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1815 Treaty with the Blackfeet Sioux __ You will find the full text. - From Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition - http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_nation/1865_blackfeet_treaty.htm

American Indian Culture Research Center of the Dakotas ___Links to culture, spirituality, myths and more for the Lakota/Dakota nations and other peoples. - Text only - From the American Indian Culture Research Center - http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck ___A community profile with tribal statistics and demographics and a bit of information for such topics as history and economy. - Text only - From Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Inc. - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/fortpeck.htm

The Battle of Little Bighorn ___"An eyewitness account by the Lakota Chief Red Horse recorded... at the Cheyenne River Reservation, 1881. - Text only - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/six/bighorn.htm

Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876 ___First read the historic account of this important battle, then check out the report that follows. It was an interview given by a U.S. army scout with the Seventh Cavalry, George Herendon, who rode with Major Reno's command. - Illustrated - From EyeWitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm

Camping with the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher ___"This exhibit, sponsored by the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institution, provides a copy of Fletcher's field journal written during a visit to some Omaha, Ponca and Lakota camps in September and October 1881. The site also provides photographs of the participants, sketches by Fletcher, and a bibliography and links to related sites." - Illustrated - From the National Anthropological Archives - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fletcher/fletcher.htm
 
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe __ Official website of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. Overview of history, culture, current events, tribal services, law and more. - illustrated - From Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - http://www.sioux.org/ 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Community Profile ___Location, climate, education, and housing are some of the topics overviewed in this tribal profile. - Text only - From FEMA - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/cheyenne.htm

Constitution and Bylaws of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota __ Full text of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Lower Sioux Community as approved in 1936. - From University of Oklahoma Law Library - http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/minnsiouxcons.html

Dakota History and Culture ___An introduction to Dakota history and culture with a list of sources and suggested reading. This information wouldn't be of much use to elementary grades. - Illustrated - From Kevin L. Callahan, University of Minnesota - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5579/dakota.html

Dakota Exile ___This is the companion website to a television documentary by the same name. There are two pages of stills from the show and a history timeline. - illustrated - From Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. - http://www.ktca.org/dakota/

Dakota Tamakoce Singers ___A large library of traditional Dakota songs, plus information about Dakota culture and music. RealOne Player is required for the sound files. - Illustrated - From Richard Becker and Dakota Tamakoce Singers - http://drumhop.com/

Decline and Fall of the Sioux Nation ___Here's a depressing account of the Sioux Nation's fate in the last half of the nineteenth century. - Text only - From Richard Harter - http://home.tiac.net/~cri/1998/sioux.html

Ethnologue Report For Language DHG ___DHG is the code for the Dakota language. Learn its "alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, multilingualism of speakers, availability of the Bible, and other demographic and sociolinguistic information..." - Text only - From Ethnologue - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=DHG

Exhibit: Black Hills Treaty ___A scan, in three files, of the original 1868 treaty between the United States government and the Sioux. The document is shown in three parts, each large and a bit slow to load. - 1 image of Spotted Tail, a Brulé Sioux chief - From the National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/sioux.html

The Flag of the Oglala Sioux of Pine Ridge ___Following the image, you can learn some history of this people and read a rext description of the official tribal flag. As well, there is another flag image which presents a mystery to the webmaster. - Illustrated - From Don Healy - http://users.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/oglala.htm

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe ___A community profile with tribal statistics and demographics and a bit of information for such topics as history and economy. - Text only - From Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Inc. - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/flandrea.htm

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe ___Facts about the tribe, a brief paragraph about Chief Iron Nation and tourist information about the reservation are offered here. - Illustrated - From the South Dakota Office of Tourism - http://www.travelsd.com/history/sioux/santee.asp

Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux History ___"These web pages were orginally produced by Jim Turning Bear, Roxann Bighorn, Irvin Rising Sun, Terry Driscoll, Kirby Cobb, Mike Jetty, Sharon Lacey-Black, Jim and Alberta Miller, Christian Stryker, and Margie Loud Hawk at the Burns Telecommunication Center on the MSU Bozeman campus. Funding in part was provided by an NTIA TIIAP grant." Be prepared to settle in for a long, long time. Topics include chiefs and historic battles. There's a great timeline; click on highlighted and underlined text to access further information about the topic at hand. - Illustrated - From the James Turning Bear Collection - http://www.montana.edu/wwwfpcc/tribes/index.html

Games of Teton Dakota Children ___"This work describes a wide variety of games used by the Lakota. The games are classifed according to the age and genders of the participants." - Text only - From Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Creighton University -
http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/publications/dorsey/games_of_teton_dakota_children.htm

History Channel Exhibits: The Great Sioux Nation of the 19th Century __ An excellent site to introduce the Sioux people in all their splendor and complexity. "These were the people of the legendary Sitting Bull -- known as the "Sioux" or "enemy" among outsiders; "Lakota" or "people" among themselves. Perhaps best known for defeating General Custer in his famous Last Stand, the Sioux were a proud people with a rich heritage, and more than any other Indians, they embodied the romance of the unspoiled West." - illustrated - From The History Channel - http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/sioux/ 

Imaging and Imagining the Ghost Dance ___James Mooney's report describing the Ghost Dance during the years 1891-93. - Illustrated - From Thomas W. Kavanagh, Curator of Collections Mathers Museum, Indiana University - http://php.indiana.edu/~tkavanag/visualb.html

Indian Boyhood ___There is much to be learned about Sioux lifestyles, traditions and culture from this book of personal experiences, written by Dr. Charles Eastman. -From the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library -
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/EasIndi.html

An Indian Teacher Among Indians ___This is an on-line version of an article published in 1900 in the Atlantic Monthly, New York. - From the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library - http://tinyurl.com/644qo 

Lakota Astronomy ___Topics include vision quests, Medicine Wheels and "the Fallen Star." - Illustrated - From Paula Giese - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html

Lakota/Nakota/Dakota ___"The names the people we call Sioux have for themselves are the Lakota, Nakota or Dakota..." Learn the distinctions between the three names here. - Text only - From Karen Strom - http://www.hanksville.org/daniel/lakota/Lakota.html

Lakota Page ___The author of this article has broken down the Sioux Nation by division, groups and bands. - Text only - From Barbara Benge - http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/page6.html

Lakota Plants Page 01 ___"This electronic edition of Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Lakota Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People, in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota: A Study Based on Fr. Eugene Buechel's Collection of Plants of Rosebud around 1920, by Dilwyn R Roges is reproduced with permission of the Rosebud Educational Society, Inc. who retain copyright." Click on the arrows to move forward. For advanced students. - Text only - From the Rosebud Educational Society, Inc. - http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/publications/buechel/plants/buechel_plant_01.html

Lakota Symbolism ___There are three sections here. Under each section link you an see what its topics are. A click on any highlighted word or phrase takes you to further information about the topic at hand. - Text only -  From Lakota Rites, Ceremonies and Symbolism - http://www.elexion.com/lakota/rites/main2.html

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe ___A community profile with tribal statistics and demographics and a bit of information for such topics as history and economy. - Text only - From Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Inc. - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/lwrbrule.htm

Massacre at Wounded Knee ___"This page provides historical background, a primary source account of the massacre, as well as a map of the massacre itself and photographs." - Illustrated - From EyeWitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm

Old Indian Days ___In the dedication, the author, Dr. Charles Eastman, describes his book as "...Stories of the Old Indian Life, and especially of the Courageous and Womanly Indian Woman." - Text only - From the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/EasDays.html

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota __ What are you looking for? History? Photos? Other? You may well find it here. "The term "Sioux," short for "nadouessioux" or "little snakes," actually came from the Chippewa, a longtime foe. Over the years, it has been widely adopted. However, the people of the Great Sioux Nation prefer to be called Dakota, Lakota or Nakota, according to their language group." - illustrated - From tradecorridor.com/Rosebud Tourism Dept, USA - http://tradecorridor.com/rosebud/nation.htm 

Santee Sioux Nation ___A community profile with tribal statistics and demographics and a bit of information for such topics as history and economy. - Text only - From Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Inc. - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/santee.htm

Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska __ Official site of the Santee Tribe of Nebraska. You will find history, current events, points of interest, information about tribal leadership and a lot more. - illustrated - from Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska - http://www.santeedakota.org/
 
Sioux Heritage ___"Within this site you will discover outlets for speaking, studying and discussing the Lakhota Language as well as communities involving Lakhota History, Spirituality, Communication, Music, Art and Traditions." - Text only - From Lakhota.Com - http://www.lakhota.com/

Sioux Indians ___Location, name and affiliation, population, language and history are covered here in this online version of a 1912 encyclopedic article. Highlighted words lead to further information about the topic at hand.- Text only - From the Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14017a.htm

Sioux Nation - Lakota - Dakota - Nakota __ An excellent page about many aspects of the Sioux Nation. You will learn about how each "nation" is sub-divided into bands, their history and culture, where they live and find a good timeline of important dates in Sioux history. - illustrated - From Crystalinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/sioux.html

Sota Iya Ye Yapi ___"The website of the weekly newspaper of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (People) of the Lake Traverse Reservation." There is an excellent history and culture article. - Illustrated - From the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe - http://www.earthskyweb.com/sota.html

South Dakota Indian Tribes ___Links to information about the eight Sioux reservations in South Dakota. - 1 map - From Paula Giese - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/dakotas/sd.html

Spirit Lake Nation __ Official website of the Spirit Lake Nation. "The Spirit Lake Nation reservation was established by Treaty between the United States Government and the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Bands in 1867. the Reservation is located in East Central North Dakota. According to BIA Labor Force report as of 1998 there were 5,086 enrolled members of the Spirit Lake Tribe. - illustrated - From Spirit Lake Nation - http://www.spiritlakenation.com/

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe __ Official website of the Standing Rock Sioux. "The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe encompasses the bands of Hunkpapa and Black Feet of the Lakota Nation, and Hunkpatinas and Cuthead bands of the Yanktonias of the Dakota Nation. The Lakota Nation or Great Sioux Nation include Oglala, Brule, Minnecoujou, Hunpapa, Black Feet, Without Bows and Two Kettle. The Lakota Nation is a alliance called "Oceti Sakowin" or "Seven Council Fires..." - illustrated - From Standing Rock Nation - http://www.standingrock.org/
 
Treaties ___"This is a collection of treaties between the United States Government and Dakota and Lakota peoples. These treaties were compiled and edited in 1904 by Charles J. Kappler, LL.M., Clerk to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and published under the title: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, (Volume II), Washington, Government Printing Office." - Text only - From Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Creighton University - http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/index_treaties.html

Unit Six: Woskate ___"This is a collection of descriptions of various Lakota games based on previously published literature on the subject as well as information gathered from local Lakota scholars, particularly Max Blacksmith of Oglala, South Dakota. The book is designed for teaching Lakota culture on the reservation and contains Lakota terms for each of the games." - Text only - From Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Creighton University - http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/publications/onefeather/woskate.html

Welcome to the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place __ "The Reconciliation Place will be built on land that has been returned in trust to the Tribes of the Sioux Nation by Congress to build a place where all people can gather to work for better cultural understanding and improved justice. This breakthrough project has been in development for 14 years" Read about a place which is both a cultural center and a judicial center. - illustrated - From HPI and The Wakpa Sica Historical Society - http://www.wakpasica.org/index.html

Wounded Knee Site Index ___A look at the battle of Wounded Knee in the form of reports from various sources. You could be here quite awhile if you intend to read everything that's offered, including the Wizard of Oz connection. This is definitely a pro-Native website. - Text only - From Jordan S. Dill - http://www.dickshovel.com/WKmasscre.html

Yankton Sioux Tribe ___A community profile with tribal statistics and a bit of information for such topics as location, topography and climate. - Text only - From Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition, Inc. - http://www.mnisose.org/profiles/yankton.htm

 

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