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Lakota
The Lakota people mainly live in North and South Dakota. Many historical figures came from the Lakota, including Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Red Cloud.
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What did lakota Indians use buffalo for?
The Lakota people, aswell as other American Indian tribes, used the buffalo for alot of things. The hide was used as clothicng and to make tents or 'teepees', the fat was used as pitsh for torches or sometimes eaten. The meat and organs were eaten and often the blood was drunk as it was warm compared to the cold winter winds, and often the bones were used for construction. Hope this helps!
How do the Lakota Sioux make paint?
For painting faces, bodies, horses and various animal hides the most common type of paint was made using mineral pigments, although some limited use was also made of animal and plant products.
A base for red paints (the Blackfoot tribes produced at least 6 different reds) was crimson and yellowish-red clay. Gray or yellowish clay was baked over hot ashes until it turned red. The Yellowstone river area produced yellow clay. Green came from copper ore, from a coloured mud and from lakeside plants. White clay made white paint - Lewis and Clark named a particular stream White Earth Creek because of this feature. Powdered charcoal or black earth made black paint.
One of the most valued trade items from White traders was vermilion, a bright orange-red pigment which was considered sacred by the Plains tribes.
Among the Crows of Montana, expeditions were regularly sent west to the Three Forks area to collect white clay from a sacred site there. White clay (along with black and red) formed the main element in Crow war paint. On faces, arms, bodies and legs the clay would be painted on in broad patches, then the fingernails would be drawn across these to scrape away stripes of colour to allow the dark skin to show.
The clays were dried and powdered before mixing them with bear- or buffalo-fat and storing them in small leather pouches which could be tied to the belt, the war paint being applied only just before going into battle.
The link below takes you to an image of Crow warriors painted with white clay for battle:
How do you say love in Lakota?
I am by know means an expert on the Lakota language, but after a little bit of research I believe I have an acceptable answer...
The verbs "wasté" and "ȟópeča" both mean "to be beautiful", so by adding the stative pronoun for second person, "ni-", we can generate the phrase "you are beautiful":
Niwasté (you are beautiful, more of a general term, can also mean "good" or "nice") - pronounced "nayeewahstAY"
Niȟópeča (you are strikingly beautiful, more "specific") - pronounced "nayeeH*Opaycha"
*the H (ȟ) is pronounced with a rasping of the throat, almost "hkhk", really fast. It's rather difficult to convey, but a simple "H as in house" sound will probably suffice...
How did the lakota people make there clothing?
they killed animals. then the woman skraped of the furr.and then they sewed it.
How do you say Rolling Thunder in Lakota?
Thunder is pronounced Wah Kee Yahn. Rolling Thunder is a character of the Lakota people to be known as a warrior. Also there is information on the band Rolling Thunder of Lakota
How do you say courage in Lakota?
The Lakota noun oómani means a journey, travelling or expedition. The verb ichimani means to go on a journey.
This idea and both words are clearly very old, since the -mani element means to walk (indicating journeys before horses became available). The terms came to refer to journeys mainly on horseback.
Move them at all costs
Where did the Lakota Indians settle?
They are from The Black Hills, an area near Mount. Rushmore and between South Dakota and Wyoming.
How do you say Greetings in lakota?
There is no direct translation; the verb yawashte or yatan means to praise or commend someone or something. These also appear as nouns (woyawashte and woyatan) meaning praise.
In Lakota culture as in most Plains tribes, people generally did not express "congratulations" by saying it - a group of people sang a traditional praise song to honour someone for what they had done, particularly outstandingly brave deeds performed by a returning warrior. The verb ilowan or kichilowan expresses the idea of praising someone in song (lowan = to sing).
The shouts eyahehe! or lililililili ! are expressions of admiration, praise or acclamation.
A Sioux boy would live in a tipi do chores like tending to the horses and helping to hunt buffalo.
How did the Lakota use a coup stick?
First I would like to note that the Sioux were not the only tribe to use the Coup Stick.
Also note that the concept has been perverted by European settlers.
"Counting Coup" was a method of battle used by many of the horse tribes. It consisted of using the stick to tap or touch an opponent during battle. To prove a concept, of : "I could have killed you but chose not to" (as a basic example). Rank was assigned by the danger involved in each act.
European settlers would often attack after this was done, and this is dishonorable and often resulted in an all out attack against the settlers.
What is Lakota words for Talking Crow?
The Lakota word for a crow (bird) is kangi(with a nasal "a" sound).
There are many different verbs for "to talk", each with a different shade of meaning that is dificult to express in English. Woyag means "talking or telling things", woich'iglakAmeans to talk about oneself, akhiyA is to talk in a group, howayA is to talk intensely without stopping, and so on.
Kangi woyag would therefore mean "a crow bird that tells things".
The word for Teacher in Lakota is: Wah Ushpeeweechakeeyapee.
What happened to the Lakota people?
The Lakota, like other tribes, were warriors and traders. They settled in the northern part of America, in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota.
What is the Lakota translation for family?
It is my understanding that the words "Dakota" and or "Lakota" mean "People Together," and there would most likely not be a word for "team" - conceptually this would make those two words the same as "team." Please note I am not a Lakota speaker, if the above answer is not correct and you are a Lakota speaker feel free to erase it and replace it with correct information.
Celebrations lakota Sioux have?
The Sioux nation as with all Native American nations proudly have their own traditions and customs. These include religious traditions and an understanding of customary stories that are passed down from generation to generation. They also have a traditional language to go along with the English that is spoken by much of the tribe.
