The Siouan Indians | Page 3

Yanktonai, or Huñkpatina ("Campers at the horn [or
end of the camping circle]"), mostly on Crow Creek reservation, South
Dakota, with some on Standing Bock reservation, North Dakota, and

others on Fort Peck reservation, Montana.
F. Teton or Ti´-ton-wan ("Prairie dwellers"), comprising--
a. Brulé or Si-tcan´-xu ("Burnt thighs "), including Upper Brulé, mostly
on Rosebud reservation, South Dakota, and Lower Brulé, on Lower
Brulé reservation, in the same state, with some of both on Standing
Rock reservation, North Dakota, and others on Fort Peck reservation,
Montana. b. Sans Arcs or I-ta´-zip-tco ("Without bows"), largely on
Cheyenne reservation, South Dakota, with others on Standing Rock
reservation, North Dakota. c. Blackfeet or Si-ha´-sa-pa ("Black-feet"),
mostly on Cheyenne reservation, South Dakota, with some on Standing
Eock reservation, North Dakota. d. Minneconjou or Mi´-ni-ko´-o-ju
("Plant beside the stream"), mostly on Cheyenne reservation, South
Dakota, partly on Rosebud reservation, South Dakota, with some on
Standing Rock reservation, North Dakota. e. Two Kettles or O-o´-he
non´-pa ("Two boilings"), on Cheyenne reservation, South Dakota. f.
Ogalala or O-gla´-la ("She poured out her own"), mostly on Pine Ridge
reservation, South Dakota, with some on Standing Rock reservation,
North Dakota, including the Wa-ja´-ja ("Fringed") gens on Pine Ridge
reservation, South Dakota, and Loafers or Wa-glu´-xe ("Inbreeders"),
mostly on Pine Ridge reservation, with some on Rosebud reservation,
South Dakota. g. Huñkpapa ("At the entrance"), on Standing Rock
reservation, North Dakota.
Asiuiboin ("Cook-with-stones people" in Algonquian), commonly
called Nakota among themselves, and called Hohe ("Rebels") by the
Dakota; an offshoot from the Yanktonnai; not studied in detail during
recent years; partly on Fort Peck reservation, Montana, mostly in
Canada; comprising in 1833 (according to Prince Maximilian)(8)--
A. Itscheabiné ("Les gens des filles"=Girl people?). B. Jatonabinè ("Les
gens des roches"=Stone people); apparently the leading band. C.
Otopachguato ("Les gens du large"=Roamers?). D. Otaopabinè ("Les
gens des canots"=Canoe people?). E. Tschantoga ("Les gens des
bois"=Forest people). F. Watópachnato ("Les gens de l'age"=Ancient
people?). G. Tanintauei ("Les gens des osayes"=Bone people). H.
Chábin ("Les gens des montagnes"=Mountain people).

2. ¢egiha ("People Dwelling here")(9)
A. Omaha or U-man-han ("Upstream people"), located on Omaha
reservation, Nebraska, comprising in 1819 (according to James)(10)--
a. Honga-sha-no tribe, including--
1. Wase-ish-ta band. 2. Enk-ka-sa-ba band. 3. Wa-sa-ba-eta-je ("Those
who do not touch bears") band. 4. Ka-e-ta-je ("Those who do not touch
turtles") band. 5. Wa-jinga-e-ta-je band. 6. Hun-guh band. 7. Kon-za
band. 8. Ta-pa-taj-je band.
b. Ish-ta-sun-da ("Gray eyes") tribe, including--
1. Ta-pa-eta-je band. 2. Mon-eka-goh-ha ("Earth makers") band. 3.
Ta-sin-da ("Bison tail") band. 4. Ing-gera-je-da ("Red dung") band. 5.
Wash-a-tung band.
B. Ponka ("Medicine"?), mostly on Ponca reservation, Indian Territory,
partly at Santee agency, Nebraska. C. Kwapa, Quapaw, or U-{~LATIN
SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a´-qpa ("Downstream people," a
correlative of U-man´-han), the "Arkansa" of early writers, mostly on
Osage reservation, Oklahoma, partly on Quapaw reservation, Indian
Territory. D. (D) Osage or Wa-ca´-ce ("People"), comprising--
a. Big Osage or Pa-he´-tsi ("Campers on the mountain"), on Osage
reservation, Indian Territory. b. Little Osage or U-{~LATIN SMALL
LETTER TURNED T~}se{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED
H~}´-ta ("Campers on the lowland,") on Osage reservation, Indian
Territory. c. San-{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED
T~}su´-{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢in(11) ("Campers
in the highland grove") or "Arkansa band," chiefly on Osage
reservation, Indian Territory.
E. Kansa or Kan´-ze (refers to winds, though precise significance is
unknown; frequently called Kaw), on Kansas reservation, Indian
Territory.

3. {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}{~LATIN SMALL LETTER
OPEN O~}iwe´re ("People of this place")
A. Iowa or Pá-qo-tce ("Dusty-heads"), chiefly on Great Nemaha
reservation, Kansas and Nebraska, partly on Sac and Fox reservation,
Indian Territory. B. Oto or Wa-to´-ta ("Aphrodisian"), on Otoe
reservation, Indian Territory. C. Missouri or Ni-u´-t'a-tci (exact
meaning uncertain; said to refer to drowning of people in a stream;
possibly a corruption of Ni-shu´-dje, "Smoky water," the name of
Missouri river); on Otoe reservation, Indian Territory.
4. Winnebago
Winnebago (Algonquian designation, meaning "Turbid water people"?)
or Ho-tcañ-ga-ra ("People of the parent speech"), mostly on Winnebago
reservation in Nebraska, some in Wisconsin, and a few in Michigan;
composition never definitely ascertained; comprised in 1850 (according
to Schoolcraft(12)) twenty-one bands, all west of the Mississippi, viz.:
a. Little Mills' band. b. Little Dekonie's band. c.
Maw-kuh-soonch-kaw's band. d. Ho-pee-kaw's band. e.
Waw-kon-haw-kaw's band. f. Baptiste's band. g. Wee-noo-shik's band.
h. Con-a-ha-ta-kaw's band. i. Paw-sed-ech-kaw's band. j. Taw-nu-nuk's
band. k. Ah-hoo-zeeb-kaw's band. l. Is-chaw-go-baw-kaw's band. m.
Watch-ha-ta-kaw's band. n. Waw-maw-noo-kaw-kaw's band. o.
Waw-kon-chaw-zu-kaw's band. p. Good Thunder's band. q.
Koog-ay-ray-kaw's band. r. Black Hawk's band. s. Little Thunder's
band. t. Naw-key-ku-kaw's band. u. O-chin-chin-nu-kaw's band.
5. Mandan
Mandan (their own name is questionable; Catlin says they called
themselves See-pohs-kah-nu-mah-kah-kee, "People of the
pheasants;"(13) Prince Maximilian says they called themselves
Numangkake, "Men," adding usually the name of their village, and that
another name is Mahna-Narra, "The Sulky [Ones]," applied because
they separated from the rest of their nation;(14) of