Sioux (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota)
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Sioux (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota)

~170,000Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, EnglishSince 1300 CE

About the Sioux People

The Great Sioux Nation, comprising the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people, are renowned warriors and buffalo hunters of the Great Plains. Their spiritual traditions, including the Sun Dance, remain central to their cultural identity.

Cultural Traditions

Sun Dance
Vision Quest
Sweat Lodge
Buffalo Hunt

Historical Timeline

1868

Treaty of Fort Laramie

1876

Battle of Little Bighorn

1890

Wounded Knee Massacre