The Assiniboin people, also known as the Hohe or the Nakota, are a Sioux First Nations/Native American people originally from the Northern Great Plains of North America. Their name, Nakota, means "allies of the people." The name Assiniboin was given to them and means "those who cook with stones," while Canadian trappers who had observed their cooking methods called them Stonies. The women would heat rocks, and then drop the rocks into kettles of water. The rocks would cause the water to boil, cooking the food.

In the United States, they reside in two locations, both in Montana. They reside on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, only 40 miles from the Canada border, where land is shared with the Gros Ventre people. Most of the population lives on small ranches and farms, and the reservation is home to a tribally owned meat packing plant. They also reside on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where land is shared with their former enemies, the Sioux. While ranching and farming is also active here, the tribes have a growing manufacturing sector involved in metal fabrication, commercial sewing, electronics manufacturing and oil extraction.