Sioux - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sioux or Oceti Sakowin ( / suː / SOO; Dakota / Lakota: Očhéthi Šakówiŋ [oˈtʃʰeːtʰi ʃaˈkoːwĩ]) are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations people from the Great Plains of North America.
Sioux | Tribes, Meaning, Languages, Religion, & Facts
WEBSioux, broad alliance of North American Indian peoples who spoke three related languages within the Siouan language family. The Santee, also known as the Eastern Sioux, were Dakota speakers. The Yankton spoke Nakota. The Teton, or Western Sioux, spoke Lakota and had seven divisions.
Sioux Native Americans: Their History, Culture, and Traditions
WEBAug 1, 2021 — With a territory that spanned thousands of square miles at the peak of their strength, the Sioux are one of the most well-known and influential tribes in the history of the United States.
Lakota, Dakota, Nakota – The Great Sioux Nation - Legends of America
WEBThe Great Sioux Nation covers 2,782 square miles in South Dakota and neighboring states. Constituting one of the largest Native American groups, the Sioux primarily live on reservations in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
Sioux - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 1, 2023 — The Sioux are a native North American nation who inhabited the Great Plains region of, roughly, modern Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. They are one of the many nations referred to as Plains Indians who lived in the region for approximately 13,000 years before the arrival of the Europeans in the 17th …
Sioux divisions, tribes, and bands - Native-Americans.com
WEBApr 17, 2013 — The Great Sioux Nation is actually made up of 18 separate tribes, or bands in the US, and 12 in Canada. These are divided into three divisions: the Lakota Sioux, Dakota Sioux, and the Nakota Sioux. Each division speaks a different, but similar, Sioux language dialect.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Wikipedia
WEBSioux Falls (/ ˌ s uː ˈ f ɔː l z / SOO FALZ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 121st-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County [10] and also extends into northern Lincoln County to the south, which continues up to the Iowa state line.
Sioux: At a Glance | Britannica
WEBThe Oceti Sakowin, or Sioux, are an alliance of Native American peoples who speak three related Siouan languages: the Dakota-speaking Santee, the Nakota-speaking Yankton, and the Lakota-speaking Teton, each having lesser divisions.
Sioux | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 8, 2018 — Those known today as Sioux (the Dakota, the Lakota, and the Nakota), living primarily in the upper Great Plains region, are among the best-known Indians within American popular culture due to their participation in what Americans perceive to have been dramatic events within their own history, such as the Battle of the Little Big Horn in the …
Sioux language - Wikipedia
WEBSioux is a Siouan language spoken by over 30,000 Sioux in the United States and Canada, making it the fifth most spoken Indigenous language in the United States or Canada, behind Navajo, Cree, Inuit languages, and Ojibwe.
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