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Website. swo-nsn.gov. The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is the homeland of the federally recognized Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a branch of the Santee Dakota group of Native Americans. Most of the reservation covers parts of five counties in northeastern South Dakota, while smaller parts are in two counties in southeastern North Dakota, United ...
The Lake Traverse Reservation is located in the Northeastern part of South Dakota and a small portion of southeastern corner of North Dakota. The reservation boundaries extend across seven counties, two in North Dakota and five in South Dakota.
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.
The Lake Traverse Reservation and its boundaries were established by the Lake Traverse Treaty of 1867. Between 1884 and 1913 the tribe’s government was based upon the concept of the Soldier’s Lodge, however due to external pressures from federal Indian agents and the missionaries, as well as internal turmoil the system was changed in 1913 ...
The Lake Traverse Reservation consists of 106,153 acres or 1449.66 square miles and includes the towns of: Sisseton; Peever; Rosholt; Veblen; New Effington; Waubay; Summit; The Reservation was established by a treaty in 1863 at Enemy Swim Lake and established in 1867. Initially, it encompassed one million acres.
Reservation: Former Lake Traverse; parts of Marshall, Day, Codington, Grant and Roberts Counties. Division: Dakota. Bands: Sisseton (People of the Marsh), Wahpeton (People on Lake Traverse) Trust Land Base: 108,589 acres. Tribal Headquarters: Agency Village, SD. Time Zone: Central. Traditional Language: Dakota. Total Population: 11,095
History of the Reservation: The Sissetons, returning from Canada, signed a treaty in 1863 at Enemy Swim Lake. This treaty authorized the Reservation, which was established in 1867. Initially, the Reservation encompassed 1 million acres.
