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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.
1,100 Questions
How old is Indian civilization?
The Indian subcontinent and its people participated in the development of human civilization since the dawn of the stone age 70.000 years BCE
What year did the general Custer and all 256 of his men are killed by the Sioux at little big horn?
June 25th, 1876.
Why did Indians come to america?
"Indians" didn't come to america.. We were already here when the Europeans came to America. Columbus thought he was in India, therefore- he called us Indians.
How did the Sioux Indians get their name?
The Sioux have always called themselves the Lakota, Nakota or Dakota, meaning "friends, allies."
The name "Sioux" is a French misspelling of the Ojibwa word "nadewisou" or "Na dou esse" which means "snakelike ones" or "enemy". The French spelled the word Nadousioux, and the English and Americans shortened it to Sioux.
Personal Names:
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.
A Division of the Teton Sioux of the North American Indians. Sitting Bull was of the Hunkpapa Sioux
Why were the Lakota willing to fight for the Black Hills?
The Lakota (a Sioux tribe) believe that the Ȟe Sápa (Paha Sapa, Black Hills) are the center of their universe, the place where their culture began. Their creation stories come from the Black Hills and they consider the Black Hills as sacred, a place to go and pray.
What does the khoisan's weapons and tools look like?
it looked like ostrich egg shells and there weapons were bows and arrows
What native American tribe use to call Florida home?
The original tribes that lived in Florida were the Apalachee, Creek, Choctaw, Calusa, Tequesta, Miccosukee and the Timucua. Although most would associate Florida with the Seminole, the Seminole was actually an alliance of Florida and Georgia tribes who banded together to fight the foreign invaders in the 1700's. Later they became the Seminole sovereign nation. The Seminole and the Miccosukee are the only two federally recognized tribes in Florida now.
What ended the Sioux resistance to white domination?
Little Big Horn. After the battle and the newspaper accounts of the battle people were upset and wanted the Native Americans to be punished. This was a big event for the late 1800's and the Union army was tasked with a "final solution" to the Native American problem.
George Armstrong Custer died on June 25th, 1876, "Little Bighorn" Montana.
Where did the Indians find buffalo?
They followed the herds as they moved. One reason they had tepees that they could pack and move. The buffalo was a very special animal to the Native Americans.
