Chivalrousllama t1_iu5ghv7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:10 PM Reply to TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset Sioux be like “I was in the pool!” Permalink 10
Chivalrousllama t1_iu5ghv7 wrote
Reply to TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
Sioux be like “I was in the pool!”