Recent Examples on the WebThe boy’s body was discovered on May 18 in Eagle Butte, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe said in a news release.—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024 Knoxville, Tennessee was the nation’s most affordable city with an affordability score of 38 out of 40, according to Consumer Affairs.
Chattanooga, Tennessee came in second place and Sioux Falls, South Dakota came in third place.—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 Victoria Meza, Diné/Assiniboine Sioux, is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in social work, and her education has informally shaped her understanding of the ways music transcends borders.—Renata Yazzie, SPIN, 15 May 2024 However, the Yankton Sioux Tribe Business and Claims Committee did vote to ban Noem on May 10, according to South Dakota Searchlight, a nonprofit news organization.—George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe rejected banning Noem from their reservation in April.—Lee Strubinger, NPR, 15 May 2024 She was temporarily banned from the Oglala Sioux reservation in 2019 after the protest dispute.—CBS News, 13 May 2024 The Yankton Sioux Tribe voted Friday to ban Noem from their land in southeastern South Dakota just a few days after the Sisseton-Wahpeton Ovate tribe took the same action.—CBS News, 13 May 2024 Hailing from North Dakota and of Chippewa Sioux Native American heritage, Lawrence competed as a professional bull rider for over a decade, amassing nearly $900,000 in career earnings.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
American French, short for Nadouessioux, from Ojibwa na·towe·ssiw-
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