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Sylvester "Selo" Black Crow (July 23, 1932 – March 5, 2004) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota people, and activist.
He served in the army as a paratrooper and pathfinder during the Korean War. [1] [2] He was an award-winning rodeo rider for many years.[ citation needed]
In 1968, Black Crow, along with Leonard Crow Dog and six other men, brought the Sun Dance back to the Lakota People. [3] [4]
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. [5]
He sued over religious practices at Bear Butte. [6] [7] [8] In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. [2]
A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him. [9]
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Sylvester "Selo" Black Crow (July 23, 1932 – March 5, 2004) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota people, and activist.
He served in the army as a paratrooper and pathfinder during the Korean War. [1] [2] He was an award-winning rodeo rider for many years.[ citation needed]
In 1968, Black Crow, along with Leonard Crow Dog and six other men, brought the Sun Dance back to the Lakota People. [3] [4]
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. [5]
He sued over religious practices at Bear Butte. [6] [7] [8] In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. [2]
A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him. [9]