Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Lakota (Teton Sioux) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Great Plains (North America) from c. 1700 CE to the present, a span of 325 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).
Siouan-speaking people who moved onto the plains in the 1700s and became mounted bison hunters. They destroyed Custer's force at Little Bighorn in 1876 and were confined to reservations by 1890.
See Lakota (Teton Sioux) on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1700 CE to the present
- Duration
- 325 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Great Plains, North America
- Language family
- North American families
Events in North America during its time
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
- Trail of Tears
- Mexican Cession and California Gold Rush
- American Civil War begins
- Canadian Confederation and Alaska Purchase
- Battle of the Little Bighorn
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
- Canada
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
Questions
When did Lakota (Teton Sioux) exist?
c. 1700 CE to the present, about 325 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Lakota (Teton Sioux)?
Great Plains, in North America.
What language did Lakota (Teton Sioux) speak?
North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.