Question: are dakota and sioux the same?
Answer: The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (/suː/; Dakota: Očhéthi Šakówiŋ /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations peoples in North America. ... In the 1800s, the Dakota signed treaties with the United States, ceding much of their land in Minnesota.