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John Yellow Bird Steele
Past president of the Oglala Sioux tribe
John Yellow Bird Steele is an American politician.
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He was the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe for 14 years.[1][2] Akim Reinhardt described him as "arguably the most successful Pine Ridge politician of the IRA era".[3]
Career
Between 1992 and 2016, Steele served seven non-consecutive two-year terms as president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.[1] Prior to serving as president, he served as vice-president for two terms, and as a tribal council representative.
He has also served as an advocate for the Black Hills Treaty Council.[4]
Elections
Despite Steele's record-setting seven terms, he has only won re-election once, in 2002.[5] Many times, he was defeated when seeking re-election, only to defeat his successor in the next election (or, as in 2006, to defeat the person serving out the rest of his successor's term).
Steele was first elected presiden