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.
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"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 ). 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.
He traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
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.
In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
[
A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him.]
References
External links
"American Indian Movement will get written apology, guarantee for using Valmont Butte", ''Boulder Daily Camera'', Amy Hebert, January 24, 2004
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1932 births
2004 deaths
Lakota leaders
United States Army personnel of the Korean War
Native American United States military personnel
Native American activists
People from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
United States Army soldiers