senatordeathwish t1_iu67cd8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:15 PM Reply to comment by Hrtzy 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 basically true Permalink Parent 18
senatordeathwish t1_iu67cd8 wrote
Reply to comment by Hrtzy 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
basically true