teton

Noun
  1. A member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains (synset 109689336)
    is a type of: siouan, sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
    subtypes:
    • brule - a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
    • hunkpapa - a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains
    • miniconju - a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
    • ogalala, oglala - a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota
    • sihasapa - a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
    • two kettle - a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux
    same as: lakota, teton dakota, teton sioux

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