The Miniconjou (
Lakota
Lakota may refer to:
* Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes
*Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples
Place names
In the United States:
* Lakota, Iowa
* Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County
* La ...
: Mnikowoju, Hokwoju – ‘Plants by the Water’) are a
Native American people constituting a subdivision of the
Lakota people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the
Black Hills
The Black Hills ( lkt, Ȟe Sápa; chy, Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; hid, awaxaawi shiibisha) is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black ...
in to the
Platte River
The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itsel ...
. The contemporary population lives mostly in west-central South Dakota. Perhaps the most famous Miniconjou chief was
Touch the Clouds
Touch the Clouds ( Lakota: Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya or Maȟpíya Íyapat'o) (c. 1838 – September 5, 1905) was a chief of the '' Minneconjou'' Teton Lakota (also known as Sioux) known for his bravery and skill in battle, physical strength and ...
.
Historic Miniconjou thiyóšpaye or bands
Together with the
Sans Arc
The Sans Arc, or Itázipčho (''Itazipcola'', ''Hazipco'' - ‘Those who hunt without bows’) in Lakota, are a subdivision of the Lakota people. Sans Arc is the French translation of the Lakota name which means, "Without bows." The translator ...
(''Itázipčho'', ''Itazipcola'', ''Hazipco'' - ‘Those who hunt without bows’) and
Two Kettles
Two Kettles ("Two Boilings" or "Two Kettles") are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). They reside on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
Together ...
(''Oóhe Núŋpa'', ''Oóhenuŋpa'', ''Oohenonpa'' - ‘Two Boiling’ or ‘Two Kettles’) they were often referred to as ''Central Lakota'' and divided into several ''bands'' or ''thiyóšpaye'':
* Unkche yuta (‘Dung Eaters’)
* Glaglaheca (‘Untidy’, ‘Slovenly’, ‘Shiftless’)
* Shunka Yute Shni (‘Eat No Dogs’, split off from the ''Wanhin Wega'')
* Nige Tanka (‘Big Belly’)
* Wakpokinyan (‘Flies Along the River’)
* Inyan ha oin (‘Musselshell Earring’)
* Siksicela or Shikshichela (‘Bad Ones’, ‘Bad ones of different kinds’)
* Wagleza-oin (‘Gartersnake Earring’)
* Wanhin Wega (‘Broken Arrow’, the ''Shunka Yute Shni'' and ''Oóhenuŋpa'' split off about 1840)
* Tall Bear
The ''Oóhenuŋpa'' or Two Kettles were first part of the Miniconjou thiyóšpaye called ''Wanhin Wega'', split off about 1840 and became a separate ''oyate'' or ''tribe''.
Miniconjou leaders
Joseph
White Bull (''Ptesan Hunka'') explained that prior to being confined to the reservation in the late 19th century, the Miniconjou recognized six hereditary leaders within their tribe, who were chosen from each clan.
These men were:
* Makes Room
* Black Shield
*
Lone Horn of a Minneconjou band called the Wakpokinyan (Flies Along the Stream)
* White Hollow Horn
* White Swan
* Comes Flying
These men became renowned war chiefs among the Miniconjou, rising through the ranks of the men's warrior societies. "They were treated as chiefs because of this," White Bull explained, "They wore shirts decorated with scalps."
He identified these two leaders as:
*
Lame Deer
Lame Deer (1821-1877), also called "The Elk that Whistles Running," was a first chief of the Miniconjou Lakota (trans. "They who plant by the water") and vice chief of the Wakpokinyan (trans. "To Fly along the river") band.
Biography
Lame Deer ...
*
Black Moon
Other notable Miniconjou:
* Hump or High Backbone
*
White Bull, son of Makes Room
* Big Crow, son of Black Shield
*
Touch the Clouds
Touch the Clouds ( Lakota: Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya or Maȟpíya Íyapat'o) (c. 1838 – September 5, 1905) was a chief of the '' Minneconjou'' Teton Lakota (also known as Sioux) known for his bravery and skill in battle, physical strength and ...
, son of Lone Horn
* Little Bear, son of White Hollow Horn
* White Swan, son of White Swan
* Comes Flying
* Crazy Heart, son of Lame Deer
* Spotted Elk, son of Lone Horn, half-brother of Touches the Clouds
*
Chief Spotted Elk, later known as "Chief Big Foot"
*
Dewey Beard
Dewey Beard or Wasú Máza ("Iron Hail", 1858–1955) was a Minneconjou Lakota who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn as a teenager. After George Armstrong Custer's defeat, Wasu Maza followed Sitting Bull into exile in Canada and then back ...
*
Kicking Bear
Kicking Bear ( lkt, Matȟó Wanáȟtaka, March 18, 1845 – May 28, 1904) was an Oglala Lakota who became a band chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux. He fought in several battles with his brother, Flying Hawk, and first cousin, Crazy Horse, dur ...
See also
*
Red Horse (Lakota chief)
References
External links
Indian genealogy
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Great Sioux War of 1876