Selo Black Crow

Selo Black Crow (July 23, 1932 – March 5, 2004) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota people, and activist.

Life

He served Paratrooper and Pathfinder during the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was an award-winning rodeo rider for many years.

In 1968, Black Crow, along with Leonard Crow Dog and six other men, brought the Sun Dance back to the Lakota People.[1][2]

He traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Gerald Ford to gain approval for the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1978. In 1980, he attended a storytelling conference at University of North Dakota.[3]

He sued over religious practices at Bear Butte.[4][5][6] In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[7]

A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lodge Archive: 4
  2. ↑ D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas - Native American Speaker and Motivational Storyteller, Leadership Expert
  3. ↑ http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/Collections/UA/ua92.html
  4. ↑ 706 F.2d 856: Frank Fools Crow, Arvol Looking Horse, Pete Catches, Groverhorned Antelope, Larry Red Shirt, Selo Black Crow, Andfrancine Nelson, for Themselves and on Behalf of...
  5. ↑ 706 F.2d 856
  6. ↑ Fools Crow Versus Gullett: A Critical Analysis of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act - Forbes-Boyte - 2002 - Antipode - Wiley Online Library
  7. ↑ 2004 Obituary for Selo (Sylvester) Black Crow, Hereditary Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation
  8. ↑ SELO HOUSE-Transitional living and work center - GiveMN

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