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The Shawnee Indians lived in the area of Kentucky, southern Illinois, and Indiana. Their name means "Southerners."

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The Sioux Indians actually came to North America from the continent of Asia about 30,000 years ago. There is no one "Sioux" tribe. There are many Native American tribes whose commonality is the Siouan language. Tribes which spoke the Siouan language ranged from Saskatchewan in Canada, through the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, and even in Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Virginia.

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