[Freeciv-Dev] Re: New Nations

[Arkadiusz Danilecki <szopen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Jeff Mallatt wrote:

> At 2000/02/29 09:14 , Lalo Martins wrote:
> >On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 05:43:35AM -0800, Steven Burnap wrote:
> >> 
> >> When the French showed up in that, they asked a local tribe who the
> >> people up the river were.  The tribe responded with something that
> >> the French transliterated into "Sioux".  Since the tribes in question
> >> didn't like each other, it was a derogatory word.  (Can't remember
> >> which right now.)  The people in question prefer to be called "Lakota".
> 
> Hum.  Looking at <http://www.sioux.org/tribal_history.htm>, it seems
> "Lakota" refers to only one of three divisions of the "Sioux".  It also
> seems they use the word "Sioux", themselves.  So, let's leave it unless and
> until further evidence crops up.

Lakota, Nakota, Dakota <- this were three parts of this nation. Cheyennes
were their cousins. In Poland in all publications i read that they don't
like ,,sioux'' name. 

A.D.Danilecki "szopen"