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Michael Jandreau
Michael B. Jandreau (October 20, 1943 – April 3, 2015) was a Native Americans in the United States, Native American leader. Background Born in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, to Leo (Tete) Burdette Jandreau and Dorothy Belva (Langdeau) Jandreau Jones, Jandreau was the chairman of the Brulé, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe now centered on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, Lower Brule Sioux-Lakota Reservation, one of several tribal governments in South Dakota. He was a leader on the reservation, and served as the chief executive officer of the Tribe. He began in 1972 as Vice Chairman, at which time the Tribal Council elected the officers of the council from its members. In 1986, Jandreau was elected as the first Tribal Council Chairman to be elected at large for the Lower Brule Sioux-Lakota Tribe. He started many of the tribe's projects, including the Lower Brule Wildlife Program and the Golden Buffalo Casino. Jandreau died on April 3, 2015, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Service on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
The Lower Brulé Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation that belongs to the Lower Brulé Lakota Tribe. It is located on the west bank of the Missouri River in Lyman and Stanley counties in central South Dakota in the United States. It is adjacent to the Crow Creek Indian Reservation on the east bank of the river. The ''Kul Wicasa Oyate'' (''Khulwíčhaša Oyáte'', lower…men…nation), the Lower Brulé Sioux, are members of the Sicangu (Burnt Thigh), one of the bands of the Lakota Tribe. Tribal headquarters is in Lower Brule. History The Sioux consist of a group of self-governing tribes speaking one of three dialects of the Siouan language: Dakota, Nakota and Lakota. The Dakota or Santee, who identify as by the autonymns of Mdewakantonwan, Wahpetowan, Wahpekute, or Sisseton, range in territory from the Ohio River valley to South Dakota. The Dakota or Nakota, known as the Ihanktonwan/Yankton or Yanktonai/Ihanktonwanna, range from eastern Minnesota to the Missouri River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
