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Lyda Conley (Wyandot, 1874–1946), first Native American female attorney, and first Native American woman admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Wyandot Nation activist and attorney; Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Crow Creek Sioux poet and novelist; Hilda Coriz, Kewa Pueblo potter; Cuhtahlatah, 18th-century Cherokee heroine
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Crow Creek Sioux author, poet, editor, and co-founder of the Wíčazo Ša Review; David Cusick, Tuscarora illustrator and author, ca.1780–ca.1831; Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Tlingit author and poet; Philip J. Deloria, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [11] Ella Cara Deloria, Yankton Dakota/Standing Rock Sioux, 1889–1971
Siouxsie is a female given name created by singer Siouxsie Sioux in September 1976 when she co-founded Siouxsie and the Banshees. [1] Siouxsie Sioux's first name was Susan; she chose the word Sioux because of her love for the Sioux Native Americans - that she had expressed since her childhood.
Eagle Woman That All Look At (Lakota: Waŋblí Ayútepiwiŋ, [1] [a] [wə̃bli ajutepiwɪ̃] also known as Matilda Picotte Galpin; c. 1820 – December 18, 1888) was a Lakota activist, diplomat, trader, and translator, who was known for her efforts mediating the conflicts between white settlers, the United States government, and the Sioux.
The name "Sioux" was adopted in English by the 1760s from French. It is abbreviated from the French Nadouessioux , first attested by Jean Nicolet in 1640. [ 3 ] The name is sometimes said to be derived from " Nadowessi " (plural " Nadowessiwag "), [ 5 ] an Ojibwe exonym for the Sioux meaning "little snakes" [ 6 ] or enemy [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ...
The Americas, Western Hemisphere Cultural regions of North American people at the time of contact Early Indigenous languages in the US. Historically, classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is based upon cultural regions, geography, and linguistics.
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The early French historic documents did not distinguish a separate Teton division, instead grouping them with other "Sioux of the West," Santee and Yankton bands. The names Teton and Tetuwan come from the Lakota name thítȟuŋwaŋ, the meaning of which is obscure. This term was used to refer to the Lakota by non-Lakota Sioux groups.