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ILN Government

The Independent Lakota Nation (ILN) Government centers on Respectful Elders: those fluent Lakota speaking grandmothers and grandfathers of proven Lineal Descent. By virtue of their long life, vision, and preservation of the Lakota language, decision making power is theirs.

Lakota elder women of customary age are to be reestablished in leadership as the matriarchal grandmothers to oversee their community and to direct Lakota men and their societies in actions that further the independence and survival of Wolakota and a free and independent Lakota Oyate.

Respectful elders are to be reestablished as the number one decision makers within the Tetuan Oceti Sakowin including each of the nine districts of the Tetuwan Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation.

Government Structure

The Independent Lakota Nation relies on pre-existing Lakota societies that follow customary protocol as well as recently created commissions, overseen by appointed officials. As of the latest available information, ILN government structure includes the following key positions and commissions.

Elder Leadership Council: Grandmother Society

Lead Representative’s Office: Canupa Gluha Mani

Foreign Affairs Minister: Oyate Ota

Enforcement & Elder Defense: Cante Tenza Okolakiciye

Customary Justice Protocol: Tetuwan Judicial Council

Commissions (ILN Offices)

Land and Water (Territorial land base issues)

Rights of Way (Safe Travel for ILN citizens)

Independent Documents (Citizenship documents)

International Indigenous Human Rights Office (United Nations relations)

1877 Lakota and Arapaho Delegation to Washington DC to re-assert nation status following illegal U.S. taking of the Black Hills.

The Independent Lakota Nation has created a document archive containing both historic and present day documents, letters, notices, and correspondence regarding our independence, international relationships, human rights, and other issues of concern.

U.N. Documents | Bilateral Relations | Public Notices | Maps | Cultural Protocol | Media Statements

Human Rights Office

If you wish to report a violation of your human rights at the hands of colonial governments or corporations within Lakota Territory, please contact our secure email: ILNrelations@proton.me.

For a comprehensive look at the human rights situation on the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation and across Lakota Territory – please watch the documentary, Red Cry.