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The Sioux originated around the area of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, but with the advent of the horse their population exploded and they expanded west through Minnesota and into the Dakotas and the plains. The Sioux were an aggressively expansionist tribe who supplanted and warred with nearly every other tribe they encountered as they displaced other tribes ever further westward or southward. This expansion was made possible by the horse. Prior to the horse, Native Americans could not easily survive as nomads on the open plains. Along the way they split off into a bunch of sub-tribes such as the Assiniboin ... but today are largely identifiable as grouped into three distinct dialects, the Nakota, the Lakota and the Dakota. Same people, but three different accents.
The Great Sioux Nation is comprised of three major divisions.
The Santee lived in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and northern Iowa.
The The Yankton and Yanktonai lived in the region near the Minnesota River in Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota.
The Lakota lived in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and in Sasketchewan and Manitoba in Canada.
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Dakota-Lakota-Nakota speakers lived in the upper Mississippi Region in present day Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. Conflicts with Anishnaabe and Cree peoples pushed the Lakota west onto the Great Plains in the mid- to late-17th century.
Around 1730 they got horses from the Cheyenne.
By about 1750-60 they had moved to the east bank of the Missouri River. The Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa villages prevented them from crossing the Missouri until the smallpox epidemic of 1772-1780 killed 3/4 of these tribes. The Lakota then crossed the river into the High Plains. In 1776, they defeated the Cheyenne in the Black Hills, who had earlier taken the region from the Kiowa.The Cheyenne then moved west to the Powder River country, and the Lakota made the Black Hills their home. This is a much simpified history.
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The address of the Sioux City Public Library is: 529 Pierce St, Sioux City, 51101 1203
Where is the Sioux County Library in Fort Yates located?
The address of the Sioux County Library is: 300 Second Ave, Fort Yates, 58538 0029
Who lived in Sioux tepees?
Sioux Indians
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A Sioux chief would be the leader of a tribe among the many tribes of the great Sioux nation. There was many chiefs among the Sioux nations across North America.
Where are the Sioux Falls?
Siux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen are all located in the US state of South Dakota.
Where is The University of Sioux Falls located?
The University of Sioux Falls is located in the state of South Dakota.
What part was the Sioux located in North Dakota and South Dakota?
The Sioux were and are located in all areas of North Dakota and South Dakota.
Where is the Sioux Rapids Memorial Library in Sioux Rapids located?
The address of the Sioux Rapids Memorial Library is: 215 2Nd St, Sioux Rapids, 50585 0445
Where is the Sioux Center Public Library in Sioux Center located?
The address of the Sioux Center Public Library is: 102 S Main Ave, Sioux Center, 51250 1801
Where is the Sioux City Public Museum in Sioux City Iowa located?
The address of the Sioux City Public Museum is: 607 4Th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101-1634
Where is the Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association in Sioux Rapids Iowa located?
The address of the Sioux Rapids Area Historical Association is: Box 21, Sioux Rapids, IA 50585
Which state are the Black Hills and Sioux Falls located in?
The Black Hills and the city of Sioux Falls are both located in the US state of South Dakota.
Where is the Sioux Empire Medical Museum in Sioux Falls South Dakota located?
The address of the Sioux Empire Medical Museum is: 1305 W 18Th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Where is the Little Sioux Historic Preservation Association in Little Sioux Iowa located?
The address of the Little Sioux Historic Preservation Association is: 1354 125Th St, Little Sioux, IA 51545-5017
Where is the South Sioux City Public Library in South Sioux City located?
The address of the South Sioux City Public Library is: 2121 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux City, 68776 3031
What state is Sioux City in?
Sioux City is located in the state of Iowa, in the United States.
