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Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery

Memorials : 68
Location : White River, Mellette County, USA
Phone : 605.747.2593
Coordinate : 43.4299200, -100.7398600
Description : This veterans cemetery, which opened on Memorial Day 2013, is the first National Native American Cemetery. It was made possible by a seven million dollar grant obtained by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Veterans Affairs; it was the first grant of its kind to be awarded to a sovereign tribal nation. The name Sicangu Akicita Owicahe is Lakota for Rosebud Tribal Veteran. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has more than 4,000 US military veterans, the highest per capita of any ethnic group, and the cemetery serves to honor them as both US veterans and Lakota warriors.... Read More

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  • Where is Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery?

    Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery is located at US-83 White River, Mellette County ,South Dakota ,USA.

  • Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    68 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery?

    Latitude: 43.4299200
    Longitude: -100.7398600

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