Sylvester "Selo" Black Crow (July 23, 1932 – March 5, 2004) was an Oglala Lakota leader and activist.
Life He served in the United States Army as a paratrooper and pathfinder during the Korean War.Rapid City Journal. "Obituaries for March 9", 8 March 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2019.Schwartz, Stephanie M. "Selo (Sylvester) Black Crow Memorial Article". Retrieved 12 August 2019 (was published in the book, Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately?, by Harvey Arden ).
In 1968, Black Crow, along with Leonard Crow Dog and six other men, brought the Sun Dance back to the Lakota People.
He traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Gerald Ford to gain approval for the American Indian Religious Freedom Act in 1978. In 1980, he attended a storytelling conference at University of North Dakota.
He sued over religious practices at Bear Butte. In January, 2000, he was one of the Traditional Elders, who occupied the Tribal Council Building on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
A transitional house in Minnesota is named for him.
References
External links "American Indian Movement will get written apology, guarantee for using Valmont Butte", Boulder Daily Camera, Amy Hebert, January 24, 2004 "DOG-KILLERS", ZYZZYVA, Vol. 56, 1999.