Regina Brave
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Regina Brave
Regina Brave (1941 – ), Oglala Lakota, and grew up on the Pine Ridge reservation, with Lakotiyapi as her first language. Her great-grandfather Ohitika was among those who helped negotiate the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. As a child, she was encouraged by her grandfather to memorize the text of the treaty, which has served her to this day. Brave became an active member of the American Indian Movement in 1970. She has since dedicated much of her life to fighting for Lakota lands and sovereignty, especially in defending the Paha Sapa — also known as the Black Hills. Regina Brave is also a water protector who fought corporate extractivism on the frontlines at Standing Rock.
Brave was involved in many of the demonstrations leading up to the liberation of Wounded Knee. During the occupation, Brave was assigned to guard a bunker on the front lines, and spent much of her time in the trenches. As a veteran of the Navy and the Vietnam War, and also an experienced hunter, Brave taught some of the younger men how to clean and take care of their guns.
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