The Miniconjou ( Lakota : Mnikowoju , Hokwoju – ‘Plants by the Water’) are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota people , who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the Black Hills in to the Platte River . The contemporary population lives mostly in west-central South Dakota. Perhaps the most famous Miniconjou chief was Touch the Clouds .
5-586: Together with the Sans Arc ( Itázipčho , Itazipcola , Hazipco – ‘Those who hunt without bows’) and Two Kettles ( Oóhe Núŋpa , Oóhenuŋpa , Oohenonpa – ‘Two Boiling’ or ‘Two Kettles’) they were often referred to as Central Lakota and divided into several bands or thiyóšpaye : The Oóhenuŋpa or Two Kettles were first part of the Miniconjou thiyóšpaye called Wanhin Wega , split off about 1840 and became
10-625: A separate oyate or tribe . Joseph White Bull ( Ptesan Hunka ) explained that prior to being confined to the reservation in the late 19th century, the Miniconjou recognized six hereditary leaders within their tribe, who were chosen from each clan. These men were: These men became renowned war chiefs among the Miniconjou, rising through the ranks of the men's warrior societies. "They were treated as chiefs because of this," White Bull explained, "They wore shirts decorated with scalps." He identified these two leaders as: Other notable Miniconjou: Sans Arc The Sans Arc or Itázipčho are one of
15-723: The Lakota , the White Buffalo Woman Wopi brought it to the Itazipco , because they would always be willing to share it. Together with the Minneconjou ( Mnikȟówožu , Hokwoju - ‘Plants by the Water’) and Two Kettles ( Oóhe Núŋpa , Oóhenuŋpa , Oohenonpa - ‘Two Boiling’ or ‘Two Kettles’) they were often referred to as Central Lakota and divided into several bands or thiyóšpaye : This article relating to
20-462: The many etymologies of the Lakota name tells the following story: The true meaning of Itazipacola is "no markings". This referred to the fact that the Itazipco were so generous they did not mark their arrows (they were usually marked so that braves could claim the bison they killed, etc.), that way everyone could share the meat of the hunt. This is why when the Creator wanted to give the pipe to
25-628: The seven subdivision of the Lakota people . They primarily live in the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota . Itázipčho is also written Itazipcola or Hazipco and is a Lakota term translating as "Those who hunt without bows." Sans Arc is the French translation meaning, "Without bows." The translator of Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer renders the name as Arrows all Gone . One of
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