The Siouan Indians | Page 3

Teton or Ti��-ton-wan ("Prairie dwellers"), comprising--
a. Brul�� or Si-tcan��-xu ("Burnt thighs "), including Upper Brul��, mostly on Rosebud reservation, South Dakota, and Lower Brul��, on Lower Brul�� 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. Hu?kpapa ("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. Itscheabin�� ("Les gens des filles"=Girl people?). B. Jatonabin�� ("Les gens des roches"=Stone people); apparently the leading band. C. Otopachguato ("Les gens du large"=Roamers?). D. Otaopabin�� ("Les gens des canots"=Canoe people?). E. Tschantoga ("Les gens des bois"=Forest people). F. Wat��pachnato ("Les gens de l'age"=Ancient people?). G. Tanintauei ("Les gens des osayes"=Bone people). H. Ch��bin ("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 P��-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-tca?-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 the latter name their common appellation seems to be a corruption); on Fort Berthold reservation, North Dakota, comprising in 1804 (according to Lewis and Clark(15)) three villages--
a. Matootonha. b. Rooptahee. c. ----------(Eapanopa's village).
6. Hidatsa
A. Hidatsa (their own name, the meaning of which is uncertain, but appears to refer to a traditional buffalo