, Badlands, and the Black Hills, the Pine Ridge Reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Nation.
