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Kutchin | Chipewyan |
Beaver |
Stoney | Blackfoot |
Blood |
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Sioux
| Sarcee
The Sioux lived mainly along the headwaters of the
Mississippi River in the Dakotas, Idaho and Montana. The
were one of the largest and most powerful nations on the
plains and were constantly at war with their neighbours.
They got their name Sioux when the French first made
contact with them in 1640 and the Algonquin guides
travelling with the French called them Nadowessioux. The
four main groupings of the Sioux were the Winnebagoes,
the Assiniboines (who were slowly forming their own
identity), the Minnetaree and the Southern Sioux.
The Sioux depended upon the buffalo for their livelihood and like
many other nations on the plains, their lives were
greatly affected by the arrival of the horse in the
1600's. The Sioux migrated slightly throughout their
territories depending upon the time of year and where
the buffalo herds travelled to. |
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