The three online films I chose to learn more about the culture I chose to write in and depict the life and culture of the Sioux Indians (past and present) are all from YouTube, and are: *500 Tribes, *Meet the Sioux Indians, Plains Indian Tribe, 1949 and *The Great Sioux Nation. The films depicted the Sioux almost identically, and although each of the films lasted from twenty-five minutes to an hour and a half, they covered the same ground and produced the same information. The realization that the culture and beliefs of the Sioux have remained fundamentally unchanged over the past hundred years seems a bit astounding to me. However, it shows that even though the Sioux evolved with the changes in the world, they remained true to the beliefs of their people. The Sioux fell on hard times and eventually ceded their rights to the land they loved so much to the U.S. federal government. However, the one thing the Sioux were not willing to give up was their sovereignty. They didn't want to answer to the white man, or live by their laws, and still today, American Indians live by their own laws and elect their own government. The following information will explain who they were, what they did, and how they lived. The Sioux actually originated from the Great Plains of the United States and were known as the Dakota and Lakota. The word Sioux means “little snakes,” and after learning what I’ve learned about this culture, it seems like the perfect nickname. However, in most history books, we are just beginning to learn about the Sioux after they migrated west. These Native Americans were nomadic and occupied territories in Minnesota, Wisconsin...... middle of paper...... and vulnerable. Ultimately, this practice and belief cost the lives of Chief Sitting Bull and his sons. A new generation of Lakota from the Standing Rock Reservation is ensuring that the great chief's ideals live on by naming a college after him that will highlight the long struggle to become sovereign and those who fought that good fight; Chief Sitting Bull and the entire great Sioux Nation. (Green, Rayna 1999)6References.Kehoe, AB (2011). Culture and customs of the Sioux Indians. Choice, 49(3), 578-579. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/904139035?accountid=34899 Marks, Paula. In a dry land. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998 The Encyclopedia of the First Peoples of North America. Ed. Rayna Green. Toronto: Groundwood Books Douglas & McIntyre, 1999.