Sioux - Is That a Word?

We know the names - Cherokee, Ojibwa, Yana, Comanche, Cheyenne, Black Feet, Navajo, etc. What about Sioux, where did that name come from? 

First, let's check out one of the Seven Divine Laws of the Lakota people. Respect. What does respect mean to you? To me? To them? Respect for me means fear. A healthy, balanced fear of harming someone or something. The Lakota people believe in honoring and respecting all life.

For those of us who grew up in the upper Midwest, history took place in our very backyards that might surprise us. The Ojibwa and Dakota war left marks throughout the Great Lakes region. The name Sioux came out of that period.

"Sioux is not even a word?" writes Stacy Makes Good Ta Kola Cou Ota. "It's a partial word, a slang word; Sioux comes from two words. "Nadowessi" comes from the Chippewa's and "Oux" comes from the French. The two words were put together is "Nadowessioux." ...

"Nadowessi" is the main word; "Oux" is like when you put the "s" on the end of a word to make it plural or two things (a suffix). It's like, one little serpent, you say "Nadowessi"; to say two little serpents, you put the "oux" on (Nadowessi-oux) or like adding the suffix (s) to the end of serpent. "Nadowessi(oux)" is like saying two little serpent(s).

"Nadowessi" means little serpent; "Nadowessioux" means two little serpents; "Sioux" is a slang word meaning little devils or demons."

Conversely, Lakota means "friend, ally."

Can you understand the Lakota/Dakota people's view of the term Sioux? How can we show respect to the Lakota people?