I'm not trying to be contentious about this issue. If you don't know your history, it's not my responsibility to educate you or anyone else about their own histories. It's one's own responsibility. It's a choice, in this sense. But I can point out a fact that may not be obvious to those who know nothing about the Oyate and who believe that the Dakota-Lakota-Nakota are one homogenous group whose differences exist only on a dialectical level: the Dakota lived along the Missouri river by choice. The Titunwa (Lakota) were always plains dwellers by choice. The Lakota believed that it was an unhealthy lifestyle to live in permanent dwellings, fish and grow crops as the Dakota did, because that lifestyle was the same as the Pawnee and Ponca -- two groups who practiced human sacrifice, a behavior associated with agrarian cultures, and who cast themselves in the roles of enemies of the Oyate.
The Lakota moved their reservations away from the Missouri river in order to isolate themselves from what was perceived to be a corruptive influence: trade and association with white people. However, the Dakota -- whose luminaries include Delorias, christians -- adopted and advocated the customs, beliefs and lifestyles of the white culture.
This forum here, NAFPS, could provide a helpful service to those who wish to research Lakota-specific topics and subjects. As it is, the current search format option can return false negatives when those subjects are not specifically related to a Lakota-specific subject or topic.
I am too old to fight with anyone. Yes i know my history. I also know the culture is different as well as the language. This post was just for addresses of people so that they can get a hold of the different tribes.
There is no reason why you can't make separate post on the Lakota/Dakota and Nakota.
My Lakota side Hunkpapa and Blackfeet and Oglala,
My relatives are from Wakpala, Kenel have lived along the Missouri River, my relatives from Little Eagle and Bullhead live along the Grand River. Of course my Oglala side is from Pine Ridge in the Wambli district. I live on Standing Rock.
My other side is Nakota-Yanktonais, which are from the Jamestown Valley not the Missouri River who were taken as prisoner of war after the Whitestone Massacre in 1863 to Fort Randall, then released in 1973 to the new reservation Standing Rock Sioux Tribe here. They were given communities along the Cannon Ball River. My Sisseton Blood are the from the South Dakota and Minnsota line. Not on the Missouri River.
The Oglala first reservation was in Nebraska, then the Brules demand to have their own reservation and removed their self from the Oglala along the Nebraska/South Dakota bordor, the Pine Ridge reservation was establish four time before it was established in the present day reservation.
The Oglala being the largest group moved into the Nebraska area in 1650 from southern Minnesota and Iowa, the Hunkpapa broke off them in about 1725 and moved north, the Blackfeet band was already living in the north along the Moreau river, the Brules broke off in 1870s.
I love history and have been reading winter counts of the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Tribes. To find out when the bands were created. I have compiled alot of history of our nations.
Since i mixed with all the bands i tend to stay netrual in these band/nation fights.
Oh Deloria was Yanktonias not Dakota
