Lakota culture

Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes

new religious movement

hut made of natural materials, used by indigenous peoples for a purification ceremony

Lakota word for the Divine

letter of the Latin alphabet

thumb|Ledger artwork by Lakota artist Black Hawk representing a dream of a thunder being.

''''' (also spelled '') is the contraction of an old Lakota word, ', meaning 'wants to be like a woman'. Historically, the ' have in some cases been considered a social category of male-bodied individuals who adopt the clothing, work, and mannerisms that Lakota culture usually considers feminine. However, in contemporary Lakota culture, ' is usually used to refer to a homosexual man, regardless of whether that man is in other ways gender non-conforming. Contemporary '''' may or may not consider themselves part of the more mainstream gay, LGBTQ, or pan-Indian two-spirit communities. Historicall

type of pictorial histories created by various Plains tribes in North America

thumb|400px|Iktomi depicted sitting by the fire. In Lakota mythology, Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Ksa , Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi. These names are due to the differences in languages between different indigenous nations, as this spider deity was known throughout many of North America's tribes.

thumb|Sioux people's and allies' protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016-17 were often framed as a fight against wasi'chu interests. In modern usage, the word implies colonialist greed and corporate power.