Help.. souix indian name meaning house? or maybe pronounced house??

Question

my family's always told me i have a great great great great great grandfather named house and he was a souix indian chief.. and im trying to research him but i need some help. does anyone know about this kind of stuff? would the name be pronounced house? and if so, how would it be spelled? or would it just mean house lol whats the souix word for house?

Answer 1

Everyone knows the Lakota for house: tipi (usually spelt "teepee").  Indians can give you better advice; all I can suggest is, if you can't find any paper evidence, is to have a DNA test done.  I used www.familytreedna.com. You need both the mtDNA (mother to mother) and the yDNA (father to father).  Unfortunately, females cannot be tested directly for yDNA, but need a near male relative (i.e., father or brother) to submit the yDNA to be tested.

Answer 2

Native Americans could end up with some interesting names due to translation into english.

There is a Lakota college.You could try emailing,and asking if someone there could guide you to finding information.

http://www.olc.edu/

I'm not Native myself,but I have studied the Lakota.

Oglala Lakota College put out a language course with Audio-Forum.If you are ever interested in learning more about it.

The tribe portrayed in "Dances with Wolves" are Lakota,if you want to hear the language spoken.

There is a historical book on the tribe,"The Sioux" by Hassrick,from the University of Oklahoma press.

I would also suggest "The Mystic Warriors of the Plains"by Thomas E. Mails.It's just an amazing book about the old life of the "buffalo days".

Best Wishes.