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The Dakotas, also known as simply Dakota, is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, economy, and cuisine of the two states.
The Dakota (pronounced , Dakota: Dakȟóta or Dakhóta) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota.
Reserve/reservation [10]CommunityBands ResidingLocationHunkpapa, Upper Yanktonai (Pabaksa), ...Montana, United StatesWahpeton, Sisseton, Upper YanktonaiNorth Dakota, USALower Yanktonai, Sihasapa, Upper ...North Dakota, South Dakota, USASisseton, WahpetonSouth Dakota, USASouth Dakota can generally be divided into three regions: eastern South Dakota, western South Dakota, and the Black Hills. The Missouri River serves as a boundary in terms of geographic, social, and political differences between eastern and western South Dakota.
5 days ago · North Dakota, constituent state of the U.S. It was admitted to the union as the 39th state in 1889. It is bounded by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west. North Dakota’s capital is Bismarck.
Dakota (pronounced Dah-KO-tah) is the tribe’s name for themselves and may mean “friend” or “ally.”. It comes from the Santee word, Dahkota, sometimes translated as “alliance of friends.”. Another meaning for the name is “those who consider themselves kindred.”.
Learn about the Dakota people, their origins, traditions, and survival in Mni Sota (Minnesota) and beyond. Explore their kinship system, social structure, and role in the US-Dakota War of 1862.
2 days ago · The federal government is set to formally apologize to Dakota and Lakota Nations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on Monday for historically recognizing them as refugees, a label that one chief says ...
