This historical stone has a name closely associated with its intense color. Its name was derived from the Latin word 'lapis' meaning 'stone', and from the Arabic and Persian word 'lazaward'. 'Lazaward was the Persian name for lapis stone, as well as the name of its mining location.
History. The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is situated in North and South Dakota. The people of Standing Rock, often called Sioux, are members of the Dakota and Lakota nations. Dakota and Lakota mean friends or allies.. The people of these nations are often called Sioux, a term that dates back to the seventeenth century when the people were living in the Great Lakes area.
When Your Hands are Tied shared Lakota People's Law Project's video. The oil isnât flowing, and weâre not done fighting. Recently unearthed court documents show that Energy Transfer Partners cooked the books to mask the Dakota Ac...cess pipelineâs environmental and social justice impacts on Standing Rock.