Sioux Nation

Ancestral homeland: upper Mississippi River area

History

Brief Timeline

1600's Jesuit explorers

1700's: Sioux were migrating westward to Missouri River and beyound.Pushed by the Chippewa and encroching settlers

1851: Treaty at Fort Laramie

1854-55: Grattan Affair

1862-64: Minnesota Uprising or Little Crow's War

1866-68: Bozeman Trail or Red Cloud's War

1876-77: War for the Black Hills or Sitting Bull's and Crazy Horse's War

1890: Wounded Knee

1850-1890: Sioux Wars

Bands and Groups of the Sioux Tribe and Their Reservations/Localities

The term or designation of Sioux Indians is a very broad categorization of several bands and/or federally recognized tribes within the group so named. For the most part, they have historically lived in the Northern Plains area, and have ranged from the Canadian border and even into Canada on the north to Oklahoma on the south, and from Wyoming and Montana on the west to the Mississippi River and beyond on the east. Some of the tribes, bands, or groups of Sioux, with their colonies or reservations,include:

• Cheyenne River Sioux -- Cheyenne River Reservation (South Dakota)
• Crow Creek Sioux -- Crow Creek Reservation (South Dakota)
• Flandreau Santee Sioux --  (Montana)
• Fort Peck Sioux -- Fort Peck Reservation (Montana)
• Hunkpapa Sioux -- majority on the Standing Rock Reservation
  
• Lower Brule Sioux -- Lower Brule Reservation (South Dakota)
• Lower (Mdewakanton) Sioux Indian Community -- Lower Sioux Indian Community (Minnesota)
• Miniconjou Sioux --
• Oglala Sioux -- Pine Ridge Reservation (South Dakota)
• Prairie Island (Mdewakanton Sioux) Indian Community -- Prairie Island Reservation (Minnesota)
• Rosebud Sioux -- Rosebud Reservation (South Dakota)
• Sans Arc Sioux --
• Santee Sioux -- Santee Reservation (Nebraska)
• Shakopee (Mdewakanton Sioux) Community -- (Minnesota)
• Sihasapa Sioux --
• Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux -- Lake Traverse Reservation (South Dakota)
• Standing Rock Sioux -- Standing Rock Reservation (North and South Dakota)
• Wahpekute Sioux --
• Upper Sioux -- Upper Sioux Reservation (Minnesota)
• Yankton Sioux -- Yankton Sioux Reservation (South Dakota)
• Yanktonai Sioux --

Corresponence and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962  Roll Number	FHL Film Number	Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number	FHL Film Number
Sioux	Fort Peck Agency, 1885-1939	Seattle	-	-	11, 150-60	576840-849
Brule Sioux	Lower Brule/Whetstone (Rosebud), 1875-1966	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	401, 925-27	-	427-30	581421-440
Brule Sioux	Spotted Tail (Rosebud),Grand River, 1875-1966	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	840-45, 305-06	-	427-45	581421-440
Cuthead Sioux	Upper Missouri Agency, 1824-66	Washington D.C.	883-88	-	-	-
Lower Brule Sioux	Upper Missouri Agency to 1874	Washington D.C.	883-88	-	-	-
Lower Brule Sioux	Crow Creek Agency,       1874-1955	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	249	-	87-92	575771-784
Lower Brule Sioux	Lower Brule Agency, 1875-76	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	401	-	87-92, 252	575771-784
Mdewakanton Sioux	Birch Colley (Pipestone), 1895-1954	Kansas City		-	2, 35, 385	573848 and 580764
Miniconjou Sioux	Upper Missouri ans Upper Platte, 1824-74	Washington D.C.	883-96	-	-	-
Miniconjou Sioux	Cheyenne River Agency, 1869-1956	Kansas City	-	-	-	574192-199
Oglala Sioux	Upper Missouri/Upper Platte, 1824-74	Washington D.C.	Roll 883-96	-	-	-
Oglala Sioux	Red Cloud / Whetstone/ Spotted Tail, 1871-80	Washington D.C.	Rolls 715-26, 925-27, 840-45	-	-	-
Oglala Sioux	Grand River (Standing Rock),  1871-1957	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	Rolls 305-06	-	_	583006-022
Oglala Sioux	Pine Ridge Agency, 1913-1943 with gaps	Kansas City	-	-	Rolls 370-84	580741-763
Sioux,Oglala	Pine Ridge Agency, 1886-1943	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	-	-	Rolls 361-84	580741-763
Santee Sioux	Saint Peters Agency, to 1870	Washington D.C.	Rolls 757066	-	-	-
Santee Sioux	Santee Sioux Agency,     1871-76	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	Rolls 768-69	-	Rolls 474-77	581485-487
Santee Sioux	Nebraska Agencies, 1876-80	Washington D.C.	Rolls 518-29	-	-	-
Santee Sioux	Flandreau School, 1873-1951	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	Roll 285	-	Rolls 105-06	-
Santee Sioux	Winnebago and Yankton, 1867-1955	Washington D.C. and Kansas CIty	Rolls 930-47, 959-62	-	Rolls 660-70, 684-88	583122-129 and 583139-147
Sioux, Mississippi	Saint Peters Agency,     1824-70	Washington D.C.	Rolls 756-66	-	-
Sioux, Mississippi	Prairie du Chien and Winnegabo Agencies	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	Rolls 695-702, 930-47	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Upper Missouri Agency, 1824-74	Washington D.C.	Rolls 883-88	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Upper Platte Agency, 1846-70	Washington D.C.	Rolls 889-96	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/ Platte River	Yankton Agency, 1859-76	Washington D.C.	Rolls 959-62	-	-	583139-147
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Upper Arkansas Agency, 1855-74	Washington D.C.	Rolls 878-82	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Whetstone Agency, 1871-74	Washington D.C.	Rolls 925-27	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	SpottedTail Agency, 1875-80	Washington D.C.	Rolls 840-45	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/ Platte River	Red Cloud Agency, 1871-80	Washington D.C.	Rolls 715-26	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Grand River Agency, 1871-75	Washington D.C.	Rolls 305-06	-	-	-
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Standing Rock Agency, 1871-80	Washington D.C.	Rolls 846-52	-	-	583006-002
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Crow Creek Agency, 1871-76	Washington D.C.	Roll 249	-	-	575779-784
Sioux, Missouri/Platte River	Lower Brule Agency, 1875-76	Washington D.C.	401	-	-	571779-81
Sioux-Fort Totten	Fort Totten Agency, 1875-1950	Kansas City	-	-	Rolls 161-64	576850-853
Sioux-Cheyenne River	Cheyenne River Agency, 1869-1956	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	-	-	Rolls 33-40	574192-199
Sioux-Spotted Tail	Rosebud Agency, 1860-1966	Kansas City and Denver	-	-	427-45	581421-440
Sioux-Standing Rock	Standing Rock Agency, 1885-1939	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	Rolls 845-52	-	547-63	583006-022
Sioux-Sisseton	Saint Peters Agency, 1824-70	Washington D.C.	756-66	-	Rolls 507-17	-
Sioux-Sisseton	Devil's Lake Agency, 1871-80	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	280-84	-	-	-
Sioux-Sisseton	Devil's Lake Agency, 1885-90, 1892-1905	Washington D.C. and Kansas City	-	-	94-97	-
Sioux-Sisseton	Sisseton Agency, 1886-1929 with gaps	Kansas City	-	-	507-17	581882-891
Wahkepute Sioux	SEE Sisseton Sioux

Treaties

• 1805
• 1805
• 1815
• 1815
• 1815
• 1816
• 1825
• 1825
• 1836
• 1836
• 1836
• 1837
• 1837
• 1851
• 1851
• 1851
• 1858
• 1858
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1865
• 1872
• 1873
• 1882-83

Vital Records

• Fort Totten Agency, M595, births and deaths 1935-36 and 1938 some marriages, FHL Film: 576853
• Fort Peck Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 576847 and births and deaths 1935-1939, FHL Film: 576849
• Rosebud Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 581435 and births and deaths 1929-1936, FHL Film: 581439 
• Cheyenne River Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 574198 and births and deaths 1933-1942, FHL Film: 574199
• Crow Creek Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 575776 and births and deaths and some marriages 1935-1936, FHL Film: 575777
• Lower Burle Sioux Agency, M595, births and deaths 1929, FHL Film: 575782 and births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 575783 and births and deaths 1935-39, 1942, FHL FIlm: 575784
• Standing Rock Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 583017
• Pine Ridge Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 580758
• Winnebago Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 583126; births and deaths 1932-1933, FHL Film 583127 and births and deaths 1922-1938, FHL Film: 583129

Important Web Sites

• The Constitution and By-Laws of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of Fort Thompson South Dakota
• Constitution and By-Laws for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe South Dakota
• Constitution and Bylaws of the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe
• Constitution of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
• Constitution and By-laws of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
• Constitution and By-Laws of the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe North Dakota. Approved February 14, 1946.
• Constitution of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
• Sioux Nation Wikipedia
• Constitution and By-laws of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Business and Claims Committee

References

Bibliography

• Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
• Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
• Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.

Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean

Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America

Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau

Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands

• Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
  

Volume 1 -- Not yet published

Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751

Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371

Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.

Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.

Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.

Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311

Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.

Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.

Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.

Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.

Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.

Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643

Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176

Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.

Volume 16 -- Not yet published

Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746

Volume 18 -- Not yet published

Volume 19 -- Not yet published

Volume 20 -- Not yet published

• Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
• Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006.

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