Fiorlaoch t1_iu65adc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:00 PM Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in 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 I saw that documentary. Permalink Parent 17
Fiorlaoch t1_iu65adc wrote
Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in 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
I saw that documentary.