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Paha Sapa. The Lakota Sioux call the Black Hills Paha Sapa - hills of black.
The Lakota Native American tribe lived in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.
The Black Hills
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).
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.
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!
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.
The Black Hills are located in western South Dakota and partially in eastern Wyoming.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!