The gravesite of the

Brulé Lakota The Sicangu are one of the seven ''oyates'', nations or council fires, of Lakota people, an Indigenous people of the Northern Plains. Today, many Sicangu people are enrolled citizens of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation ...

chief

Spotted Tail Spotted Tail (Siŋté Glešká pronounced ''gleh-shka''; birth name T'at'aŋka Napsíca "Jumping Buffalo" ; born c. 1823 – died August 5, 1881) was a Sichangu Lakota tribal chief. Famed as a great warrior since his youth, warring on Ute, Pa ...

stands outside an Episcopal cemetery on the outskirts of

Rosebud, South Dakota Rosebud also Sicanġu (Lakota language, Lakhota ''Sicanġu''; "Scorched Thigh") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2020 United States Census, ...

, the government center of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation The Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Rosebud Sioux Tribe, who are Sicangu, a band of Lakota people. The Lakota name ''Sicangu Oyate'' translates as th ...

. It is marked by a stone obelisk which is engraved "Spotted Tail", Chief of the Sioux (Born 1823, Died Aug. 5, 1881). The plot is surrounded by a wrought iron fence. It is significant as the only site associated with Spotted Tail's life. Spotted Tail was chosen to lead the Brulé when they were first confined to the reservation, and was an influential figure in the tribal politics of the 1870s. His gravesite was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1980.

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Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Todd County, South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Todd County, South Dakota Rosebud Indian Reservation {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub

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