| Organization name | Sioux indians |
| Other names | Sux;Suse;Nadowessioux;Naudowessie;Nawdowissnee;Wahpakoota Sioux;Lakota Sioux;Lakotah;Prairie dweller; Teton;Teton Sioux;Thítunwan;Titunwan;Western Sioux;Ogallala;Ogallala Sioux;Ogallalla;Eastern Sioux; Flandreau;Santee Sioux |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | A large ethnic and linguistic group of North American peoples that refers either to the Great Sioux Nation (Seven Council Fires) confederation or to speakers of its numerous dialects. There were three language-based divisions: Lakota, Dakota, Nakota. The Sioux were historically located in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, and Western Canada, and became known as famous horsemen of the Great Plains. Their name is said to be an Ojibwan slur stemming from the word for “snake.” The Sioux traded with French until the latter’s departure in 1763, after which they interacted with the United States. As the US government violated treaties, paid land annuities late, and generally threatened the traditional Great Plains lifestyle, tensions rose from the 1850s onwards and culminated in a series of Sioux wars. |
| Citations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux ; http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.na.107 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dance |
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
Joseph Moore's Journal
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793