Brulé

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Brulé are a major subdivision of the Lakota people, historically known as a distinct band of the Sioux with their own leaders, territories, and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Brulé canonical 5
Brulé (Sicangu) 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lakota subgroup
Native American people
Sioux band
alsoKnownAs Burnt Thighs
Sicangu
Sicangu Lakota
culturalPractice Sun Dance
giveaway ceremony
sweat lodge ceremony
vision quest
culturalRegion Plains Indians
currentPrimaryLocation South Dakota
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
hasClanSystem yes
historicalAlly other Lakota bands
historicalConflict United States Army
settler encroachment on Plains
historicalRegion Great Plains
Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
isNomadicHistorically yes
isPartOfTreaty Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
language Lakota language
languageFamily Siouan languages
nameEtymology derived from French word for "burnt"
nameRefersTo traditional story about burnt thighs
nativeName Sičháŋǧu Oyáte
linked to: Sicangu Oyate
notableLeader Iron Shell
Spotted Tail
Swift Bear
Two Strike
partOf Lakota
Sioux
linked to: Sioux people
religion Christianity
Lakota traditional religion
Native American Church
reservation Lower Brule Indian Reservation
Rosebud Indian Reservation
sharesCultureWith Miniconjou Lakota
Oglala Lakota
subdivisionOf Lakota
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
gathering wild plants
traditionalTerritory Montana
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
uses horses
tipi dwellings

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lakota hasSubdivision Brulé
Sicangu Lakota alsoKnownAs Brulé
Teton Sioux internalDivision Brulé (Sicangu)
linked to: Brulé
Húŋkpapȟa relatedGroup Brulé
Minneconjou relatedGroup Brulé (Sicangu)
linked to: Brulé