Regina Brave is an Oglala Lakota activist who lives at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She was at the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests in 2016 and 2017 and Wounded Knee incident in 1973. She's the mother of Walter Brave who fathers his 5 children. (Tiffany Brave, Lyle Sutton Jr., Winona Abilene Brave, Brittany Brave, and Logan “Lola” Blackhorse.) She has another son, Charles Whalen/Wiyáka Zi. She has two daughters, Ann Dixon (1971-1996) who died in a car accident in 1996. She left behind a son, Tȟa Húnku Čaŋté Wiča Dixon. They both carry the last name of their stepfather/Stepgrandfather. Another daughter, Ohítika Brave and her children, X’Andra, Kaŋǧi Lúta Wiyaŋ, Jackie and Jason. Regina is a great grandma to Diondre (X’Andra), Aŋpo Wičaȟpi (Tȟa Húnku Čaŋte Wiča), and Naleia (Kaŋǧi Lúta Wiyaŋ). [1][2]
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edit- ^ "Lakota Matriarch on Keystone XL: "This is a Fight for Survival."". Youtube. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Grandma Regina Brave Released at Standing Rock North Dakota Pipeline Protest". Youtube. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.