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Oglala

American  
[og-lah-luh] / ɒgˈlɑ lə /

noun

plural

Oglalas,

plural

Oglala
  1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians.

  2. the language of the Oglala, a dialect of Dakota.


Example Sentences

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Tribal leaders said a witness, another tribe member, saw the men detained and identified them as part of the Oglala Sioux.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of the Ojibwe Tribe, said her team and lawyers were trying to help the Oglala Sioux secure the men’s release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The three were homeless and living under a bridge in Minneapolis, according to Frank Star Comes Out, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

The duo joined the Cheyenne River Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Rosebud Sioux and Standing Rock Sioux tribes in making the state's chief executive an outlaw on their lands.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

He joined the Oglala Lakota in solidarity with their cause.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day