The Sihasapa are a division of the Titonwan, or Teton, a Sioux tribe from the Tetons. Teton may refer to: Teton, Idaho Teton County, Montana Teton County, Idaho This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Wahktageli (Gallant Warrior), a Yankton Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Horse racing of the Sioux Indians (Karl Bodmer) The Sioux (IPA ) are a Native American people. ... The Teton Range The Teton Range is a small but dramatic mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. ...
Sihasapa is the Lakota word for "Blackfoot", whereas Siksiká has the same meaning in the Blackfoot language. Therefore, both nations have the same English name "Blackfoot" and are confused very often. Lakota (also Lakhota, Teton, Teton Sioux) is the largest of the three languages of the Sioux, of the Siouan family. ... Blackfoot is the name of any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot tribe of Native Americans, who currently live in the northwestern plains of North America. ...
The Sihasapa lived near the western Dakotas, in what was called the Great Plains, and consequently were members of the Plains Indians. The Dakotas is a collective term used in the United States to refer to the states of North and South Dakota together. ... The Great Plains covers much of the central United States, portions of Canada and Mexico. ... Original range of the Plains Indians The Plains Indians are the Indians who lived on the plains and rolling hills of the Great Plains of North America. ...
The Sihasapa name comes from walking across a burned prairie after an unsuccessful expedition and their feet flened, thus they were called the Blackfeet.
The Lakota Hunkpapas and Sihasapa are the northern plains people and practically divested themselves of all woodland traits of their Dakota ancestors.
Their Hunkpapas and Sihasapa ranged in the area between the Cheyenne River and Heart Rivers to the south and north and between the Missouri River on the east and Tongue River to the west.
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