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Sičháŋǧu
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English
Alternative forms
en Sičhą́ǧu Sicangu Siċaŋġu Siċaƞġu Sichangu
Etymology
en lkt Sičháŋǧu.
Noun
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the Burned Thigh Lakota, Brulé; one of the seven tribes of the Lakota.
en Allen Wilson Sičháŋǧu Oyáŋke Ektá Lakȟótiyapi Tókeča Kiŋ (The Status of Lakota Language on the Rosebud Reservation) 2025 University of Arizona http://hdl.handle.net/10150/677952 Sičháŋǧu people, according to winter counts and oral history, were initially called Čhokátȟowela -Blue in the Center. However, during the migration west, an enemy tribe set fire to the prairie around the camp, and the people had to run through the fire into the river, and they had burned their thighs as a result, and thus their nickname and later band name became Sičháŋǧu.
en Malachy Koons Archivist Justis Brokenrope unearths long-lost albums by Native musicians KAXE 2026-03-12 https://www.kaxe.org/2026-03-12/archivist-justis-brokenrope-unearths-long-lost-albums-native-musicians Enter Justis Brokenrope: a Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta archivist, educator and music lover, and the man behind archival project Wathéča Records. Through his love for record hunting and a love for his Native identity, the Twin Cities-based Brokenrope is working to return these pieces of Native American culture to the communities who created them. https://web.archive.org/web/20260930060735/https://www.kaxe.org/2026-03-12/archivist-justis-brokenrope-unearths-long-lost-albums-native-musicians 30 September 2026
Lakota
Etymology
From lkt sičháŋ<t:thigh> ǧú<t:to be burnt, scorched> burnt thighs.
Proper noun
lkt proper noun Colorado University spelling Sičhą́ǧu White Hat spelling Siċaƞġu
the Burned Thigh Lakota, Brulé; one of the seven tribes of the Lakota
Descendants
en Sičháŋǧu 1
fr Brûlé 1
en Brulé 1
Related terms
lkt Húŋkpapȟa
lkt Itázipčho
lkt Mnikȟówožu
lkt Oglála
lkt Oóhenuŋpa
lkt Sihásapa
lkt compound nouns noun-verb compound nouns
lkt Demonyms Native Americans