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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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What were the Sioux marriage customs?

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The Sioux Indian men can marry one or more woman. During their marrying season, a man will propose marriage to five or six women and two or three of them might say yes. The bargain will be sealed once the groom gave a horse to the bride's family.

What is the Lakota translation for little deer?

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Wiya is woman. Wicicila is for a young woman.

What happend at the battle of little big horn?

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At the Battle of the Little Big Horn, on June 25-26, 1876, the US 7th Cavalry suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a superior force of Native American tribes, mainly the Sioux. Its commander, George Armstrong Custer, perished along with more than 260 of his men, notably at the skirmish known as Custer's Last Stand. The battle took place in the Montana Territory, near the present Crow Indian settlement of Crow Agency, in southern Montana near the Wyoming border.

The Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho were led by chiefs Crazy Horse, Gall, and Sitting Bull, who fought in the Great Sioux War (1876-1877).

What are the names of sitting bulls wives?

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Light Hair, Red Woman, Snow on her, Her Four Robes, Seen By the Nation. People say he had 9 wives but Lakota officials say he only had 5. They also said there's about 6 other Sitting Bulls that were alive around the same time from different nations. So, I guess it depends on which one you're asking about.

How did the Railroads affect the Plains Indians?

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They took the Indians land by overpowering them by breaking their treaties. The government or workers killed almost all the buffalo, the main source for Indians.

Who was the leader of the Wampanoag Indians?

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There was no one leader, as the Algonquin people were made of many different tribes. Each tribe had their own leader, and this role was passed down to other male family members; in present time, it is voted on democratically.

The paramount leader or chief of an Algonquian Indian tribe is called a sagamore or sachem.

Two leaders of the Algonquian nations were.Tecumseh and Pontiac.

How do you make an American Indian drum?

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Just as there are many cultural areas of native Americans there are many native types of drum, from hollowed or entire logs to hand drums and huge dance drums.

For a small hand drum you will need a thin, flexible but strong sheet of wood about 4 inches (10 cms) wide and long enough to make a circle 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cms) across with a few inches of overlap. A strip of rawhide passed through holes in the ends will hold this securely in shape.

Now you need a disk of dry rawhide or parchment (nottanned leather) slightly larger (about two or three inches larger) than the wooden frame. Punch holes all around the edge of this disk, about two inches apart and half an inch in from the edge. Next, soak the rawhide in cold water for 12 hours so it expands and becomes floppy; using a rawhide strip about a quarter inch wide, lace the disk onto the frame, crossing the laces on the back of the drum. Keep a slight tension on the lacing strip, but not too tight, or the holes will tear out as the disk dries.

Keep the drum somewhere cool and airy to dry very slowly; if the holes start to tear loosen the lacing slightly.

When completely dry the drum will be finished. A beater is made of a short, straight stick that can be decorated and padded at the end. You hold the laces on the back of the drum, where they cross.

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How do you say sweetheart in Lakota language?

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There is no Lakota noun for a kiss - the idea has to be expressed with a verb form

To kiss someone on the mouth is iiputaka.

To kiss someone with a smacking sound is yaskapa.

To kiss someone repeatedly is iiputagtaka

What state was Custer's last stand located in?

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It is also called the Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on 25to 26 June 1876. General Custer was the leader of the American army, and they were all killed by the Native Americans

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Custer's Last Stand was the part of the battle known as the Battle of Little Big Horn, but it was not the only part. Custer and five companies of the US 7th Cavalry were killed, except for one man whom Custer had sent as a messenger to Captain Benteen. Earlier, Major Reno clashed with the Sioux and took casualties, but the regiment survived.

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That was not actually a war, it was the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It is known to the Lakota as the Battle of the Greasy Grass. It was the most prominent action in the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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What did the Sioux Indians call the Great Spirit?

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The Sioux religion is complex and recognises many different spirit-beings on many levels.

The term wakantanka refers to the embodiment of all supernatural beings and powers, so it is closest to the idea of the Christian God. The Sioux also considered The Sun, Sky, Earth and Rock as the highest-level powers; below these ranked Moon, Thunder-being, Wind and Falling Star.

Other supernatural powers include wazi (Old Man), wakanka (Old Woman), canoti (forest spirits), hohgica (spirits of the tipi), iktomi (spider), unkcegila (spirits of the land), unktehi (water spirits) and many more. Ite (face) is the most beautiful of supernatural women and considered to be married to tate (the Wind).

What diseases did the Europeans give to the Indians?

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They brought many diseases such as smallpox, measles and influenza. With so many leaders and older wise people dying, the Indian nations must have lost all their sense of direction. With so many priests disappearing among these very religious cultures, people must have anguished about how to properly continue honoring the spirits of their ancestors, and how to restore their own relationships with their gods. Yes, to be causing such misery -- to even take away the powers of all the old medicines -- the gods must be very angry. What had the Indians done to deserve such punishment?

What did the Sioux call theselves?

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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.

Female names:

Chapa = beaver

Ehawee = laughing maid

Kimimela = butterfly

Ojinjintka = rose

Tahcawin = doe

Winona = first born daughter

Wichahpi = star

Male Names:

Chatan = hawk

Chayton = falcon

Enapay = appears bravely

Hanska = tall

Kangee = crow

Mato = bear

Wasechun Tashunka = American Horse

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The last wars against the northern Sioux began when?

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The Sioux were finally defeated at Wounded Knee when soldiers opened fire, killing 300 of 350 men, women, and children. This was known as the Ghost Dance War.

What were mens roles in the 60s?

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The 1960's were probably just like the 1960's maybe just a little different. Yes, the woman were poor but their husband's were usually rich so what was the difference. Check the roles of woman in the 1950's because the 1950's and the 1960's are very much alike.

How many Indian tribes are left in America?

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All 5,000 of them, although the US Government refuses to recognize the existence of more than 512 of them because the other 4,488 refuse to submit (surrender) to the United States and become a political subdivision of that nation.

How do you say bear in Cherokee Indian?

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Before the arrival of horses in the Americas, the tribes of the Sioux had no word for that animal. When they first saw horses they invented a new word that literally means "mystery dog": shunkawakan.

How many troopers died in the battle of little big horn?

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  • 31 officers
  • 566 troopers
  • 15 armed civilians
  • 35-40 scouts

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What happened at Custer's Last Stand?

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Impossible to say. There are controversial theories. But he probably was among the last men to die on the hill. Indians saw a man standing and shouting orders with a leather jacket up there almost till the end. Someone identify Custer.

How do the lakota Indians eat?

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Over open fires. They make cooking pots from buffalo skins and put hot rocks and water into the skins to boil vegetables and meat. They roasted meats over an open fire. They dried meats and ate them like jerky.

What is the Sioux word for grandmother?

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Kinship terms in all Algonquian languages are extremely complex and many have different terms for use by a male or a female speaker. The Mi'kmaq term for "my grandmother" is nkijinen

Where in the US was the tribe Sioux located?

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In the late 16th and early 17th century they lived in the upper Mississippi area. In the mid to late 17th century they were pushed by the Cree and Anishnaabe onto the Great Plains. In the 1730s they got the horse from the Cheyenne.

Before the 16th century in the 9th-12th centuries they were in the Ohio river valley area. The language is thought to have started in the lower Mississippi area.

What were the weapons and tools made out of in the Sioux tribe?

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The Sioux Native American group had a wide variety of tools that they used. Some of these included bows, arrows, axes, spears, nets, hooks, mortars and pestles.

How do you say wind in the Lakota Sioux language?

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Dogs in general have no "native language" nor do they ever truly understand words as humans do. That being the case, it is still possible to teach dogs commands in any language, given the appropriate physical associations and vocal tones. Dogs understand changes in pitch better than the words themselves, so as long as you're consistent, your dog will learn.

As for the command "sit," One of the beat ways to go about it is to hold one of your hands above the dog's head with a treat inside. As your dog looks up towards that hand gently (but firmly) push the rear end of your dog down with your other hand while speaking "SIT" (or the Sioux equivalent). And reward with the treat as positive reinforcement.

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