Sioux Indians Vs Zulu warriors!

Who would win!?

Pre-European colonization. North American horse nomads vs African tribal warriors!

okay i figured it out.

What both sides have in common: both beat a major western nation in at least a few battles in the 1870's

how they stack up: pre -contact, the Zulu win.  They have their oen ability to make iron, an ability to stockpile surplus agricutlure, and a better tactical grasp on things, probably a larger population too.  Pre contact Sioux have no horses or guns they were so good at using, no iron.

post contact: the Souix win easily, they ride circles around the Zulu with horses and shoot the crap out of them with repeating henry rifles whiel the Zulus only have those spears still, or even if they had Britihs guns they would still be only single shot.

I think you're right.  They lived near or in canada at that time I believe.

The Souix were always nomadic as they source of life was the buffalo.

In a battle the Zulu would completely crush the pre-colonization Souix. The Zulu were able to field an army of several thousand against the British. The Souix had to ally with numerous other tribes just to break fifteen hundred. Also the Zulu used primitive, albeit effective, tactics, such as the buffalo horn technique. Perhaps if the Souix had their horses, it would be a fairer fight.

I'm going for the zulus. There is something about the sioux that few may know: though they fought well against the U.S. cavalry, they were afraid of the 'walk-a-heaps', the infantry.

I can really strongly decide.  For post contact, the Sioux had repeating rifles and horses, but the Zulus did have that crazy powerful drug, but im leaning more towards the Sioux.  For pre contact, definatly the Zulus, they had iron, which will always be better in combat than stone. 

even without horses and in bad terrian the Siooux would probably have a btter time than the British due to their guns.  The Britihs henri-martini rifle was a breechloader, but still a single shot, the Sioux were armed primarily with 16 round winchester and Henry rifles and could definately fire at 3 times or more of the speed.  I dont think the Ilkwa could stand up to that.  Even in the big Zulu victory of Isandlwana they almost broke on approach due to Britihs firepower.  The British were also probably not great shots being trained to fire off those silly volleys in general directions anyway.  Add that to thier big goofy red suits that stick out like a nightclunb in Kansas and its amazing they did as well as they did!