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The Sioux

            The Sioux Indians were an Indian tribe that are located in the great plains. The Sioux were very strong fighters. They had great leadership and the key was they all stuck together. The Sioux had many great victories but these victories didn't come without great losses.
             The Sioux nation is located mainly in the North Central part of the United States. The Sioux are from the States such as South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. The Sioux were forced to this part of the country by the Americans during the late 1800's. This made the Sioux Indians adapt to a different kind of territory than what they were previously used too. The tribe took this adaptation very well though.
             The Sioux Tribe still plays a big role in society today. In the lower tip of South Dakota there is a town that is called Sioux City. This city is very popular and has a few major companies based there. One such company is the Sioux City bottling company. This company has something that is a little different than any other bottling company. They always have a theme on the bottle. The them always has something to do with the old cow towns. This makes this bottle all most noticeable from a mile away. .
             There is also another city in South Dakota that gets its name from the Sioux. The city is called Sioux Falls. This is a very beautiful town. It is proud of its heritage and displays it proudly. Sioux Falls is the most populated city in South Dakota. With a population of 123,975 this is the most populated area in the whole entire state.
             When you think of a strong Indian tribe do you think of the Sioux? You should, the Sioux where probably the strongest Indian tribe in the whole nation. They had great warriors such as Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull. They also relied heavily on there knowledge of the land. This played a vital role in the battles with the settlers.
             They had the most memorable battle of the whole nation at this time.


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1. Sitting Bull and The Sioux Nation

... was so proud of his son that he gave his son a new name. At "Many Caches," Hunkesi's was given the new name Tatanka-Iyotanka, which describes a buffalo bull sitting intractably on its haunches. The Sioux thought of the buffalo as a headstrong, stubborn creature. The name would be a perfect description for Sitting Bull throughout his life. In 1847, fifteen year old Sitting Bull displayed great ... Rice in present-day North Dakota, which was unsuccessful. In 1867 when the Sioux nation began losing respect and faith in the chiefs of its tribe, the need for a new chief to unite the entire Si...

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2. Sioux Indians

... , 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 family group that followed ... ...

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3. Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux

... an able leader. By age 40 Red Cloud was the recognized leader of the Bad Faces Oglala, and was hailed as a great chief of the Sioux by the white men. In the mid 1860's the discovery of gold in Montana and the opening of the Bozeman trail drastically increased the number of white settlers and miners traveling through Sioux country. The Indians resented this intrusion and began to attack wagon trains ... promoted peace with the white man among his people. In 1890, the last uprising of the Sioux took place on Wounded Knee Creek. The Sioux were fired up about reports of a "Messiah" walking ...

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4. Dance with Wolves and the Native Americans

... there people. During this time the captain began to learn more of the tribe and began to learn some of the Sioux language as well. These encounters made the captains interest grow and want to learn more about the Sioux. While the Sioux were there visiting the captain would ask questions so that he could learn the language. After a couple visit's the Sioux invited the captain to go visit them, ... and there the captain began to realize ... that native Americans were just like any other human being. The Sioux befriended the ... ...

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5. Sioux Wars

... of life. War has been going on among tribes for, as long as there have been people. Among the American Indians the Sioux were the most feared of all tribes, Probably because the Sioux were the largest tribe. The Sioux consisted of four main branches the Teton, Santee, Yankton, and the Yanktonaj. Those four branches were also broken up into different groups. Unlike modern wars these wars were fought ... war party to get revenge and he did. Some of the most famous battles in history were fought by the Sioux. The Grattan affair, the Minnesota uprising, the war for the Bozeman trail, The war...

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6. Sioux indians

... smaller tribal families made up the Sioux Indian nation. The Teton, or Lakota tribe was the largest of the three groups. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull both belonged to the Teton group. The Dakota tribe and Nakota tribes were the other two major divisions. There were many cultural and language differences between the three groups, but they all belonged to the Sioux family. In the 17th century, the Sioux consisted of small groups of ... Woodland peoples in the Mille Lacs region of present-day Minnesota. The Ojibwa people, who were their rivals, forced the Sioux to move to the buffalo range...

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7. The Plight Of The North American Indians

... sacred pipes. In their religious belief the Sioux made contact with their Supreme being "Wakanatanka Tunkasima by means of the Pipe." (Hoover 1988) The Yankton Sioux was the first tribes to meet passengers on the riverboats moving up the Missouri River. The famous explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made official contact with the leader of the Sioux in 1812, at the request if their government. The Yankton Sioux began trading furs and hides to ... the "white man" in exchange for blankets, tools, household ... ...

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8. Dakota Sioux Wars

... . Speaker Credibility Statement: After much research I have come to feel a deep sorrow for the Sioux people having their land stolen from them and all the misfortune that followed. It is hard to understand some other human beings lack the ability to feel compassion. IV. Thesis Statement: The Dakota Sioux War was an act of the Sioux people fighting for self-preservation. V. Preview: First, I will talk about what started ... the conflict; secondly I will cover the war and its battles, and finally the wars ending and its out come. Body I. First main point: What precipitated the conflict. A....

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9. The Ghost Dance Society of 1890

... tribes came from all over to participate in the Ghost Dance, including the Wichita and the Southern Cheyenne(Utter 27). Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe was the leader of the Ghost Dance. Sitting Bull was known as an outstanding warrior among the Sioux. Among the whites Sitting Bull was known as a "wild" Sioux. He is also the reason why many of the whites misinterpreted the Ghost Dance. Because Sitting Bull was associated with ... the Ghost Dance, the white people thought the Ghost Dance was a revolt(La Barre,233). When the Sioux began to dance the settlers panicked ... ...

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