There are three diverse geographic regions within the reservation. The southern and eastern sections consist of picturesque grassy plains. The west-central section merges with the small eastern spurs of the Black Hills.

The result is an area of rolling pine-covered hills and ridges, providing the inspiration for the name Pine Ridge. To the north of the wooded area are approximately 160,000 acres of the Badlands National Park.

The reservation borders the Nebraska state line to the south, Rosebud Indian Reservation to the east and Badlands National Park to the north.

Tribal headquarters is in the town of Pine Ridge. The Oglala, or Scatter Their Own, are one of the seven bands of the Titowan (Lakota) division of the Great Sioux Nation.

Constitution and Bylaws:

Yes - IRA

DATE APPROVED:

January 15, 1936

NAME OF GOVERNING BODY:

Oglala Sioux Tribal Council

NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:

(18) eighteen council members

DATES OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:

December 24, 1969; December 3, 1985; July 11, 1997

NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:

(4) President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer

RESERVATION:

Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota, Bennett, and Jackson Counties

TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS:

Pine Ridge, SD

TIME ZONE:

Mountain

TRADITIONAL LANGUAGE:

Lakota

TOTAL ENROLLED MEMBERS:

38,332

ENROLLED MEMBERS LIVING ON RESERVATION:

19,639