Siouan Family, Siouan Tribe, Sioux Tribe. The most populous linguistic family North of Mexico, next to the Algonquian. The name is taken from a ‘term applied to the largest and best known tribal group or confederacy belonging to the family, the Sioux or Dakota, which, in turn, is an abbreviation of Nadowessioux, a French corruption
Official web site of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe including tribal, cultural, community, programs, education, history, laws, and news information affecting the Lakota Nation of South Dakota. Web site in English and Lakota languages.
Facts and Information about the Great Plains Indian Tribe known as the Sioux. Including one of the most famous Native American chiefs of all time; Sitting Bull.