Lakota one of three groups (the other two being Dakota and Nakota) that made up the Sioux tribe or nation; the Lakota and Dakota, both located west of the Missouri River, are together sometimes referred to as West Tetons.
Ogalala (variant spelling of Oglala) one of the six bands that made up the Lakota group of the Sioux tribe or nation; the other five are Hunkpapas, Miniconjous, Brules, Sans Arcs, and Black Kettles.
Wounded Knee the name given to the Sioux encampment around Wounded Knee Creek in Montana.
Wasichu the Lakota name for members of the Caucasian race.
warpath route taken by a party of American Indians going on a warlike expedition or to a war.
Shyela the name Black Elk uses for the Cheyenne Indians.
Blue Clouds the name Black Elk uses for the Arapahoe Indians.
hoka hey a Lakota phrase meaning “charge”.
tepee a cone-shaped tent of animal skins or bark used by North American Indian peoples.
pony drag a conveyance made from wooden poles covered with hide, hitched to a pony or horse, for the purpose of carrying people or equipment.
snowblindness the condition of being temporarily blind from the sun’s ultraviolet rays reflected by the snow.
