Hunkpapa

Also known as Hunkpapa Sioux, Hunkpapa Lakota, End Village, Húŋkpapȟa, Hunkpapa Indians

thumb|Walking Shooter (Wah-Koo-Ta-Mon-Ih), 1872 Tribal Delegations to the Federal Government

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History in the 19th century
Population in the 19th century
Notable Hunkpapa Lakota people
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thumb|Walking Shooter (Wah-Koo-Ta-Mon-Ih), 1872 Tribal Delegations to the Federal Government

The Hunkpapa () are a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota tribe. The name is a Lakota word, meaning 'Head of the Circle' (at one time, the tribe's name was represented in European-American records as Honkpapa). By tradition, the set up their lodges at the entryway to the circle of the Great Council when the Sioux met in convocation. They speak Lakȟóta, one of the three dialects of the Sioux language.