Sihasapa (Noun)
Meaning
A member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Sihasapa is often referred to as the Blackfoot Sioux due to an old alliance with the Blackfoot Confederacy.
- They called themselves the Sihasapa, which translates to 'black feet,' referring to the dark color of their moccasins.
- The Sihasapa tribe inhabited areas around the northeastern part of the present-day state of Montana.
- As one of the seven council fires, the Sihasapa joined forces to establish the Teton Sioux nation.
- A prominent figure in the Teton Sioux history was Sitting Bull, who was of the Hunkpapa but was associated with the Sihasapa.