They were agriculturalists and may have been part of the Mound Builder civilization during the 9th–12th centuries CE. Siouan language speakers may have originated in the lower Mississippi River region and then migrated to or originated in the Ohio Valley. History Scenes of battle and horse raiding decorate a muslin Lakota tipi from the late 19th or early 20th century More recent activists include Russell Means from the Oglála. Notable Lakota persons include Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake ( Sitting Bull) from the Húnkpapȟa, Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya ( Touch the Clouds) from the Miniconjou, Heȟáka Sápa ( Black Elk) from the Oglála, Maȟpíya Lúta ( Red Cloud) from the Oglála, Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla ( Billy Mills) from the Oglála, Tȟašúŋke Witkó ( Crazy Horse) from the Oglála and Miniconjou, and Siŋté Glešká ( Spotted Tail) from the Brulé.

Mnikȟówožu (Miniconjou, 'Plant Near Water', Planters by the Water).Húŋkpapȟa (Hunkpapa, 'End Village', Camps at the End of the Camp Circle).The seven bands or 'sub-tribes' of the Lakota are: They speak Lakȟótiyapi-the Lakota language, the westernmost of three closely related languages that belong to the Siouan language family. Their current lands are in North and South Dakota.

Also known as the Teton Sioux (from Thítȟuŋwaŋ), they are one of the three prominent subcultures of the Sioux people, with the Eastern Dakota (Santee) and Western Dakota (Wičhíyena). The Lakota (pronounced Lakota: Lakȟóta/Lakhóta) are a Native American people. Other Sioux peoples ( Santee, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Yankton, Yanktonai) Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man, c.

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