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Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota
| Pine Ridge Indian Reservation | |||
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 Location of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota | |||
| Country | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | South Dakota | ||
| Counties | Shannon, Jackson, Bennett, also Sheridan County, Nebraska | ||
| Established | 1889 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governing body | Tribal Council of the Oglala Sioux Tribe | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 3,468.86 sq mi (8,984.306 km²) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 15,521 | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Oglala Oyanke in Lakota, also called Pine Ridge Agency) is an Oglala Sioux Native American reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Pine Ridge was established in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border and consists of 8,984.306 km² (3,468.86 sq mi) of land area, the eighth-largest reservation in the United States, larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
Most of the land comprising the reservation lies within Shannon County and Jackson County, two of the poorest counties in the U.S. In addition, there are extensive off-reservation trust lands, mostly in adjacent Bennett County, but also extending into adjacent Pine Ridge, Nebraska in Sheridan County, just south of the community of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, the reservation's administrative center and largest community. The 2000 census population of all these lands was 15,521. However, a study conducted by Colorado State University and accepted by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development estimate the resident population to be approximately 26,000.
The reservation was the setting for Adrian Louis' novel "Skins" as well as the 2002 Chris Eyre adaptation of the same name, and the 2000 book, On the Rez, by Ian Frazier.
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