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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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Who was chief of the Sioux Nation?
nbody for sure knows the names of these people because we didnt live around this time and nobody has records to prove who was leader or things.
Early on, the main leader was Red Cloud, who was then replaced by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. But after they surrendered to the U.S. armies, an Indian named Bigfoot gained control.
Sitting Bull
crazy horse
Before contact with Europeans, members of the Great Sioux Nation lived throughout the north-central United States and southern Canada. Today there are Sioux reservations in Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
What is the Indian word for crazy?
There is actually no such language as "Indian". There are more than 450 different languages spoken in India. If you are talking about Native American languages, there are more than 700.
If you would like a translation, you would need to specify which Indian language you are talking about.
How do you say owl in the Sioux language?
The Lakota word for an owl in general is hinhan.
A short-eared owl is hinhan gi
A long-eared owl is hinhan kap'ipila
A burrowing owl is hinhan makhotila
A barn owl is hinhan san
A snowy owl is hinhan ska
A great horned owl is hinhan tanka
A screech owl is unhnagichala
How did the Sioux Indians use these natural resources?
Until the Dakota Sioux were put on reservations they were able to use their environment to its fullest extent. They were hunters and gathers. Often they moved theircamp to follow the herds of Buffalo . They used every part of the Buffalo they killed and would not kill more than they needed. The cultural beliefs concerning the care of the earth and the how they were connected to it and the environment was very important. We could take some lessons from them on how to care for our environment. They understood that the environment was a part of them and kept them alive.
How did the Sioux Indians win the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Because instead charge forward through the Native American encampment, Custer, without any apparent need made his men to dismount from the horses and ordered to retreat up hill to seize an apparently strong defensive position.
The withdraw took place in a disordered way thus giving the pursuing Indians the opportunity to kill the American soldiers in little groups and or separately along the way.
According to the witness of several Cheyenne warriors, who had fought there, at the onset of the encounter there were no more than ten warriors who opposed, on foot and hidden in the brushes, the cavalrymen and therefore, had Custer carried out the charge he would have certainly broken through the unprepared dismounted opponents in the encampment, scattering them and gaining a tactical victory.
Custer divided his forces and mistakenly attacked a force larger than his
Because he was out numbered.
What languages were spoken by Sioux Indians?
The Sioux spoke French, English and their Native language which is Sioux ( which was named after them)
they speak sioux, which has 3 dialects- nakota, lakotah, and dakotah.
Who led the native who defeated Custer and his men in the battle of little bighorn?
The Sioux leader in the battle of the little bighorn in which general Custer died was Sitting Bull.
After the battle, Sitting Bull instructed his warriors NOT to remove anything from the bodies of the falled Cavalrymen as he had seen in a vision, that it would cause the Indian Nation to suffer.
He was ignored & the Braves plundered the dead bodies for mementos etc. Sitting Bulls visions ultimately came true. The Indian Nation & tribes were hounded into near extinction, their lands stolen, the buffalo their way of life depended on were wiped out & the few Indian tribes that were left, were stuck in reservations.
Basically a large majority of the tribes were subjected to genocide. Not a very noble thing that the White Man did, even though they seen the Indians as savages & backwards, time & history have shown the opposite to be true.
The Indian Nation were the nobler of the people. It was the White Man who was the savage murderer & killer as well as stealing the Indians sacred land, the White Man & its Government cheated & lied to the Indian Nation Tribes. Even today there are impoverished Indian Reservations, populated by very poor ancestors of the tribes that fought at Little Big Horn. Very sad.
How do you say arrow in Lakota Sioux language?
You say wismahin, or wansmahior hikheze; a diamond-shaped arrowhead is khehukhu; a barbed head is khesthun.
What are two examples of representative democracy?
The two types of democratic government are:
> direct democracy; and
> republic democracy
Which Indian tribe were victorious at the battle of little big horn?
General Sitting Bull and his Lieutenant Crazy Horse.
Where are the Teton Sioux located?
The Lakota people, also known as Teton or Teton Sioux, live all over the world. Their reservations and communities in the United States are mainly located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In Canada, there are Lakota and Dakota bands located in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
What side was George Armstrong Custer on in the civil war?
General Custer was a member of the U.S. Army; so I guess you could say that he was on the side of the USA (if that is a side).
What is the Lakota translation for you are welcome?
That depends on what you mean. If you mean the reply to "thanks", it is to - "you are welcome".
If you mean "you are welcome here" it is hokahe or tanyan yahi.
What is the clothing of the Sioux made out of?
Animal hides mostly. Women wore dresses and men wore a loincloth, leggings, and mocassins, and in cold weather, a poncho. As it got colder, both sexes added mittens and headgear. In the warmest weather, men went completely naked, though. Boys' and girls' ears were pierced, and plains tribes in general were fond of jewelry.
What did Native Americans of the 1500 wear?
The Hopi Men: Wore wide, loose cotton pants and loose shirts.
The Hopi Women: Wore handwoven, knee-length, belted dresses. When gathering foods, they would wrap their legs in buckskin for protection from the desert's prickly plants.
Both men and women wore moccasins.
The Navajo Men: Traditionally wore deerskin shirts, hip-leggings, moccasins and woven blankets. Later, they wore cotton or velvet shirts with no collars, breeches below the knees, and moccasins.
The Navajo Women: Traditionally wore deerskin shirts and skirts, gradually changing over to handwoven blankets of plain dark colors for poncho-style dresses, and moccasins with wrapped leggings.
The Pueblo Men: Wore short kilts, or breechcloths.
The Pueblo Women: Wore knee-length dresses called mantas.
Both men and women wore moccasins.
As you can see from the above, their mode of dress was quite similar. Today, they all dress in modern clothes just like you and me.
What is the Sioux word for 'dog'?
There are three dialectes for the people typically referred to as Sioux. Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. There is more than one word for dog. Two terms the Dakota use are cunka or cunkpana. The 'c' sounds like 'ch'.
A carriage is usually a cart pulled by a horse. It can also mean the car pulled by a train, which can contain passengers or cargo.
Did native American Indian tribes make war on each other?
Yes. Tribes were almost constantly at war with each other, and small tribes often made alliances with bigger tribes for protection from a common enemy.
What did the Sioux Indians live in?
Sioux in the Great Plains lived in tepees. These tepees allowed them to follow the buffalo that they hunted. Like all Indians they weren't wasteful and used every part of the buffalo. Tepees were actually made of buffalo hide. They moved the tepees with poles called travois. One tepee could use up to forty buffalo. Tepees had special marking so it was easy to identify the family that lived there.
What is the Sioux Indian word for girl?
In Lakota the word for a girl is wicin (ween-cheen) or wicinca (ween-cheen-cha).
A little girl is wicincala (ween-cheen-cha-la), which is also used to mean a pretty girl.
