The Sioux Indians lived through out the northern plains of North America. They were famous for their bravery, fighting abilities, and political skills. The Sioux had many subgroups or small divisions. There was the Santee Sioux, also known as Dakota, who lived in what is now today Minnesota. The Yankton Sioux, also known as the Nakota, lived in the eastern Dakotas. Both the Yankton and Santee Sioux hunted small game and farmed. The Lakota, or Teton, Sioux hunted buffalo in the western Dakotas and in Nebraska.
The Sioux way of life revolved around the American bison, or buffalo. The basic social unit of the Sioux was the tiyospe, which is an extended
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