Sioux

By Brenton Cox
 Sioux Divisions
• Lakota
• Dakota
• Nakota
Before 1650
 1650 to 1750

Missouri River
 1805
• Lakota Lived to the West
• Nakota Lived in the Central territory
• Dakota lived towards the East
 Lakota Bands
• Sihasapa,
• Oohenumpa,
• Miniconjou,
• Hunkpapa,
• Itazipco,
• Sicangu,
• Oglala.
 Food
• They were Hunters and Gatherers.
• Their Diet consisted of mainly Buffalo and
Wild Vegetables.
Shelter
• Tipis were made of long
wooden poles formed
into a cone shape, with
a buffalo hide covering.
• They would have a
“smoke hole” in the
centre to allow smoke
from a fire to escape.
 Travel
• Travois were pulled by
horses to transport
goods and supplies.
• Bullboats were
awkwardly shaped, but
watertight.
 Nakota Bands
• Ihanktonwan,
• Ihanktonwanna,
• Assiniboin.
 Dakota Bands
• Mdewankanton,
• Wahpekute,
• Sissetonwan,
• Wahpetonwan.
 Clothing
• Clothing was made from animal skins, mainly
buffalo hides.
 Dakota War of 1862
• One of the traders, Andrew Myrick, told them
that they were “free to grass or their own
dung”. After the attack on the trading post, he
was found dead, with his mouth stuffed full of
grass.
• 303 Dakota men were convicted of the crimes.
Although some were imprisoned, it made the
largest mass execution in US history.
The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August
19, 1862
 The Great Sioux War
• Fought between 1876 and 1877, beginning with the battle
for powder creek, and ending after the battle of Wolf
Mountain.

• Battle of Powder Creek

• Battle of the Rosebud
• Battle of the Little Bighorn
• Battle of Warbonnet Creek
• Battle of Slim Buttes
• Battle of Cedar Creek
• Dull Knife fight
• Wolf Mountain
 Battle of Powder River
• Began the Great Sioux War
• The Warriors held a defensive position to
allow the women and children to escape to
Sitting Bull’s and Crazy Horse’s camps
upstream.
• The Leading US general was suspended after
an embarrassing defeat, with only one native
killed and one wounded.
 The Battle of the Little Bighorn
• Also known as Custer’s last stand
• This was the most famous battle of the Sioux war, as
the Lakota and Cheyenne force won the battle in
close to an hour, with all of the US soldiers in
Custer's division dead.
• The Natives had a 3 to 1 advantage, however had
less firearms among them, and were not trained to
use them. Many of these warriors had never fought
in a battle previously like most of Custer’s force.
 Custer’s Last Stand

• This is an accurate depiction of “Custer's last

stand” on “Last Stand Hill”.
 The Battle of Wolf Mountain
• The final battle of The Great Sioux War, was fought in
the wolf mountains between the native combined
force led by Crazy Horse, against the US army led by
Nelson Miles.
• Concerned with the Winter, crazy Horse attempted
to negotiate peace, but the delegation was
murdered. It was revenge that drove this final battle.
• After the battle, Crazy Horse and some of the
survivors surrendered at Camp Robinson after
surviving a harsh winter
 Wolf Mountain
• In Most Aspects, this battle was a draw, with both sides only
losing three members; it proved a strategic victory for the US,
showing the Sioux that they were not safe from the army, and
that any further attacks would be futile.