LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Sioux Indians
built 235 days ago
Generally, the Sioux Indians were nomadic, meaning that they never really stayed in one place for a very long amount of time. Typically they followed the pattern of the buffalo, assuring them that there would be food and clothing wherever they traveled. The Spanish introduced horses to the Sioux in the 1500’s. Once they began to use horses as a means of carrying articles and transportation, life became much easier, particularly since they were living a nomadic lifestyle. The tribe had chiefs designated for various aspects of life, including war, civil rules, and of course, medicine men. The men of the tribe could become chiefs eventually if they demonstrated strong warrior skills.
Source:
Six Sioux Indians are suing the US government, claming it failed to protect American Indian students whom it forced to attend boarding schools. The plaintiffs, seeking class-action status for the $25 billion lawsuit, allege that the federal government established the boarding school system—predominantly run by religious groups—in the late 19th century to systematically destroy Indian culture and replace it with “white society,” reported the Associated Press. It then covered up reports of student physical and sexual abuse—sometimes ending in death, thereby violating treaties that promised to compensate Indians for wrongs committed by non-Indians, according to the Associated Press.
Source:
The poor health status of Sioux Indians residing on reservations in South Dakota has been recognized for many years. The present report documents evidence of a high incidence of socioeconomic health-related disorders and pregnancy-related complications by comparing 342 pregnant white women and 405 pregnant Sioux Indian women. In collaboration with the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service, beginning in 1976, a program was initiated to identify, assess risks, and provide patient management for pregnant Sioux Indians. This prenatal consultative program has proved effective in the reduction of fetal and infant mortality.
Source:
By 1876, gold had been discovered in the Black Hills (southwestern South Dakota), a region the Sioux Indians considered sacred and the US government had promised to respect. Although it tried, the US Army count not keep white prospectors out of the area; the Sioux's legitimate grievances against the whites increased. Many roving Indian bands refused to go by the government deadline of February 1, 1876, to the reservations set aside for them. A military expedition was sent out against them. One column under General George Crook (1829-90) destroyed the village of Sioux chief Crazy Horse (1849?-77), but shortly afterward it was defeated by the Indians. Crook retired briefly to obtain reinforcements and then moved north again.
Source:
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD - Today in its regular quarterly session, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council enacted historic legislation on industrial hemp. An ordinance amending the tribe's penal code relating to the plant was adopted by the vote of 8 - 4, reviving the legal distinction between industrial hemp and marijuana. "This sets the stage for land-based economic development on the reservation and probably a legal challenge by the tribe in federal court," observed Joe American Horse, spokesman for the ordinance.
Source:
The Sioux Indians used two methods of transportation. They walked and rode horses. Before the horses came to the plains the Sioux Indians walked everywhere and carried all of their things themselves. When the horses were brought to the Plains, it made life much easier. The horses carried them as well as all of their things. Horses ... made hunting buffalo easier, safer, and more productive - they could kill more at a time.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Sioux Indians