Sioux

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Sioux 7 BrE [suː] NAmE [suː] noun (pl. Sioux)
a member of a Native American people many of whom live in the US state of South Dakota

Word Origin:
[Sioux] North American French, from Nadouessioux from Ojibwa (Ottawa dialect) nātowēssiwak, by substitution of the French plural ending -x for the Ojibwa plural -ak.

Culture:
The Sioux are also called the Dakota people. They were originally an association of seven groups on the ↑Great Plains where, led by ↑Sitting Bull and ↑Crazy Horse, they fought the US Army. They defeated General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn but lost their final battle at ↑Wounded Knee.