The Sioux, or Dacorta Indians, originally settled on the Mississippi, and called by Carver, Madowesians, are now subdivided into tribes, as follow: 

First, The Yanktons:  this tribe inhabits the Sioux, Desmoines, and Jacques rivers, and number about two hundred warriors.

Second, The Tetons of the burnt woods.  This tribe numbers about three hundred men, who rove on both sides of the Missouri, the White, and Teton rivers.

Third.  The Tetons Okandandas, a tribe consisting of about one hundred and fifty men, who inhabit both sides of the Missouri below the Chayenne river.

Fourth, Tetons Minnakenozzo, a nation inhabiting both sides of the Missouri, above the Chayenne river, and containing about two hundred and fifty men.

Fifth, Tetons Saone; these inhabit both sides of the Missouri below the Warreconne river, and consist of about three hundred men.

Sixth, Yanktons of the Plains, or Big Devils; who rove on the heads of the Sioux, Jacques, and Red river; the most numerous of all the tribes, and number about five hundred men.

Seventh, Wahpatone; a nation residing on the St. Peter’s, just above the mouth of that river, and numbering two hundred men.

Eighth, Mindawarcarton, or proper Dacorta or Sioux Indians.  These possess the original seat of the Sioux, and are properly so denominated.  They rove on both sides of the Mississippi, about the falls of St. Anthony, and consist of three hundred men.

Ninth, The Wahpatoota, or Leaf Beds.  This nation inhabits both sides of the river St. Peter’s, below Yellow-wood river, amounting to about one hundred and fifty men.

Tenth, Sistasoone:  this nation numbers two hundred men, and reside at the head of the St. Peter’s.  Of these several tribes, more particular notice will be taken hereafter.

Saturday, September 1, 1804.  We proceeded this morning under a light southern breeze, and passed the Calumet bluffs; these are composed of a yellowish red, and brownish clay as hard as chalk, which it much resembles, and are one hundred and seventy, or one hundred and eighty feet high.  At this place the hills on each side come to the verge of the river, those on the south being higher than on the north.  Opposite the bluffs is a large island covered with timber; above which the highlands form a cliff over the river on the north side, called White Bear cliff; an animal of that kind being killed in one of the holes in it, which are numerous and apparently deep.  At six miles we came to a large sand island covered with cottonwood; the wind was high, and the weather rainy and cloudy during the day.  We made fifteen miles to a place on the north side, at the lower point of a large island called Bonhomme, or Goodman’s island.  The country on both sides has the same character of prairies, with no timber; with occasional lowlands covered with cottonwood, elm and oak:  our hunters had killed an elk and a beaver:  the catfish too are in great abundance.