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{i} Kuzey amerika kızılderilisi
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{i} Siyu
English - English
The group of languages spoken by the Sioux
Name applied to various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains
{i} group of North American Indian peoples that inhabited the area between Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains, Dakota; member of the Sioux peoples; any of a number of Siouan languages spoken by the Sioux
or Dakota or Lakota Any of a number of North American Plains Indian peoples living mostly in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska, U.S. They comprise the Santee (Eastern Sioux), Yankton, and Teton (Western Sioux), each of which in turn has lesser divisions (e.g., Blackfoot, Oglala). Their languages belong to the Siouan language stock. The name Sioux is a French derivation of an Ojibwa name for "enemy" or "snake." They call themselves Dakota, meaning "Friend." In the 17th century the Sioux lived in the area around Lake Superior, but attacks from the Ojibwa drove them west into Minnesota. They adopted a Plains way of life, hunting buffalo, living in tepees, emphasizing valour in warfare, and practicing the sun dance. Sioux women were skilled at porcupine-quill and bead embroidery. The Sioux were resolute in resisting white incursions. In 1862, white treaty violations led the Santee to mount a bloody uprising under Little Crow; after their defeat, they were forced onto reservations in South Dakota and Nebraska. Serious fighting between U.S. troops and the Yankton and Teton Sioux in the 1860s and '70s culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, a great Indian victory. Eventually, however, the Sioux surrendered and were forced onto reservations. In 1890 the Ghost Dance religion inspired many Sioux to take up arms, leading to the massacre at Wounded Knee. The Sioux number about 75,000. See also Sitting Bull. Sioux Falls Dakota River North Dakota South Dakota
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

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Sioux City
A city of northwest Iowa on the Missouri River near the South Dakota-Nebraska border. It is a shipping and processing center for an agricultural and livestock area. Population: 80,505
Sioux Falls
A city of southeast South Dakota near the Minnesota border. First settled c. 1856, it was abandoned in 1862 and reestablished as a military post in 1865. It is now the largest city in the state. Population: 100,814. City (pop., 2000: 123,975), southeastern South Dakota, U.S. Founded in 1857, the area was abandoned in 1862 following an Indian uprising. With the establishment of Fort Dakota on the site in 1865 the settlers gradually returned. Sioux Falls is the state's largest city, and it is a commercial and financial centre in a livestock-farming region, with one of the largest livestock markets in the U.S. Nearby was one of the world's first commercial nuclear power plants, decommissioned in 1967. The Earth Resource Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center is located in the city
sioux city
a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
sioux falls
largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
sioux state
North Dakota; a nickname
Big Sioux River
A river rising in northeast South Dakota and flowing about 676 km (420 mi) southward, partly along the South Dakota-Iowa border, to the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
Little Sioux River
A river rising in southwest Minnesota and flowing about 356 km (221 mi) generally southwest to the Missouri River in northwest Iowa
big sioux river
a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
little sioux river
a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa
sioux

    Hyphenation

    Sioux

    Turkish pronunciation

    su

    Pronunciation

    /ˈso͞o/ /ˈsuː/

    Etymology

    () A shortening of French Nadouessioux, from Ottawa naatowessiwak (“little snake”), which could refer to the massasauga (Sistrurus catenus), a small rattlesnake.
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