Indigenous Americans:The Sioux

 Sioux or Dakota,is a confederation of Native North American triboe,the dominant group of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock,which is divided into several separate branches. The Sioux,or Dakota,consisted of seven tribes in three major divisions:

Wahpekute,Mdewakantonwan,Wahpetonwan and Sisitonwan(who together formed the Santee or Eastem division,sometimes referred to as the Dakota): the lhanktonwan or Yankton, and the lhanktonwana or Yankton, and the lhanktonwana or yanktonai(who together formed the middle divison,sometimes referred to as the Nakota): and the Titonwan or Teton(who together formed the Westen divison,sometimes referred to as the Lakota).The Tetons,originally a single band,divided into seven sub-bands after the move to the plains.These seven sub-bands include the Hunkpapa, Sihasapa(oe Blackfoot),and Oglala.