Famous People
Culture/Tradition
Sioux Branches
Don't "Sioux" Me!
Geography
100
Chief of the band of the Teton(Lakota) natives, he had an infamous encounter with Lewis and Clarke.
Who is Black Buffalo?
100
These were what the Sioux lived in.
What is a teepee?
100
This branch is the smallest of the Sioux. They are the other branch of the Nakota Indians.
What is the Yanktonai Tribe?
100
This group elected the chief of the village
What is the Village Council?
100
Due to their location in the U.S.A., the Sioux were close to these.
What is mountains?
200
This man was born on the Grand River. He also inherited his knickname from his father for being an incredibly skilled warrior.
Who is Crazy Horse?
200
This was a popular tradition for a ten year old boy to do this.
What is killing a buffalo?
200
This tribe is the 2nd largest branch of the Sioux.
What is the Santee Tribe?
200
In the Sioux village councils, they selected chiefs. These chiefs served for this amount of years.
What is for life?
200
The Sioux tribe was located in North and South Dakota, Wyoming, and parts of this state.
What is Colorado?
300
Lakota Indian Chief who defeated General Custer and the Americans at the battle of Little Big Horn with Red Cloud.
Who is Sitting Bull?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota are different pronunciations of the same tribal name, which means this name.
What is "the allies"?
300
This is the 2nd smallest branch of the Sioux. Its one band consists of itself.
What is the Yankton Tribe?
300
These 'guys' were automatically appointed to the village council. They were known as this.
Who were the men of the village?
300
All these landforms known as the Big Sioux River Valley, Sioux Falls, and the Big Sioux River have one word in common.
What is the word Sioux?
400
He was general of the Americans when they were defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn by several Indian tribes.
Who is General Custer?
400
The word "sioux" comes from the Ojibway name for the tribe, which means "little snakes", or this other short name.
What is little rattle?
400
This is the largest branch of the Sioux. This tribe had its infamous encounter with Lewis and Clarke.
What is the Teton Tribe?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!! A chief of a band of Sioux started his own war even named after him known as this.
What is the "Red Cloud War"?
400
Skunk Creek with its unpleasant name, was within Sioux territory in this state.
What is South Dakota?
500
Also known as "Scarlet Cloud", he was said to go blind before his 90 year life came to an end.
Who is Red Cloud?
500
Among the Sioux, this item is a symbol of love and dedication that the people have for the newest members of the tribe.
What is a dreamcatcher?
500
This was the native name given to the Santee Tribe. It is also the names of 2 states.
What are the Dakota Indians?
500
This almighty group of the Sioux were later composed of just four tribes. They made descisions for the entire Sioux nation.
What is the Seven Fires Council?
500
The Sioux didn't have to worry about Tsunamis, one because they weren't near the ocean, and two because of this high elevation.
What is 1,421 feet above sea level?