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The Sioux have always called themselves the Lakota, Nakota or Dakota, meaning "friends, allies."
The name "Sioux" is a French misspelling of the Ojibwa word "nadewisou" or "Na dou esse" which means "snakelike ones" or "enemy". The French spelled the word Nadousioux, and the English and Americans shortened it to Sioux.
Personal Names:
The Sioux (Lakota, Nakota and Dakota) have a complicated naming system with six classes of names: birth order, honor, special deed, nicknames, sacred, and spirit names.
The first name was given based on the gender and birth position of the child.
The sacred and spirit names were only known to the individual and the Medicine Man.
A person could have several names during his/her lifetime, adapted to the individual at the time they were given to them.
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When was Sioux City Indians created?
Sioux City Indians was created in 1914.
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the teton Sioux Indians lived in teepees
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You can learn about the Sioux Indians at your local library. Libraries will have a lot of books that will tell about the lives of the Sioux Indians.
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