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Dakota Indian Divisions

     Early explorers usually distinguished these people into an Eastern or Forest and a Western or prairie division. A more complete and accurate classification, one which is also recognized by the people themselves, is the following:
1. Mdewakanton
2. Wahpeton
3. Wahpekute
4. Sisseton
5. Yankton
6. Yanktonai
7. Teton
each of which is again subdivided into bands and subbands. These seven main divisions are often known as "the seven council fires." The first four named together constitute the Isanyati, Santee, or eastern division, of which the Mdewakanton appear to be the original nucleus, and speak one dialect. Their home was in Minnesota prior to the outbreak of 1862. The Yankton and Yanktonai, the latter subdivided into ((I) Upper and (b) Hunkpatina or Lower, held the middle territory between Lake Traverse and Missouri river in east Dakota, and together spoke one dialect, from which the Assiniboin was an offshoot. The great Teton division, with its subdivisions, Upper and Lower Brulé, Oglala, Sans Arcs, Sihasapa or Blackfoot, Miniconjou, Oohenonpa or Two Kettle, Hunkpapa, etc., and comprising together more than half the nation, held the whole tribal territory west of the Missouri and spoke one dialect.
     The following are names of divisions, groups, or bands that are spoken of as pertaining to the Dakota. Some of these have not been identified; others are mere temporary geographical or local bands:

Black Tiger
Broken Arrows
Cascarba
Cazazhita
Chanshushka
Chasmuna
Cheokhba
Cheyenne Sioux
Congewichacha
Farmer's band
Fire Lodge
Flandreau Indians
Gens du Large
Grand Saux
Grey Eagle
Horheton
Late Comedu
Lean Bear
Long Sioux
Menostainenton
Micacoupsiba

White Eagle band
Minisha
Neecoweegee
Nehogatawonahs
Newastarton
Northern Sioux
Ocatamenetons
Ohalikaskatohyante
Oughetgeodatons
Oujatespouitons
Pehiptecila
Pineshow
Psinchaton
Psinoumanitons
Psinoutanhinhintons
Rattling Moccasin
Red Leg's band
Redwood
Shahsweentowahs
Sioux of the Broad Leaf

Sioux of the Des Moyan
Sioux of the East
Sioux of the Meadows
Sioux of the West
Sioux of the Woods
Sioux of the Lakes
Sioux of the River St Peter's
Souon
Star band
Talonapi
Tashunkeeota,
Tateibombu's band
Tatkannai
Ticicitan
Touchouasintons
Traverse de Sioux
Upper Sioux
Waktonila
White Cap Indians
Wiattachechah
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Handbook of American Indians, 1906

Index of Tribes or Nations

 

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