Oceti Šakowiŋ

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Dakota

Etymology

See oceti and šakowiŋ (seven).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Oceti Šakowiŋ

  1. the Great Sioux Nation or Seven Council Fires, a confederacy of seven Sioux-speaking peoples in existence at the time of American and Canadian expansion onto the Great Plains of North America
  2. the territory governed by this council
  3. the modern-day governing bodies descended from the historic council
  4. a proposed modern-day nation state based on the historic confederacy