RAPID CITY, SD - Rosalie Jean Little Thunder (Kiċikute Ċokaƞuƞ Wiƞ), 64, of Rapid City, entered the spirit world on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born September 18, 1949, at home in Old He Dog Community, on the lands of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Reservation), to William L. and Margaret M. (Good Shield) Little Thunder. She and siblings, Leonard and Frankie Little Thunder, were raised there and attended both the He Dog School and the St. Francis Indian Mission boarding school. Rosalie married David K. Kills In Water and they made the Spring Creek Community near Rosebud, SD, their home. To this union were born two daughters, Deborah and Barbara Kills in Water. They were later divorced and Rosalie moved to Rapid City. She then married Leonard W. Good Bear in Hill City, SD. To this union were born three children: Amy, Jonathan, and Rebecca Good Bear. At the time of her passing, Rosalie was an adjunct professor at the Black Hills State University American Indian Studies Department, where she taught the Lakota language for many years. She also worked with the Lakota Bible Translation Project, helping to translate the bible into the heart language of the Lakota people. Rosalie spearheaded various projects as a consultant and also as a highly-respected teacher in a self-driven Cultural Mapping project called KiLakotapi. Her intense commitment to the continuation of Lakota cultural ways and language, her compassion for the Pte Oyate (Buffalo Nation), and her adamant stance for environmental justice and natural resource protections took her upon worldwide travels such as India, Ecuador, Mexico, and Canada. Rosalie served on several non-profit boards such as; the Buffalo Field Campaign, Owe Aku Justice International, Seventh Generation Fund, and the South Dakota Peace and Justice. She was also a cherished honorary member of several non-profit organization including; Honor the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, the Wolakota Foundation, the Brave Heart Society, and many others. Rosalie was an active member of the Kat'ela Okalakiciye (Traditional Lakota Elderly Women's Society). She also participated in the Sicangu Constitutional Convention, which amended the tribal constitution and by-laws. She proposed Article IV, Section 1(v), which states: (v) The Tribal Council shall develop plans and consider implications of the decisions they make on the next seven generations. (Amendment S effective September 20, 2007 - vote 528 for; 262 against; 16 ballots spoiled or mutilated). This proposed Article was approved and adopted by the people and is now Tribal Law. In addition to her environmental activism and cultural preservation work, Rosalie was also an accomplished award winning artist, making star quilts and recreation of traditional Lakota items such as gun cases, moccasins, parfleche bags, and a horse-head mask. Survivors include her great-granddaughter, Kaliyah Herman-Phelps; her husband, Leonard Good Bear, Eagle Butte, SD; her (mother) Ina Phoebe Little Thunder, Parmelee, SD; daughters Deborah Hernandez, Barbara Hernandez and Amy (Undre) Holt, Rapid City; and Rebecca (Samuel) Gilley, Lubbock, Texas; son Jonathan Good Bear, Rapid City, SD; brothers Harold and Michael Little Thunder of Parmelee, and Scott Jones, Rapid City; sisters Marian and Anna Little Thunder, Parmelee, SD, Karen Little Thunder, Rapid City; Donna Cordoza, Violet Cordoza, and Tara Jones, Rapid City. She is also survived by many takojas (grandchildren), nephews, nieces, several great-grandchildren and many hunka (adopted) siblings and children. Rosalie was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Leonard, Frankie and Lionel, and also a sister Shirley. A two-night wake is planned. The first night wake will be held on Thursday, August 14, beginning at 7:00 PM at the Mother Butler Center in Rapid City, SD. Beloved Rosalie will be brought to the center at 4:30 PM, and those wishing to join the family at this time are welcome. On Friday, August 15, the wake procession will leave Rapid City at 2:00 p.m. for the second night's wake at the He Dog School Gym, west of Parmelee, SD on the Rosebud Reservation. On Saturday, August 16, funeral services will begin at 2:00pm CDT, at the He Dog School Gym. Burial will follow at the White Horse Cemetery, located 4 miles south of the He Dog School. Cards and Memorials may be sent to the Family of Rosalie Little Thunder, PO Box 1894, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709. Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home of Rapid City, SD, is entrusted with the arrangements. An online guestbook for Rosalie may be signed at www.osheimschmidt.com