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Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Native American tribal organization in South Dakota and North Dakota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation (Dakota: Sisíthuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ oyáte), formerly Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe/Dakota Nation, is a federally recognized tribe comprising two bands and two subdivisions of the Isanti or Santee Dakota people. They are on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeast South Dakota.
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![]() 2006–2007 Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Vietnam Veterans princess at the University of Minnesota, Morris powwow, photo by Nic McPhee | |
Total population | |
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12,300[1] | |
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Languages | |
English, Dakota | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion, Christianity, Sun Dance, Native American Church | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Dakota, Lakota, Nakota |
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