The Lakota language added the word "tepee" to the American vocabulary. The tribe was not the only people interested in settling the west, though. Soon after, white American and European pioneers started to pass through and encroach on the lands. The first of many treaties was signed in 1851...
Cochise (Native American boy name)–“Wood” or “warrior chief of the Chiricahua Apache”; pronounced as “koh-cheese” Dakota (Native American unisex name; pronounced as “dah-koh-tah” and can also be spelled as “Dakoda” or “Lakota”) –“Ally,”“friend,” or “fuse together”;...
Their language is part of the Lutumanian linguistic group. Around 1800 they broke away from the Lulacas because of an argument about tribute to the chief. Chief Moadacus led his new tribe to the area near Lost River. See Native American Languages. CAPTAIN JACK'S MEN Boston Charley Boston ...
With a name in his native Lakota language, Thasuka Witko, which literally means “His-Horse-is-Crazy,” this Native American was actually born with the name: “Cha-O-Ha.” In Lakotan, it means “In the Wilderness,” and he was often called Curly due to his hair. In the Great Sioux...
A Native American code talker from World War II, Wolf Guts helped defeat Axis forces by transmitting strategic military messages in his native language, which the Japanese and Germans couldn’t translate. “He’s the last surviving code talker from the whole (Lakota) nation. It’s going to ...
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While you won’t have any trouble finding a way to learn Spanish, French, or German in the United States, brushing up on your Lakota or Navajo isn’t so easy. The Endangered Language Fund projects that half of the languages spoken on earth will disappear in the next century, and Native...
It means “people of the mountain” in the Oglala Lakota language. The state of Utah in the United States is known as a mountainous region. Utah could be an excellent choice for new parents because of its well-known status and ease of pronouncing and remembering its name. ...
This page by Minneapolis Institute of Arts features four Native American pieces: Haida. Chief's Rattle, Lakota Woman's Dress, Navajo Ketoh (Wrist Guard), and a 6th-9th Century A.D. Rattle in the Form of a Ball Player from Mexico. Each one has a link to the Creation Story of that Cu...
In response to the widespread loss of Lakota language and culture on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Red Cloud Indian School developed the first comprehensive K-12 curriculum for learning Lakota as a second language. Created in collaboration with the American...