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Sioux Indians
Once a nomadic tribe but forced north from the upper Mississippi area, the Sioux tribe ended up in the black hills of South Dakota. Lakota, Dakota or Nakota, this tribe played a big part in America's early western history.
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The Sioux was a warlike tribe. They used homemade weapons to fight against their enemies. They were warlike
The last great Lakota religious leader (Wičháša Wakȟáŋ or Medicine Man) was Black Elk, who died in August, 1950. Several others have been religious figures for the Lakota since then, but Black Elk was the last traditional keeper of the old Lakota rites. He was very passionate about keeping "the hoop" of the Lakota unbroken, so he relayed his life story to John G. Neihardt in the book "Black Elk Speaks," and detailed the intricacies of the Lakota religion to Joseph Epes Brown in the book "The Sacred Pipe."
After gold was discovered there, the US government wanted to open the land for settlers.
Who were the leaders of the Sioux and Cheyenne?
The Cheyenne tribal leadership was, like that of most native tribes, much more complex than people today think. Most people believe that each tribe was headed by a single supreme chief who behaved and was treated like a king - this is completely false.
The Cheyenne tribe was (unusually among Plains tribes) a politically unified nation. At its head was the "Keeper of the Sacred Arrows" who would have to be replaced from time to time, then a council of 44 chiefs, 4 from each of the 10 Cheyenne bands plus 4 advisers. Below these were the chiefs of the warrior societies such as the Dog Soldiers, the Bowstrings, the Fox society and the (Red) Shield society.
The warrior society leaders were entirely responsible for discipline within the tribe (acting as a kind of police force), for controlling hunts, supervising ceremonies and for military decisions and leadership.
So, although the "Keeper of the Sacred Arrows" is at the top of this hierarchy and he might be considered a "head chief" by visiting (ignorant) white men, he actually held very little power or responsibility.
White Americans talk about "chiefs" as if they were all of the same rank, but clearly they were not.
Some notable chiefs of the Cheyenne are:
- Dull Knife
- Porcupine (known to white Americans as White Shield)
- Tall Bull (a chief of Dog Soldiers)
- Black Kettle
- American Horse (not the Lakota of the same name)
- Comes in Sight
- Two Moons
- Bull Bear (a chief of Dog Soldiers)
- Crazy Head
- Flat Iron
- Lame White Man
- Little Horse
- Little Wolf
- Roman Nose (or Hump Nose)
- Strong Left Hand
- White Bull
- White Hawk
- White Shield
- Wolf Robe
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What was the amount of indians that participated in the battle of little big horn?
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
What year did the Sioux settle in the US?
The Sioux have been in north America as long as any other tribe.
Why is it not surprising that several battles took place near the Bozeman Trail?
Because the Bozeman went through Sioux sacred grounds of the Black Hills and they had been promised by the US government that they would retain the land of the Black Hills. The government by setting up forts and allowing wagons through broke the treaty they had with the Sioux nation. When the Union army finally gave up Ft. Laramie the fort was promptly burned to the ground by the Sioux.
What was a Sioux Indian war shield made out of?
All the plains tribes made their shields the same way, using the thickest and toughest part of the hide of a bull buffalo - the neck and shoulders.
Making a shield was a task for a medicine man, since the shield would be imbued with sacred protective powers.
A circular disk was first cut from the raw hide, larger than the finished shield was to be (Plains shields were generally in the range 18 to 23 inches across). This was then laid over a low fire in a small pit in the ground and pegged down. the heat would gradually shrink the hide, making it even thicker and tougher. When shrunk, the disk would be removed and cooled, then a long strap was attached to the back - this was to go over the warrior's shoulder or around his neck and was usually the only strap provided.
The medicine man might paint a sacred design on the surface of the shield, or attach feathers, stuffed animal or bird skins, bones or strips of fur to the shield, or he might leave it completely plain. An outer cover of soft deer hide was then made to fit over the outside of the shield and this again might have feathers and other items attached.
The shield design was the result of a vision dream experienced by the warrior himself and was his protective spirit in some form: a thunder cloud, an eagle, a bear or something else he had dreamed.
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Where did the Sioux Indians from Iowa originate?
Like many modern tribal names in North America, it derives from a name applied to them by another tribe; in this case the Ojibwa word natowessiwak (they who speak a different language). French explorers had trouble saying this word so they shortened it to Siou, which later became Sioux.
Did American Indians colonize or immigrate to US?
Both. They colonized the South-Western United States from 1600 until 1848, when Mexico lost half its territory to the United States. Since that year, many Mexicans have immigrated into such lands.
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