Selo Black Crow Explained

Sylvester "Selo" Black Crow (July 23, 1932 – March 5, 2004) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota people, and activist.

Life

He served in the army as a paratrooper and pathfinder during the Korean War.^{[1] [2]} He was an award-winning rodeo rider for many years.

In 1968, Black Crow, along with Leonard Crow Dog and six other men, brought the Sun Dance back to the Lakota People.^{[3] [4]}

He traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Gerald Ford to gain approval for the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1978. In 1980, he attended a storytelling conference at University of North Dakota.

He sued over religious practices at Bear Butte.^{[5] [6] [7]} In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.^[2]

A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him.^[8]

External links

• "American Indian Movement will get written apology, guarantee for using Valmont Butte", Boulder Daily Camera, Amy Hebert, January 24, 2004
• "DOG-KILLERS", ZYZZYVA, Vol. 56, 1999.

Notes and References

1. [Rapid City Journal]
2. Schwartz, Stephanie M. "Selo (Sylvester) Black Crow Memorial Article". Retrieved 12 August 2019 (was published in the book, Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately?, by Harvey Arden).
3. Web site: Lodge Archive: 4. stargrail.net. 19 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082420/http://www.stargrail.net/archive.php?id=26. 24 July 2011.
4. Web site: D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas - Native American Speaker and Motivational Storyteller, Leadership Expert. www.nativediscovery.com. 19 March 2018.
5. Web site: Frank Fools Crow, Arvol Looking Horse, Pete Catches, Groverhorned Antelope, Larry Red Shirt, Selo Black Crow, Andfrancine Nelson, for Themselves and on Behalf of the Lakotanation and Persons Practicing the Lakota Religion, and Billred Hat, Jr., Terry Wilson, Laird Cometsevah, Walterhamilton, the Southern Cheyenne Research and Humandevelopment Association, Inc., for Themselves and on Behalfof the Tsistsistas Nation and Persons Practicing Thetsistsistas Religion, Appellants, v. Tony Gullet, in His Official Capacity As Park Manager Ofbear Butte State Park, the South Dakota Stategame, Fish and Parks, and the State Ofsouth Dakota, Appellees, 706 F.2d 856 (8th Cir. 1983). justia.com. 19 March 2018.
6. Web site: 706 F.2d 856. resource.org. 19 March 2018. 4 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504155100/http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/706/706.F2d.856.82-1852.html. dead.
7. Web site: Fools Crow Versus Gullett: A Critical Analysis of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act - Forbes-Boyte - 2002 - Antipode - Wiley Online Library.
8. Web site: SELO HOUSE-Transitional living and work center. www.razoo.com. 19 March 2018. 3 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120303022354/http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Selo-House-Transitional-Living-And-Work-Center. dead.