Teton
See Teton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tēˈtŏnˌ)
noun pl. Teton Teton or
Te·tons In both senses also called
Lakota,
Teton Dakota,
Teton Sioux.
- The largest and westernmost of the Sioux peoples, made up of seven groups including the Oglala, Hunkpapa, Brulé, and Miniconjou. The Teton became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating westward in the 18th century and figured prominently in the resistance to white encroachment on the northern Great Plains.
- A member of this people.
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