The word Sioux is a contraction from the old French word Nadonessioux," or Enemies," the name given by the French powerful and warlike of all the North-west- ern tribes. They called themselves "Dakota," or "many in joined together. At the time of Captain Carver's travels among the North American Indians there were twelve known bands of traders to this most onc," because so many bands nder different names were these "Nadouwessies." They entertained the captain most hospitably for seven months during the winter of 1766-7; adopted him as one of their chicfs; and when the time cae for him to depart, three hundred of them accompanicd him for a distauce o is journey, and took leave with expres sions of friendship for him, and good-will toward the Great Father, the English king, of whom he had told them. The chicfs wished him to say to the king "how much we desire that traders may be sent to abide among us with such things as we need, that the hearts of our young men, our wives, and children may be made glad. And may peace snbsist between us so long endure; and "acquaint the Great King how much the Nadou- wessics wish to be counted among his good children."

Nothing in all the history of the earliest intercourse between the friendly tribes of North American Indians and the Euro- peans coming among them is more of their simple hospitality, their unstinted invitations, and their as the sun, the moon, the earth, aud the waters shall pathetic than the accounts