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Sihasapa

Sihasapa

9.9
A person who belongs to a Teton Sioux group from the western Dakotas
  • noun
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  • The tribe has a reservation in north-central South Dakota east of the Wyoming border, which represents four bands of the Lakota nation: Mnicoujou, Itazipco, Sihasapa, and Oohenumpa.

Examples

  • In the 1800s, many Sihasapa people gathered for the annual buffalo hunts on the Great Plains.

  • The Sihasapa, a division of the Lakota, have their roots deeply embedded in the western Dakotas.

  • The Sihasapa are known for their rich cultural traditions and history as part of the Teton Sioux nation.

Synonyms

Teton Sioux
vsSihasapa
9.4

A person from the western Sioux group of Native American people who live on the plains

is a member of a specific subdivision traditionally in western Dakotas
Teton Dakota
vsSihasapa
9.9

A person from a western Sioux group who lived on the Great Plains

is a smaller named division mainly located in western Dakotas

Surface Forms

Sihasapa singular
Sihasapas plural

Etymology

The word Sihasapa comes from the Lakota language and breaks into siha 'foot' and sápa 'black'. So it means 'Blackfoot' and is the name of a group of Teton Sioux who lived in the western Dakotas, which helps you remember it as the name of a people.