I think that it is now the goverment's land but the lakota are still trying to regain it.
The Lakota name was paha sapa (hills-black), probably originating from the very dark-coloured pine trees growing in that area compared with the almost treeless plains surrounding those hills.Russell Means has explained that the "pa-" element describes this high country as if emerging from the ground, making it a Holy site.
It gave the Lakota Indians ownership of the Black Hills, and further land and hunting rights in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana
The Black Hills are situated just west of Rapid City, South Dakota.
In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The Black Hills
Paha Sapa. The Lakota Sioux call the Black Hills Paha Sapa - hills of black.
The Black Hills are known for being sacred to the Lakota Sioux Native Americans. Harney Peak, the highest peak in the Black Hills, is considered the center of the universe to the Lakota people.
The Lakota (a Sioux tribe) believe that the Ȟe Sápa (Paha Sapa, Black Hills) are the center of their universe, the place where their culture began. Their creation stories come from the Black Hills and they consider the Black Hills as sacred, a place to go and pray.
The Black Hills (Khe Sapa) of South Dakota and Wyoming are sacred to the Oceti Sakowin (The Great Sioux Nation), mainly the Tetonwan/Teton (Lakota).
I think that it is now the goverment's land but the lakota are still trying to regain it.
They are from The Black Hills, an area near Mount. Rushmore and between South Dakota and Wyoming.
No, the Black Hills are not black. Because the mountains are covered in trees, from a distance, they look dark so the Lakota called them Pahá Sápa or "Black Hills".
Before written history, the Lakota Sioux Native Americans referred to the area as Paha Sapa - Hills of Black. Early French fur traders described the black mountains to Lewis and Clark, although the expedition did not pass directly through the Black Hills.
Sitting Bull
The Black Hills of South Dakota are so named because of their appearance. Seen from a distance, the Black Hills appear black due to being covered in pine trees.
The Black Hills of South Dakota are made out of rock. The oldest rocks in the Black Hills are metamorphic, mostly slates and quartzites, and are over 2 billion years old. Intruded into these are granites. Younger rocks include pegmatite and metasedimentary rocks.The name "Black Hills" is a translation of the Lakota Pahá Sápa. The name comes from the appearance of the hills from a distance. Because they are covered in trees, they appear to be black!