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101 Antelope Lake Circle • P.O. Box 105 • Map to SGU Mission, South Dakota 57555 (605) 856-8100
A Message from University President Lionel BordeauxThe very essence of Sinte Gleska University stems from its location on the Rosebud Reservation. From the beginning the founders of Sinte Gleska University sought to establish a tribal higher education institution based on the philosophy of tribal control and tribal self-determination. An important premise of this philosophy was to effect change for our tribal nation. read more. History of Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail)Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail) was born near the Makizita Wakpa (White River) in west central South Dakota in the Winter of 1823-1824, The Year When They Camped Near A Cornfield because of the severe Winter (Big Missouri River Wintercount). His father was called Tangle Hair and his mother was known as Cannupa Yuha Mani Win (Walks With Pipe Woman). He came from the Sihasapa Lakota Division and he belonged to the southern bands of the powerful Sicangu Nation (Burnt Thigh). read more. |
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