Sioux, Wisconsin
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| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577823[1] |
Sioux is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
This community was named after the
Sioux people.[2]
The Sioux Nation
The Sioux Nation consists of large tribes of Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Plains. The three major divisions of Sioux are: Lakota, Eastern Dakota, and Western Dakota. A large number of Sioux tribes were nomadic who moved from place to place following bison herds, and their lifestyle also revolved around hunting bison.
Notes
- ^ a b "Sioux, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 191.
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