wicoti

Updated: June 5, 2025

When questioned as to the number of Indians engaged, the answer has invariably been, 'None of us knew; nina wicoti, which means 'very many lodges. From this source of information, which is the best obtainable, I place the number of male adults then in the camp at 3,000; and that on June 25th, 1876, the fighting strength of the Indians was between 2,500 and 3,000, and more probably approximating the latter number.

James Cox - My Native Land: The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People;: with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions,: Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the: Instruction of the Young