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Updated: June 28, 2025


Bradbury with a Ponca Indian. Expedient of the Pocket Compass and Microscope. A Messenger From Lisa. Motives for Pressing Forward. WHILE Mr. Hunt and his party were sojourning at the village of the Omahas, three Sioux Indians of the Yankton Alma tribe arrived, bringing unpleasant intelligence.

There is the tribe of the Mendewakaton, which means Spirit Lake Village, then you have the Wahpekute or Leaf Shooters; the Wahpeton, the Leaf Village; the Sisseton, the Swamp Village; the Yankton, the End Village, the Yanktonnais, the Upper End Village, and the Teton, the Prairie Village. The Teton tribe, which is very formidable, is subdivided into the Ogalala, the Brule, and the Hunkpapa.

Do you suppose she's been walking that way for three days and nights? Why, she's only a child no older than my own daughter." Hillas nodded. "Where are her people? Where's her husband?" "Down in Yankton, Dan told you, working for the Winter. Got to have the money to live." "Where's the doctor?" "Nearest one's in Haney four days' trip away by stage." The traveler stared, frowningly.

"These men had met the boat which we had despatched from Fort Mandan, on board of which, they were told, was a Ricara chief on his way to Washington; and also another party of Yankton chiefs, accompanying Mr. Durion on a visit of the same kind. We were sorry to learn that the Mandans and Minnetarees were at war with the Ricaras, and had killed two of them.

Though a small stream compared with the Missouri, so great is its speed, and so tremendous the impact of its flood, that the mightier, but less impetuous Missouri is driven back a quarter of a mile. Reaching Springfield twelve miles below before breakfast, in the evening we lifted Yankton out of a cloud of flying sand.

Kyle, who was only thirty-seven years old at this time, was a Congregational minister, a graduate of Oberlin College and of Alleghany Theological Seminary. He had held pastorates in Colorado and South Dakota, and at the time of his election was financial agent for Yankton College.

The Yankton remained behind to keep up communication for a few days, and yesterday she transmitted the Emperor's telegram to you, which was sent in reply to your message through our Ambassador after the sailing of the fleet.

The insinuating music drained her independence. She said mournfully, "Would you take care of me?" She touched his hand. It was warm, solid. "You bet I would! We'd have, Lord, we'd have bully times in Yankton, where I'm going to settle " "But I want to do something with life." "What's better than making a comfy home and bringing up some cute kids and knowing nice homey people?"

They are the dislocated remains of theSeven Great Council Fires.” The Indians resent the title of Sioux, meaningHated Foe,” and prefer the word Dakota, which meansLeagued,” orAllied.” There is the Brule Sioux, meaningBurnt Hip”; the Teton, “On a Land without Trees”; the Santee Sioux, “Men Among Leaves,” a forest; the Sisseton Sioux, “Men of Prairie Marsh,” and the Yankton Sioux, which means, “At the End.” Chief Bear Ghost is a Yankton Sioux.

Then one day she had surprised her biggest brother while he was taking a bulky brown-paper package off the farm wagon on his return from Yankton. He had sent her into the house; but she had found out later that the package was in the corn-crib, and had crept in there one afternoon, when the farm-house was deserted, and taken a good look at it as it hung from a rafter and well out of reach.

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