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nouna member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
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- dakota a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
- custer United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
- lakota a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
- santee a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
- teton a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains
- brule a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- hidatsa a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
- two kettle a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
- siouan language a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
- santee dakota a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux