Santee Sioux (Noun)
Meaning
A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Santee Sioux were forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands to reservations in the mid-19th century.
- Santee Sioux leaders worked to establish trade and diplomatic relations with European-American colonizers.
- Many Santee Sioux were forcibly assimilated into European-American culture through boarding schools.
- The Santee Sioux Nation is a federally recognized tribe with its own government and law enforcement agency.
- The traditional Santee Sioux way of life was based on hunting and gathering as well as farming.