Wanblee, South Dakota
Wanblee, South Dakota
Waŋblí Hoȟpi | |
|---|---|
Location in Jackson County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′14″N 101°39′41″W / 43.57056°N 101.66139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tribal |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,635 ft (803 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 334.82/sq mi (129.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57577 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-68580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393836 |
Wanblee (Lakota: Waŋblí Hoȟpi; "Golden Eagle Nest") is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, located in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 674 at the 2020 census, virtually all of whom are members of the Oglala tribe of Lakota Sioux. Wanbli is the Lakota word for eagle, and the town was named for its proximity to Wanbli hohpi paha (Eagle Nest Butte). Wanblee is a few miles directly northeast of the North American continental pole of inaccessibility.
The 1992 movie Thunderheart was partly filmed in Wanblee. It appeared as an unnamed town on the fictional Bear Creek Reservation, for which is actually located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.