wágluȟe u.s. army indian scouts from the pine ridge agency, south dakota, were the first oglala lakota to travel with col. william frederick "buffalo bill" cody and his wild west throughout the u.s. and europe. veterans from the great plains wars chose to offer their services to colonel "buffalo bill" cody and appreciated that wild westing preserved oglala lakota heritage during a time when the bureau of indian affairs was intent on promoting native assimilation.