"The Great Sioux Nation is a term applied to the political structure of the Sioux at the time of their contact with Europeans and Euro-Americans. Most of the peoples speaking a Siouan language were members of the O\u010Dh\u00E9thi \u0160ak\u00F3wi\u014B (pronounced [o\u02C8t\u0283\u02B0et\u02B0i \u0283a\u02C8kow\u0129]) or Seven Fires Council."@en . . .