Miniconjou

American  

[min-i-kon-joo] / ˌmɪn ɪˈkɒn dʒu /

noun

Miniconjous, plural Miniconjou plural

1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians and originally inhabiting parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Miniconjou
  plural
• Miniconjous
  plural

Example Sentences

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Miniconjou Miniconjous

"It was given to me when I was made a blood brother of the Miniconjou Sioux in 1951," he explains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kicking Bear was hard at it, preaching the Messiah religion to his Miniconjous and the other Sioux there.

From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Next to it, on the south was the Cheyenne River reservation, for the Miniconjous, Without Bows, Two Kettles, and others.

From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)