The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is the most north-western representative of the Siouan language family. Early records tend to use the term Assiniboine, which derived from the Cree and Ojibway languages and means People who cook with sone.
The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is the most north-western representative of the Siouan language family. Historically, the Alexis people have come to be known by a variety of different names. Early records tend to use the term Assiniboine, which derived from the Cree and Ojibway languages and means Stone People or Stone Sioux. The respective English term is Stoney, while many Alexis residents use the term Isga to refer to themselves.