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« The Sioux tribe The origin of the word “sioux” Hello, my name is Wakanda which means «Inner Magical Power» .I belong to the Sioux tribe.The word sioux comes from.

“natowessiwak” which means “the people of the serpent river”.Indeed , the Mississippi crosses our territory. Later , it became the little snakes translated by Nadouessioux and later shortened in sioux .

The Sioux are nicknamed the people of the 7 fires of the Council (Outi sakoyin oyate) Can you please describe the beginning Chumani (“ Dew Drop”)? Their story A very long time ago (at least 10,000 years !) we could move from one continent to another in certain places. The first nations were spread across the entire North American continent. We favored the plains.

We follow the migration of the bison that we hunt. Our history and the conflicts At the begining We lived in the central valley of the Mississippi and the Great Lakes.

Then we moved west in the great plains.

The history of the Sioux is marked by many conflicts with settlers, gold prospectors and the United States Army.We went through well-known events like the Battle of Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. Reservatios and data about us Now, We live on reservations..We speak the siouan which is the 5th most spoken indigenous language in the United States and Canada. .Today, The Sioux have reservations which extend over 3000 squares miles .In particular the best known is the Indian reserve of Pin Riedge who is the 2nd largest in the United States.

This reserve.

Has 40,000 members.

100,000 sioux.

Lives in total in the United States and 10 000 in Canada Our traditions At home we do not cultivate the land, we regularly change camps to follow the migration of the bison We settle in the same places according and are very organized! Teepees or wigwams are lightweight and can be set up and taken down very quickly. At the camp, women take care of all the domestic tasks Why don't men participate in all these tasks? because in the event of an attack by another clan, men must be able to react very quickly! Advice When someone in the clan needs it, a council is set up.

the wise men make their decision but no one is obliged to.... »