Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota writer and actor (1868-1939)
Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 - 1939) was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota culture and sovereignty, and was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans.
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Quotes
edit- We are of the soil and the soil is of us.
- Land of the Spotted Eagle. Houghton Mifflin. 1933. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-598-96177-8.
