tiwahe
You say maLakota welo [I am Lakota, it's a fact].
No; however that is not to say that small groups or individuals did not participate in buffalo hunts - but as a tribe they did not hunt buffalo. The Cherokee were woodlands people, and when they moved to Oklahoma they stayed in the same basic environment (hilly woodlands areas); buffalo lived and traveled through the plains (large open grasslands).
The Lakota word meaning panther, mountain lion, puma or cougar is igmuthanka.The word for black is sapA.Igmuthanka sapA would be the theoretical term meaning "black mountain lion" - since these creatures are not black, it would be considered a sacred or spirit version of that animal rather than a real one.
The Lakota word for thunder is wakina. The Thunderbird spirit is wakinyan
what is my Lakota name;decedant of Lakota Sioux and proud of my heritage.
protector
tiwahe
In Lakota the verb meaning "to approve" is hechetula or yasuta.
Tatonka
You say maLakota welo [I am Lakota, it's a fact].
The Lakota word for a hunter is wole wichasha or wakhuwa
Mato Ciqana..generally
You do not specify which particular dialect (Lakota, Nakota or Dakota). In Lakota it is kachel esh or tanin shni.
The Lakota word for storm is osiceca - you say oh-shee-chay-chah.
The words white dog in Lokota Sioux are ska tanka.
The Lakota for "Dances with Wolves" is shunkmanitutankaowachi