Depiction of a Sioux Council Meeting by George Catlin.

The peoples who speak the Sioux language are considered to be members of the Oceti Sakowin, also known as Seven Council Fires. The seven-member communities are sometimes grouped into three regional/dialect sub-groups (Lakota, Western Dakota, and Eastern Dakota), but these mid-level identities are not politically institutionalized. The seven communities are all individual members of the historic confederacy. In contemporary culture, the designation is primarily a linguistic, cultural, and for some, political grouping.

Dimensions: 30" x 24"

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