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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Sioux</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Santee</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Lakota</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Yankton</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Wahpetowan</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Plains Indian</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Dakota</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Dakota Sioux</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Indians (Sioux)</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Siouan</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the culture of the Sioux, a North American Plains Indian people, or confederation of peoples, of Siouan linguistic stock. Sioux is an abbreviation of Nadouessioux, a name originally used to refer to them by the Ojibwa; the word Dakota means "allies." There are three main divisions of the Sioux: Santee, Yankton, and Teton, calling themselves, respectively, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota. ]]></note></mads>