Sioux, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 46°44′14″N 90°52′49″W / 46.73722°N 90.88028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Bayfield |
Town | Bayview |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577823 [1] |
Sioux is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]
This community was named after the Sioux people. [2]
The Sioux Nation consists of large tribes of Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Plains. The three major divisions of Sioux are: Lakota, Eastern Dakota, and Western Dakota. A large number of Sioux tribes were nomadic who moved from place to place following bison herds, and their lifestyle also revolved around hunting bison.