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SIOUX INDIAN TRIBES
(THE GREAT SIOUX NATION)

Today there are 18 Sioux First Nations in Canada and 17 Tribes in the United States who are the descendants of the Ocheti Sakowin, or Sioux Nation.

The largest of the Sioux divisions, representing the majority of the Teton Sioux, are the Lakota of the Pine Ridge Reservation who number around 100,000. They reside near the Sacred Black Hills of South Dakota.

The Lakota, Nakota and Dakota Nations (also known as the Great Sioux Nation) descends from of the original inhabitants of North America and can be divided into three major linguistic and geographic groups: Lakota (Teton, West Dakota), Nakota (Yankton, Central Dakota) and Dakota (Santee, Eastern Dakota).

These groups are further divided into 7 bands which have many sub-divisions. Some of the most famous Indian chiefs come from the Sioux Nation, including Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, and Gall. Black Elk was a famous Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.




FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
State-recognized Indian tribes are not federally recognized; however, federally recognized tribes may also be state-recognized.

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Bands
    • Mnicoujou Band
    • Itazipco Band
    • Sihasapa Band (SiahSapakhcha, Sihasapa Sioux)
    • Oohenumpa Band

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota

  • The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe consists of the members of the Isanti and Ihanktowan divisions of the Great Sioux Nation. The Tribe was relocated to the reservation after Little Crow’s War in Minnesota originally designated reservation lands along the Missouri River recognized in a treaty with the United States was signed in 1863.

FIandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

  • The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is comprised primarily of descendents of "Mdewakantonwan", a member of the Isanti division of the Great Sioux Nation, and refer to themselves as Dakota.

Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre)

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota

  • The Kul Wicasa Oyate or Lower Brule Sioux Tribe are a Tribe of the Sicangu, or Burned Thighs, named the Brule’ by the French traders in the days prior to diplomatic relations with the United States government. The Kul Wicasa Oyate was originally designated reservation lands along the Missouri River recognized in a treaty with the United States signed on October 14, 1865. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe was further defined and the boundaries expanded by the Act of March 2, 1889 which identified all the reservations in present day North and South Dakota.

Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota (Mdewakanton Dakota )

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota

  • The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, or Upper Brules, along with the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) has always been known among the Lakota Nation as the Sicangu Oyate, the Burned Thighs.

Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska

  • First European contact with the Santee Sioux Tribe occurred around 1600 A.D.
  • Santee Bands
    • Mdewakantonwan (Mdewankton, MdewanTonwan, Medawakanton)
    • Sissetonwan
    • Wahepeton
    • Wahpekute
  • Pow Wows
    • Isanti Annual Traditional Wacipi, 2nd weekend of June

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake)

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota

  • Sisseton-Wahpeton Bands
    • Sisseton Band
    • Wahepeton Band (WahpeTon, WahpeTon Sioux)

Spirit Lake Tribe (formerly known as the Devil's Lake Sioux Tribe) (Federal Recognition ???)

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota

  • Standing Rock Bands
    • Lakota Nation (Lakota Sioux Indians)
      • Hunkpapa
      • Sihasapa (Black Feet Sioux)
    • Dakota Nation (Dakota Indians)
      • Yanktonias
        • Hunkpatinas
        • Cuthead Bands

Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

STATE RECOGNIZED TRIBES
(Not recognized by the Federal Governemnt)

Waccamaw-Siouan Development, North Carolina

UNRECOGNIZED TRIBES
(Petitions Pending)



DIVISIONS OF THE SIOUX NATION:

  • Middle - Yankton - Nakota
    • Yankton Ihanktonwan (Dwellers at the End)
      • Yankton Bands
        • Assiniboin Indians
        • Black Horn's, Black Moon's, Blue Bank Lake
        • Elk Horn's, End Village, Esantee
        • Ha Sazza's, Hasaohah's, Hasaza's, He Who Iflicts The First Wound's, Hohe Indians
        • Ihanktonwan, Ihnaktunwan, Ihnatunwanna, Ioway's, Isanti
        • Mde May To, Medicine Bear's, Monkaushka's, Morton
        • Nine's
        • Pah Baxah, Pejihutazizi, Prairie Island, Pretty Hawk's, Prior Lake
        • Rebels, Red Wing
        • Shokopee-Mdewankton, Sisseton, Strikes the Ree's, Struck By The Ree's
        • Takacon's, The Elk's, The Ioway's, The Trembling Heart's, Tinta Wita, Trees Marked Red, Turtle Mountain
        • Yankton Agency
    • Upper Yanktonai (Ihanktowanna-Little Dwellers at the End
      • The Yanktonias were a river plains people who did some farming as well as buffalo hunting.
    • Lower Yanktonai, living in SD, ND, and MT
      • Lower Yanktonai Bands
        • Lower Yankton
  • Eastern - Santee - Dakota
    • Mdewakantonwon (Spirit Lake People)
    • Wahpeton - Wahpetonwan (People Dwelling among the Leaves)
    • Wahpekute (Shooters Among the Leaves People)
    • Sisseton - Sissetonwan (People of the Fish Village(s)
  • Unclassified Sioux Bands (313 Bands - Some now extinct)
    • Afraid of His Horses', Akitchita, Akichita, Alberta Bands, Alexis, Alone's, American Horse's, Archie Eagle's, Assiniboin Indians
    • Bad Arms, Bad Bull's. Bad Faces, Bad Lookers, Bad Wound's, Bear, Bear Cap's, Bear Stop's, Bear's Cap's, Bear's Head's, Bear's Rib, Bearspaw's, Behansa, Big Bellies Lodge, Big Foot's, Big Legged Horses, Big Road's, Big Wound's, Birdtail Sioux, Black Bull's, Black Eagle's, Black Elk's, Black Footed Ones, Black Horn's, Black Kettle's, Black Moon's, Black Rock's, Black Shield's, Black Stone's, Blackfoot Sioux, Blue Coat's, Boil Their Dishes, Born In The Middle, Brave Heart Society, Break Their Own Customs, Broad Tail's, Broad Trail's, Broiled Meat People, Brown Thunder's, Brule Sioux, Buffalo Society, Bull Bear's, Bull Eagle's, Bull Moose's, Bull Society, Bull's Band, Burnt Thigh Sioux
    • Camp Next To Last, Canadian Sioux, Canoni Dakota, Cante Tinza Society, Chan Tonga Indians, Chanoni Dakota, Chante Tinza Society, Charles Eagle's, Chase The Tiger's, Cheyenne River I.R., Cheyene River Sioux, Chihaut, Colored Cloud's, Comes In Sight's, Conquering Bear's, Coweaters, Corn's, Crawler's, Crazy Bull's, Crazy Horse's, Crow Creek Reservation, Crow Feather, Crow Feathers', Crow Indians, Crow King's, Cuthead Sioux
    • Dakota Capot, Dakota Tipi F.N., Devil's Medicine Men, Dhegia Sioux, Dull Knife's, Dust Scatterers
    • Eagle's, Eagle's Body, Eagle Sitting Down's, Eat No Dogs, EehaSapa's, Enchanted Horse's, End Village
    • False Pride, Fast Beaer's, Fast Bull's, Feather Earrings', Fire Hear's, Fire White Man's, Fishing Station # 62A, Fishy Smell Village, Flying Bird's, Flying By's, Four Bear's, Four Horn's, Fox Society, Fresh Meat Necklace
    • Gall's, Garter Snake's, General Convention of Sioux YMCAs, Good Bear's, Good Bird's, Good Crow's, Grand River, Green Grass I.R., Grizzly Bear
    • Hai Wazi Cha's, Hairy Chin's, Haiwahzechah's, Half Breech Clout, Ham Eaters, Harold Little Crow's, Hawwanjetah's, He Dog's, Headmen's Lodge, High Bear's, Hinyete's, His High Horse's, HitsaipChone, Honcpappa Sioux, Hontpapa Sioux, Hump's, Huncpapa Sioux, Hunkpapa Sioux, Hurricane Bird's
    • IhankTonwan, IhankTunwan, IhankTunwanna, Ihoka Society, Indian Reservation # 62A, Inkapduta's, Iron Dog's, Iron Hawk's, Iron Horse's, Iron Point's, Iron Plume's, Iron Shield's, Isanyati Dakota, Isna's, Issati Indians, Itsaip Chone Itazipicola, Iyuptala Lodge
    • Jumping Creek
    • Kanghi Shtunpegnaka, Kanghishtunpegnaka, Kangi Yatpi's, Kettle, Kicking Bear's, Kill Eagle's, Kiyuksa, Koskadaka Okalakicye, Kuya Wincasta, Kuya Winchasta
    • La Corne Seule's, Lakoda Indians, Lame Deer's, Lazy Bear's, Le Beouf Assis', Leja Ga Datca, Little Bear's, Little Big Man's, Little Brave's, Little Bull's, Little Crow's, Little End Village, Little Hawk's, Little Knife's, Little Mountain's, Little Thunder's, Lodges at the End of the Camp Circle, Lone Dog's, Lone Horn's, Long Dog's, Long Horn's, Looking For The Enemy's, Loud Voiced Hawk's, Low Dog's, Lower Brule, Lower Sioux
    • M'Dawakon Tonwan, M'Dawakontonwan Mahghaska's, Mahpiyahdinape's, Mahpiya Dinape's, Mahpiya Luta's, Mahto, Maize's, Makes Room's, Maka To Chanchon's, Makoutepoels, Maskote Pwat, Mandan Indians, Manitoba Bands, Maple Tree's, Mato Chicha's, Mato Inapa's, Mato Topa's, MatoEenahpa's, Matotchica's, Maukautojannon's, MautoTopa's, Medicine Bear's, Medicine Man's, Mina Sala's, MiniCan-Hinyoujou Sioux, MiniKaynes, Miniconjou Sioux, MiniKayawozupi, MiniKoozu, Minnecoug Sioux, Minnecoujou Sioux, Minniconjou Sioux, Minnieonzon's, Miwatani Lodge, Mnikoozu, Mnikowoju, Mnisa's, Moccasin Top's, Moon Comes Up's, Moose Woods, Mystery Lake
    • Nakoda Indians, Nakota, Nation of the Boeuf, Neecawweegee, Nichawigi, Nightcloud, Nine's, No Neck's
    • Oak Lake, Oak River, Oconoma, Ogalala Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Oglalahcha, Ojalespoitans, Okandada, Okondada, Old Bear Cap's, Old Bear's, Old Bull's, Old Lone Horn's, Old One Horn's, Old Skin Necklace, Olepi's, One Bull's, One Horn's, Onze-Sansan, OoheNumpa, Oowesichan's, Owesichan's
    • Patriarch Crow's, Paul, Peta's, Pine Ridge I.R., Pinto Bear's, Capot Sioux, Portage La Prairie I.R. # 8A, Prairie Sioux, Pretty Bear's, Pretty Hawk's, Prince Albert, Pta Lodge, Pta Sapa's
    • Red Bear's, Red Bull's, Red Cloud's, Red Dog's, Red Fish's, Red Hand's, Red Horn's, Red Horse's, Red Leaf's, Red Lodge, Red Shirt's, Red Water, Red Water's, River That Flies, Roman Nose's, Rosebud I.R., Round Plain Sioux, Running Antelope's
    • Sanona Sioux, Sans Arcs, Sans Arcs Sioux, Santee Sioux, Saskatchewan Bands, Saskatoon, Scatters One's Own Shell Ear Pendant, Shell Earrings, Shiyo Sioux, Short Bull's, Shooters Among The Leaves, Short Hair, Si Chun Goo, Sicangu, Sichangu, SinsinTunwan, Sioux, Sioux of the Lakes, Sioux of The Prairies, Sioux of The River of St. Peter's, Sioux I.R., Sioux Reservation, Sioux Valley, Sioux YMCA, Sitting Bull The Good's, Sitting Bull's, Sitting Bull's Soldiers, Sitting Eagle's, Siyo, Sleepy Kettle, Smoke's, Snake's, Sore Backs, Spirit Lake, Spirit Lake Village, Spotted Bear's, Spotted Eagle's, Spotted Elk's, Spotted Tail's,Stabber's, Standing Buffalo Dakota Band, Standing Buffalo I.R. # 78, Standing Bull's, Standing Bull Moose's, Standing Elk's, Standing Rock Agency, Stone Dog's, Storm Bird's, Strikes The Ree's, Striped Ground Snake's, Strong Hand's, Swan's, Sweat's, Sweet Bird's
    • Ta Coropa, Ta Sunke Kopipapi's, Ta Tanka Lodge, Ta Tanka Nazin's, Tacohiropapais, Tacoropa, Tatanka I'Yotanka's, Tatanka Nazin's, Tatanka Yotanka's, Tayhan Nakota, Teton Sioux,The Cuts, The Man Who Crawls, The Minnicojou's, The One That Runs the Ree's, The One Who Kills the White Man's, They Come From The Sunrise, They Throw Things Inside, Those Who Carry Bad Bows, Those Who Wear Crow Feathers In Their Hair, Thunder Hoop's, TiTonwan Dakota, TiyaTonwan Dakota, To Plant By The Stream, Touch The Sky's, True Oglala, Tschantoga Indians,Turtle Mountain Two Arrow's, Two Boilings, Two Eagle's, Two Kettle Sioux
    • Uncapapa Sioux, Upper Sioux
    • Wacape's, Wachape's, Wagimaza's, Wagmiza's, Wahin Numpa's, WahpeKute, Wambdi Sapa's, Wamdisapa's, Wamnughaoin, Wanapin's, Waterspout's, Wazaza, Welcome's, Whirlwind's, Whirlwind Bear's, White Bear That Goes Out's, White Bull's, White Cap's, White Dog's, White Eagle's, White Feet's, White Hollow Horn's, White Horse Riders Society, White Thunder's, Whitecap's, WiciYela Dakota, WichiYela Dakota, William Eagle's, William Little Crow's, WitanHantahipi, WitanTanpi, Without Bows, Wood Mountain, Wood Mountain F.N., Wounded Knee I.R.
    • Yaha Sapa's, Yankton Sioux, Yanktonai Sioux, Yellow Black Fox's, Yellow Dog's, Yellow Eagle's, Young Man Afraid of His Horses'
    • Zuzuecha's

Other Sioux Tribes

  • SEE ALSO - CANADIAN SIOUX BANDS:
    • Birdtail Sioux, Dakota Plains, Dakota Tipi, Oak Lake, Oak River, Portage La Prairie I.R. # 8A, Moose Woods, Sioux Valley, Standing Buffalo, Wahpeton, Wood Mountain


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