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Enemies.” The white man reached the Dakota country through the country of the Ojibway, therefore their first acquaintance was with the “Nadouessioux” or enemies of the Ojibway and from this name has come the present incorrect cognomen Sioux. In 1700 A.D. Le Sueur arranged the Dakotas (Sioux) in the east under seven leaders they lived chiefly about Isanta in the MIddle Land/Lake? of Minnesota and were classified as the "Mantantows" that is, village of the Great Lake which empties into a small one" "Mendewacantons" Village of Spirit Lake. "Quipetons" Village of the Lake with a river, "Psimmanttons" Village of Wild Rice Gatherers" "Onadebatine" "The River Village" "Onatemanetons Village of the tribe who dwell on the point of the Lake. "Songasquitons" The brave Village. The Dakotas of the west he divided into "Touchoussintons" "The village of the Pole" Psinchatons. Village of the "Red Wild Rice". Sintangasugheatons "The Great Lodge Village." "Owapetouns." Village of the Leaf. "Onghetgeodatons" The River? Village" Onapetontetons. "Village of those who hunt in the lago Pine" "Hinhanetons" Village in the Red Stone Quarry". The Dakotas of the far west are called Tetonwans they are the "plundering arab" who was the scourge of the plains, their name means Village of the Prairie. In Minnesota and on the Mississippi river lived the Sisitouwans (Sissesstowans). which means it is supposed "The Marsh Village" Tho various villages derived their names from some peculiarity of the people or their methods. The early french explorers were so far as the white man is concerned the discoverers of the Dakota (Sioux) Indians. These are a very stoical people. In their dealings with the white man extremely circumspect and cautious. They are a wandering people and relatively speaking are poor in folk lore, having no permanent abodes. the spirit of story telling was not as fully developed or cultivated as with the Ojibwa who were more domestic in their habits, and peculiarly fond of their family history. The younger braves as they reached man hood and were a select few from time to time admitted to the sacred priesthood were instructed in the mysteries