Crow Dog, Leonard, 1942-2021
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Name (Latin)
Crow Dog, Leonard, 1942-2021
Other forms of name
Dog, Leonard Crow, 1942-2021
Crow Dog, Leonard, 1942-
Dog, Leonard Crow, 1942-
Date of birth
1942-08-19
Date of death
2021-06-06
Field of activity
Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973
Occupation
Religious leaders
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Leonard Crow Dog, a Native American spiritual leader who played a key role in the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota and who fought to preserve the ancient traditions of his tribe, the Sicangu Lakota, died on June 5 [2021] in Rapid City, S.D. He was 78.... Leonard Crow Dog was born on Aug. 18, 1942, to Henry and Mary Gertrude Crow Dog on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota, home to the people also known as the Sicangu Lakota... He was drawn to activism as an adult, joining the American Indian Movement (A.I.M.), an activist group founded in 1968 ( (New York times website, June 23, 2021) )
- Crow Dog, c1995:CIP t.p. (Leonard Crow Dog) data sheet (b. 08-19-42)
Wikipedia description:
Leonard Crow Dog (Kangi Súŋka; August 18, 1942 – June 5, 2021) was a Lakota spiritual leader and medicine man. He became well known during the Lakota takeover and occupation of the town of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1973, known as the Wounded Knee Incident. Through his writings and teachings, he sought to unify Indian people of all nations. As a practitioner of traditional herbal medicine and a leader of Sun Dance ceremonies, Crow Dog was dedicated to keeping Lakota traditions alive.
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