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Name

The word Dakota means "ally or friend" in the Dakota language, and their autonyms include Ikcé Wichásta ("Indian people") and Dakhóta Oyáte ("Dakota people").

Ethnic groups

The Eastern and Western Dakota are two of the three groupings belonging to the Sioux nation (also called Dakota in a broad sense), the third being the Lakota (Thíthunwan or Teton).

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