Sioux
Great Plains nation
Sioux refers to a group of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, or to their related languages.
The term encompasses three major divisions—Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota—distinguished by dialect.
The Sioux were among the last tribes to resist U.S. expansion.
The word comes from an Ojibwe term meaning "little snakes," which some consider pejorative; many prefer their own names, particularly Lakota.
Western Sioux people
- DakotaSiouan-speaking Plains people
- TetonWyoming mountain range
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
treaties · self-determination · tribal government · federally recognized · ancestral lands
1876 Montana battle site
- Wounded Knee1890 massacre location
- Crazy HorseLakota war leader
- Sitting BullLakota spiritual leader
- Red CloudNineteenth-century Oglala chief
Ghost Dance · Black Hills · westward expansion · Indian Wars · Custer · resistance · AIM
Native American reservation
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- Standing RockSioux reservation spanning Dakotas
- YanktonDakota Territory's first capital
- Black HillsForested Dakota mountains
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- pipe ceremonySacred indigenous smoking rite
- tipiConical hide dwelling
regalia · beadwork · quillwork · star quilt · oral tradition · elders · spirituality
Pursuing large plains mammals
- horse cultureTraditions surrounding mounted animals
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
travois · pemmican · buffalo robe · seasonal migration · hunting grounds · Black Hills · Missouri River · bison herds
Speech risking complete extinction
- immersion schoolSchool teaching only in target language
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- place namesGeographic designations
Lakota
Western Sioux people
- DakotaSiouan-speaking Plains people
- TetonWyoming mountain range
- indigenousOriginating in a region
sovereignty · treaties · self-determination · tribal government · federally recognized · ancestral lands
Little Bighorn
1876 Montana battle site
- Wounded Knee1890 massacre location
- Crazy HorseLakota war leader
- Sitting BullLakota spiritual leader
Red Cloud · Ghost Dance · Black Hills · westward expansion · Indian Wars · Custer · resistance · AIM
Pine Ridge
Native American reservation
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- Standing RockSioux reservation spanning Dakotas
- YanktonDakota Territory's first capital
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- pipe ceremonySacred indigenous smoking rite
tipi · regalia · beadwork · quillwork · star quilt · oral tradition · elders · spirituality
Oglala
Lakota Sioux division
- YanktonDakota Territory's first capital
buffalo hunting
Pursuing large plains mammals
- horse cultureTraditions surrounding mounted animals
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
prairie · travois · pemmican · buffalo robe · seasonal migration · hunting grounds · Black Hills · Missouri River · bison herds
endangered language
Speech risking complete extinction
- immersion schoolSchool teaching only in target language
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Mohawk, Iroquois
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Comanche, Cheyenne
- First NationsCree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Inuit
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit
- Native American PeoplesAztec, Maya, Inca, Navajo, Cherokee
- Native TribesApache, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Comanche, Navajo
SiouxU.S. Cavalry
Mounted American military force
George Custer · settlers · colonizers · U.S. government · U.S. Army
- Sioux CityIowa municipality near Nebraska
- Lakota SiouxNorthern Plains indigenous nation
- Sioux NationIndigenous confederacy of plains peoples
- Sioux FallsSouth Dakota's most populous city
- Oglala SiouxLakota tribal division