The Miniconjou (

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: Mnikowoju, Hokwoju – ‘Plants by the Water’) are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the

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, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the

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in to the

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. The contemporary population lives mostly in west-central South Dakota. Perhaps the most famous Miniconjou chief was

Touch the Clouds Touch the Clouds (Lakota: Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya or Maȟpíya Íyapat'o) (c. 1838 – September 5, 1905) was a chief of the '' Minneconjou'' Teton Lakota (also known as Sioux) known for his bravery and skill in battle, physical strength an ...

Historic Miniconjou thiyóšpaye or bands

Together with the

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(''Itázipčho'', ''Itazipcola'', ''Hazipco'' – ‘Those who hunt without bows’) and

Two Kettles The Two Kettles or Two Boilings are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). They reside on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. Together with the Itaz ...

(''Oóhe Núŋpa'', ''Oóhenuŋpa'', ''Oohenonpa'' – ‘Two Boiling’ or ‘Two Kettles’) they were often referred to as ''Central Lakota'' and divided into several ''bands'' or ''thiyóšpaye'': * Unkche yuta (‘Dung Eaters’) * Glaglaheca (‘Untidy’, ‘Slovenly’, ‘Shiftless’) * Shunka Yute Shni (‘Eat No Dogs’, split off from the ''Wanhin Wega'') * Nige Tanka (‘Big Belly’) * Wakpokinyan (‘Flies Along the River’) * Inyan ha oin (‘Musselshell Earring’) * Siksicela or Shikshichela (‘Bad Ones’, ‘Bad ones of different kinds’) * Wagleza-oin (‘Gartersnake Earring’) * Wanhin Wega (‘Broken Arrow’, the ''Shunka Yute Shni'' and ''Oóhenuŋpa'' split off about 1840) * Tall Bear The ''Oóhenuŋpa'' or Two Kettles were first part of the Miniconjou thiyóšpaye called ''Wanhin Wega'', split off about 1840 and became a separate ''oyate'' or ''tribe''.

Miniconjou leaders

Joseph

White Bull White Bull (; April 1849 – June 21, 1947) later known as Joseph White Bull was the nephew of Sitting Bull, and a famous warrior in his own right. White Bull participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. Early life Born ...

(''Ptesan Hunka'') explained that prior to being confined to the reservation in the late 19th century, the Miniconjou recognized six hereditary leaders within their tribe, who were chosen from each clan. These men were: * Kiyoukanpi 'Makes Room' * Wahacanka Sapa 'Black Shield' * He Isnala '

Lone Horn Lone Horn (Lakota: Hewáŋžiča, or in historical spelling "Heh-won-ge-chat" or "Ha-wón-je-tah"), also called One Horn (c. 1790 –1877), born in present-day South Dakota, was chief of the Wakpokinyan (Flies Along the Stream) band of the M ...

' of a Minneconjou band called the Wakpokinyan (Flies Along the Stream) * White Hollow Horn * Magaska 'White Swan' * Okinyan 'Comes Flying' These men became renowned war chiefs among the Miniconjou, rising through the ranks of the men's warrior societies. "They were treated as chiefs because of this," White Bull explained, "They wore shirts decorated with scalps." He identified these two leaders as: * Taachka Ooshta '

Lame Deer Lame Deer (c. 1821–1877), also called "The Elk that Whistles Running," was a first chief of the Miniconjou Lakota (trans. "They who plant by the water") and vice chief of the Wakpokinyan (trans. "To Fly along the river") band. Biography Lame D ...

' * Wi Sapa '

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' Other notable Miniconjou: * Ituhu Hanska 'High Forehead' * Kanku Wakatuya '(old) Hump' or 'High Backbone' *

, son of Makes Room * Big Crow, son of Black Shield * Maphiua Icahtagya '

', son of Lone Horn * Mahto Cikala 'Little Bear', son of White Hollow Horn * Magaska 'White Swan', son of White Swan * Kiyoukanpi 'Comes Flying' * Crazy Heart, son of Lame Deer * Hehaka Galeshka 'Spotted Elk', son of Lone Horn, half-brother of Touches the Clouds * Hehaka Galeshka '

Chief Spotted Elk Spotted Elk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled ''OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH'' or ''Hupah Glešká'': 1826 – ) was a chief of the Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux. He was a son of Miniconjou chief Lone Horn and became a chief upon ...

', later known as Si Tanka 'Chief Big Foot' *

Dewey Beard Dewey Beard or Wasú Máza ("Iron Hail", 1858–1955) was a Minneconjou Lakota who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn as a teenager. After George Armstrong Custer's defeat, Wasu Maza followed Sitting Bull into exile in Canada and then bac ...

* Mahto Wanahtake '

Kicking Bear Kicking Bear ( ; March 18, 1845 – May 28, 1904) was an Oglala Lakota who became a band chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux. He fought in several battles with his brother, Flying Hawk, and first cousin, Crazy Horse, during the War for the Bla ...

' * Etokeah '(young) Hump'

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{{Authority control Great Sioux War of 1876

Historic Miniconjou thiyóšpaye or bands

Miniconjou leaders

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