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image by Tomislav Todorovic, 28 November 2021
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Oceti Sakowin Confederacy is known as Great Sioux Nation. It consists of the
three branches - Dakota, Lakota and Nakoda.
The Oceti Sakowin
Confederacy was made up of Seven Council Fires. Each of these Council Fires was
made up of individual Council Fires, based on kinship, dialect and geographic
proximity. Sharing a common fire is one thing that has always united the Oyate.
Keeping of the peta waken (sacred fire) was an important activity. On marches,
coals from the previous council fire were carefully preserved and used to
rekindle the council fire at the new campsite.
The Seven Council Fires
are:
Mdewakanton - Dwellers by the Sacred Lake
Wahpekute - Shooters
Among the Leaves
Sisitonwan/Sisseton - People of the Marsh
Wahpetonwan -
Dwellers Among the Leaves
Ihanktown/Lower Yanktonai - People of the End
Ihanktowana/Upper Yanktoni - People of the Little End
Tetonwan - People on
the Plains
Today these original seven Councils are divided into around 20
modern-day Sovereign Federally Recognized Tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota,
Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska.
Vanja Poposki, 27 November 2021
The flag can be seen at:
https://www.metroflags.com/u-s-native-tribal-flags/us-native-flags-o/oceti-sakowin-confederacy-flag/
https://www.facebook.com/Osomove20/photos/172909344179916
and as
illustration of the Book
https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/cairns-etanhan-wotanin-42/
Vanja Poposki, 27 November 2021
