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One of the tribes of the Great Plains Indians.
DIET
The Sioux ate corn, buffalo, elk, and deer.
They prepared the food by eating it raw,
roasting it over fire, seasoning it, etc.
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INTERESTING FACTS
They regularly traded with other Great Plains tribes.
For pastime, Women did quillwork, beadwork, and sewing.
Lakota originally used Dogsleds .
They farmed the corn they ate.
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LOCATION
Lived in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, North
Dakota, and South
Dakota. The
Lakota tribe
traveled freely.
There was also
significant Lakota
presence in Iowa,
Nebraska, Montana,
and Northern
Illinois. Today
most Lakota live in
Minnesota.
Nebraska,
TRANSPORTATION
The Lakota knew how to make canoes.
Originally Lakota used dogs pulling
travois(dogsleds). Once Europeans
introduced horses they became the main
source of transportation. Almost every man
knew how to ride a horse.
LAKOTA (SIOUX)
The original Lakota/Dakota
homelands were in what is now
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
North and South Dakota
HOW DID THEY MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE?
ARTS AND CRAFTS
They were known for carvings. Many of them
made threadwork. They also made more
popular porcupine quill work. They also used
finger weaving to make rugs.
SHELTER
The Lakota lived in Teepees. They where
originally 12 feet tall.