The Sioux tribes Lakota, Dakota and Nakota are amongst the oldest Native American people on the North American continent. With territory that spanned from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes area including parts of Canada and the sacred Sioux Black Hills.
The need to resist colonization from the US and other Native tribes and protect the land made them one of the fiercest warriors in North America.
They are perhaps known for the most famous battle in the so called "Indian wars" The Battle Of Little Bihgorn with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Learn about the Sioux Nation their ways of life, old Native American spirituality, migrations, wars and everyday life.
00:00 Intro
02:49 Spirituality and gender roles
06:11 Contact with settlers
07:59 War with the Ojibwe
09:50 Migrations
10:34 Life and wars in the west
17:57 Ghost dance
19:46 20th and 21st century