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Which bands are included in the Nakota group?

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A Cheyenne River Sioux dancer in colorful traditional regalia performs during the Grand Entry at a powwow, with an American flag and other participants in the background. — Oceti Sakowin A member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe performing during the Grand Entry at the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Fair Rodeo and Powwow, Eagle Butte, South Dakota, September 4, 2016.

Within the Oceti Sakowin alliance, the Nakota group—who may also identify as Dakota and are sometimes referred to as the Western Dakota—includes two primary bands:

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These groups are part of the broader alliance of Indigenous peoples historically known by the exonym Sioux, which is organized into seven council fires representing the original bands of the people.12