SIOUX INDIANS

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?

• They Came From Asia About 30,000 Years Ago
• They Started to Live in the Dakotas
• They Got Territory in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Montana.

Basic Information

• Sioux Literally Means 'Little Snake'
• They Have Jet Black Hair
• Spanish Introduced Horses to them in the 1500s.
• The Tribes had Various Aspects of Life, such as; War, Civil Rules, and Medicine Men.
• Chiefs Demonstrated Strong Warrior Skills

BASIC INFORMATION CONT.

• In 1860s The Fight Over Land Became Complicated.
• Sioux Indians battled White Men in Order to Keep Their Land.
• U.S. Government Signed a Treaty to Keep Their Land to Keep a Portion of Their Land.
• The Gold Rush took place and It Was Located on Sioux Land.
• Sioux Lands Later on Traveled to the Dakotas to Get Away From Them.

WHAT KIND OF TRIBES?

• Mdewakanton
• Sisseton
• Teton, Wahpekute
• Wahpeton, Yankton
• and Yanktonai

MYTHS OF SIOUX

• The Rabbit and The Elk
• The Rabbit and The Bear With The Flint Body

CURRENT DAY INFORMATION

• They Are Currently Poor
• They Fought Against The American Government and Lost in 1800s.
• The Government took Their Children.
• In 2007, they wanted their land back and it was later called the Republic of Lakota.