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Doris Leader Charge

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Doris Leader Charge

Birth
Rosebud, Todd County, South Dakota, USA
Death
20 Feb 2001 (aged 70)
Mission, Todd County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
Plot
Section O Site 665
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Lakota Sioux Linguist, Actress. Doris Leader Charge was born on the Rosebud Reservation. She translated the script for "Dances With Wolves" into Lakota and also appeared in the film as Pretty Shield, wife of Ten Bears. A special guest at the Academy Awards, she translated screenwriter Michael Blake's acceptance speech into the Lakota language. She taught Lakota studies for more than 28 years at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota while raising six children.
Lakota Sioux Linguist, Actress. Doris Leader Charge was born on the Rosebud Reservation. She translated the script for "Dances With Wolves" into Lakota and also appeared in the film as Pretty Shield, wife of Ten Bears. A special guest at the Academy Awards, she translated screenwriter Michael Blake's acceptance speech into the Lakota language. She taught Lakota studies for more than 28 years at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota while raising six children.

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  • Originally Created by: Shiver
  • Added: Nov 9, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8072171/doris-leader_charge: accessed ), memorial page for Doris Leader Charge (4 May 1930–20 Feb 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8072171, citing Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.