Reservation: Rosebud Reservation; Todd, Mellette and Tripp Counties
Division: Teton
Band: Sicangu (Brule or Burnt Thigh)
Land Area: 882,416 acres
Tribal Headquarters: Rosebud, SD
Time Zone: Central
Traditional Language: Lakota
Enrolled members living on reservation: 21,245
Major Employers: Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Todd County School District
Statistics

Government:
Charter: Yes; Constitution and Bylaws: Yes - IRA
Date Approved: November 23, 1935
Name of Governing Body: Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council
Number of Council members: (20) twenty Council members
Dates of Constitutional amendments: June 19, 1962, May 2, 1966, September 4, 1973, December 29, 1977, September 23, 1985, July 31, 1987, February 4, 1988
Number of Executive Officers: (5) President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-At-Arms

Elections:
Primary Election Fourth Thursday of August and General Election Fourth Thursday of October. President and Vice-President are elected at large for two year terms. Tribal Council is elected from their districts every two years and appoints the Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant- At-Arms.
Number of Election districts or communities: 13 districts
Proportion of representatives: one representative per seven hundred and fifty members

Meetings:
Meetings are held once a month the second Wednesday and Thursday.
Quorum number: 11 members

Education and Media:
Tribal College: Sinte Gleska University, Mission, SD
Radio: KINI 96.1 FM, St. Francis, SD
Newspaper: Todd County Tribune, Mission, SD

Leaders: Past and Present
Ben Reifel, a five-term U.S. Congressman, was born near Parmelee on the Rosebud Reservation in 1906. During his lifetime, he worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, served in the U.S. Army, and received a doctoral degree from Harvard University. Reifel ran for office in 1960 and served until his retirement in 1971. He died in 1990.

White Eagle was the first American Indian to sing lead roles in American musical theater and opera. He graduated from the prestigious Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera and has performed with the Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Florentine Opera, Cleveland Opera, and others. White Eagle was a memeber of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Chairman: Rodney Bordeaux
PO Box 430
Rosebud, SD 57570-0430
Phone (605) 747-2381
Fax (605) 747-2243

View Rosebud Sioux Tribe Constitution (PDF)
Visit the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Web site
Visit the Rosebud Tourism Web site
Visit the Sinte Gleska University Web site

Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Box 430
Rosebud, SD 57570
Phone (605) 747-2381
Fax (605) 747-2243

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