Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
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Lands
Lake Traverse Reservation, northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota, United States
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Population
The Oyate counts more than 14,000 tribal members, living across the United States and serving abroad in the Armed Forces.
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Land
The Lake Traverse Reservation reaches across seven counties, five in South Dakota and two in North Dakota.
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Culture
The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate represents the Dakota people of the Sisitunwan and Wahpetunwan, whose seven districts carry Dakota names.
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