Albert White Hat | |
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Natan Tokahe, ("The First One to Charge") | |
Sicangu Lakota (Sičháŋǧu Oyáte, Brulé) leader | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S. | November 18, 1938
Died | June 13, 2013 Rosebud, South Dakota[1] | (aged 74)
Relations | Hollow Horn Bear (grandfather) |
Children | 7 |
Education | St. Francis Jesuit Mission School; Lakota language teacher and scholar at Sinte Gleska University |
Albert White Hat (November 18, 1938 – June 13, 2013) was a teacher of the Lakota language, and an activist for Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta traditional culture. He translated the Lakota language for Hollywood movies, including the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves, and created a modern Lakota orthography and textbook.