Paynomind t1_iu7sz84 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:35 AM Reply to comment by LOAARR 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 Occram's? Permalink Parent 0
Paynomind t1_iu7sz84 wrote
Reply to comment by LOAARR 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
Occram's?