Lakota
Land:The Dakota Nation includes the native peoples who once lived in
the northern forests and along the upper Mississippi River in northern
Minnesota. In time, the Dakota Nation divided into three groups (Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota),
each moving in different directions but still maintaining close ties to one
another.
The Lakota are one division of the Dakota Nation, also known as
the Western Dakota or Teton. When the Dakota Nation split into three main
groups, the Lakota moved from northern Minnesota to the plains north of the
Black Hills to the Platte River, and westward into present day Colorado,
Wyoming, and Montana. Known as the great buffalo hunters of the west, the
Lakota are the largest division of the Dakota Nation.
The Lakota were the first of the Dakota to leave the forest.
They headed out west and lived a migratory
life, following the buffalo they needed for food, clothing, and shelter. Even
though they ranged far from their Minnesota homeland, they still brought back
furs to trade into southern Minnesota each summer.
The Lakota consist of seven main bands today:
Sihasapa- Reservations at: Cheyenne River, Standing
Rock
Oohenumpa- Reservation at: Cheyenne River
Miniconjou- Reservation at: Cheyenne River
Hunkpapa- Reservation at: Standing Rock
Itazipco- Reservation at: Cheyenne River
Sicangu- Reservation at: Rosebud
Oglala- Reservation at: Pine Ridge
 Lakota People Lakota History
Links
Lakhota.com
Lakota Language Consortium
Dakota/Lakota Language Lessons
Lakota Country Times
References:
Minnesota Historical Society
1970 The Dakota or Sioux.
Gopher Historian Leaflet Series Number 5. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical
Society.
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