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nowheretorun said:
i have heard that there is no official tribe named 'Lakota' .. i was a little confused, but is it that 'Lakota' is a place, like an ideal? ... rather than a 'name' for a group of people?

thought you might have a perspective on that....

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Lakota is a tribe - "Sioux" isn't a tribe. Actually, they are considered sovereign nations by the U.S. government. The Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota Nations are grouped together as "Sioux" (which is a french term for "snake").

Each nation has bands. I believe the Lakota have seven of them (Oglala, Brule, etc.)