3S0 EXPEDITION TO THE 



marking, however, that it is usually considered as ex- 

 aggerated. 



Names ofvlllages or parties of Dacotas. No. of lodges. Warriors. Souls. 

 Gens dii lac, or Jlfendewahkantoan. 



1. Keoxa, (Wapasha's, &c.) - - 40 70 400 



2. Eanbosandata, (Red Wing\s,) - 10 25 100 



3. Kapoja, (Petit Corbeau's,) - 30 70 300 



4. Oanoska, (Black Dog's,) - - 30 40 200 



5. Tetankatane, 10 30 150 



6. Taoapa, 30 60 300 



7. Weakaote 10 10 50 



Geiis dii large, or roving Dacotas. 



8. Miakechakesa, (or Sisitons,) - 130 260 1000 



9. Wahkpakota, 100 200 800 



10. Wahkpatoan, ----- 120 240 900 



11. Kahra, (a band of the Sisitons,) 160 450 1500 



12. Yanktoanan, 460 1300 5200 



13. Yanktoan, 200 500 2000 



14. Tetoans, 900 3600 14,400 



Adding for stragglers - - - 100 200 800 



2330 7055 28,100 

 StrengthoftheHohaor Assiniboins, 3000 7000 28,000 



Total force of the Dacota, (before ^ , 



,.,... ^^ S- 5330 14,055 56,100 



their division,) - _ - - ^ 



Previous to their division the Assiniboins belonged to 

 the Yanktoanan tribe. 



The above estimate falls somewhat short of that which 

 Renville made some time before, when he was in the ser- 

 vice of the Hudson's Bay Company. He then visited all 

 the Dacota villages, camps, &c. and by a close calculation 

 Estimated the number of warriors, exclusive of the Assini- 



