Two Kettles ("Two Boilings" or "Two Kettles") are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the

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, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). They reside on the

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. Together with the

Sans Arc The Sans Arc, or Itázipčho (''Itazipcola'', ''Hazipco'' - ‘Those who hunt without bows’) in Lakota, are a subdivision of the Lakota people. Sans Arc is the French translation of the Lakota name which means, "Without bows." The translator o ...

(''Itázipčho'' - 'Without Bows') and

Miniconjou The Miniconjou ( Lakota: Mnikowoju, Hokwoju – ‘Plants by the Water’) are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the Black Hills ...

(''Mnikȟáŋwožu'' or ''Hoȟwožu'' - 'Plants by the Water') they are referred to as ''Central Lakota'' and divided into several ''bands'' or ''tiyošpaye''.

Historic Oóhenuŋpa thiyóšpaye or bands

* Wanúŋwaktenula (''Wah-nee-wack-ata-o-ne-lar'', aka ''Waniwacteonila'' - 'Killed Accidentally') * Šúŋka Yúte šni ('Eat No Dogs') * Mnišála ('Red Water', a splinter group from the Sans Arc tiyošpaye, also called Mnišála- 'Red Water') * Oíglapta ('Take All That Is Left') The ''Oóhenuŋpa'' or ''Two Kettles'' were first part of the Mnikȟáŋwožu thiyóšpaye called ''Wáŋ Nawéǧa'' ('Arrow broken with the feet'), split off about 1840 and became a separate ''oyáte'' or ''tribe''. According to ethnologist James Owen Dorsey, the Oóhenuŋpa were divided into two groups: # Oohe noⁿpa (''Oóhenuŋpa'' proper) # Ma waqota (''Há waȟóta'' - 'Skin streaked grayish')Cf. DeMallie, Raymond J., "Sioux until 1850"; in Raymond J. DeMallie (ed.), ''Handbook of North American Indians: Plains'' (Vol. 13, Part 2, p. 718–760), William C. Sturtevant (Gen. Ed.), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 2001, p. 749, .

History

Before 1843 explorers give no reference to this subdivision. The band appeared to number 800 people. At the usual average of 7 people per lodge, that would make about 115 lodges (tepees when unoccupied), equating to 230 warriors at the norm of 2 per lodge. They were varyingly claimed to live among other herds of buffalo, or to live separate from other bands by the

Cheyenne River The Cheyenne River ( lkt, Wakpá Wašté; "Good River"), also written ''Chyone'', referring to the Cheyenne people who once lived there, is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is approximately 2 ...

and the Missouri River. They respected white traders and visitors and hunted skillfully. Early on they rarely engaged in warfare but later did so. Later still they signed a treaty agreeing not to attack others except in self-defense.

Notable Two Kettle Lakota people

* ''Waŋblí Ayútepiwiŋ'' (

Eagle Woman Eagle Woman That All Look At ( lkt, Waŋblí Ayútepiwiŋ, also known as Matilda Picotte Galpin; 1820 – December 18, 1888) was a Lakota activist, diplomat, trader, and translator, who was known for her efforts mediating the conflicts between w ...

) (1820–1888), Two Kettle and Hunkpapa diplomat, trader, and peace activist

References

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Great Sioux War of 1876 Central Lakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub