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“Pine Ridge” is a literal translation of the Lakota word Wazi ahanhan,
descriptive of the topography of the reservation. The land is rolling prairie
“broken by whiteface buttes dotted with yellow pine (Powers, 1977)” Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation is located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota (see
maps). The reservation covers 2,786,540 acres. 707,246 acres are owned
tribally. The badlands extend into the northern portion of the reservation.
The western portion of the reservation leads to the foothills of the Black
Hills. Additional acreage is covered by grasslands and spotted pine forests.
Information from : Oglala Religion by William K. Powers. University of Nebraska
Press, Lincoln/London, p. 52-107. And American and Indian Reservation and
Trust Areas by Veronica Tiller. Tiller Research Inc. Alburquerque, NM,
1996. p. 560-561.
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