Sioux
Sioux
Sioux
Location
Mostly lived in the great plains of Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota
Tribal territories spread across North and
South Dakota
Governmental Structure
The tribes were made of many villages and each tribe had a council.
Each tribe had a chief and the jobs were given to smaller groups of people,
they did this so that one group does not have to much power.
The top council was the Seven Fires Council and they made all the decisions
for the Sioux Nation.
The Seven Fires Council was made up of all 7 tribe leaders
Today they live on reservations and each reservation has its own Tribal
Council.
The council chairperson has a similar job as the chiefs olden times and they
also help make decisions for all of the Sioux People.
US government relationship
The Sioux relations with the US government was a bumpy ride. Since the end of
the war of 1812, the sioux were split by loyalty for the british and loyalty for the
US. This lead to the us making treaties to win over the british side. One treaty
was the Sioux treaty of 1876, which gave them a nice reservation of land called
black hill. At least until us soldiers showed up and fought with the Sioux until
they confiscated it a year later, and the land is still up for debate.
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/sioux-treaty/
Religious Beliefs
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They believed that animals, plants and humans all came from one source:
Mother Earth.They also believed that although each creature, including humans,
had its own spirit, or "wakan," this spirit came from one universal source: the
Great Spirit, or Wakan Tanka. Wakan Tanka is manifest in every aspect of the
universe.
http://classroom.synonym.com/religious-beliefs-ceremonies-sioux-tribe-7671.html
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/205547170463242025/
Culture
Music- Music plays a big
role in the sioux indians
tribe.They use music to
ceremonial purposes,
recreation, expression, and
healing. They mostly use
percussion instruments in
there music but the most
important part in there
music is their voice.
Culture- http://www.
history.
com/topics/nativeamericanhistory/nativeamericancultures/videos/thelast-of-the-sioux#
American Horse
Big Mouth
Crow Dog
Red Cloud - Chief famous for role in Red Clouds War
Sitting Bull - Chief famous for role in the Battle of Little Big Horn; most
famous of all Sioux chiefs
Tipi Sapa - an Episcopal priest and a leader of the Yankton band of the
Nakota Nation
Young Man Afraid Of His Horses - chief who participated in Red Clouds War