Lakota warriors
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The Lakota warriors were Native American fighters of the Lakota Sioux nation, renowned for their skilled horsemanship, guerrilla tactics, and resistance to U.S. expansion across the Great Plains.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunkpapa Lakota in resistance to U.S. expansion | 1 |
| Lakota Sioux warriors | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American warriors
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Little Bighorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Rosebud NERFINISHED ⓘ Fetterman Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Sioux War of 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
scalping (in some periods)
ⓘ
taking horses in raids ⓘ war parties ⓘ |
| culture | Plains Indian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Sioux military tradition ⓘ |
| honorCode | counting coup ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Lakota Sioux military tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guerrilla warfare tactics
ⓘ
hit-and-run tactics ⓘ mounted archery ⓘ resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ skilled horsemanship ⓘ use of the bow and arrow ⓘ use of the lance ⓘ use of the rifle ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Crazy Horse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gall NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitting Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ Spotted Tail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Crow warriors
ⓘ
Pawnee warriors ⓘ U.S. settlers ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lakota Sioux nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protected |
Black Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota hunting grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| religion |
Lakota spirituality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sun Dance ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRole |
defenders of Lakota territory
ⓘ
hunters ⓘ protectors of the band ⓘ |
| strategy |
knowledge of terrain
ⓘ
mobility on the plains ⓘ |
| tactic |
ambush
ⓘ
encirclement on horseback ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ Great Sioux Wars era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| training |
counting coup practices
ⓘ
vision quest ⓘ |
| transport | horseback ⓘ |
| usedAnimal | horse ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Lakota language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow and arrow
ⓘ
lance ⓘ revolver ⓘ rifle ⓘ war club ⓘ |
| wore |
feather decorations
ⓘ
painted war shirts ⓘ war bonnet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lakota Sioux warriors
this entity surface form:
Hunkpapa Lakota in resistance to U.S. expansion