Sisseton Dakota

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Dakota subgroup Native American people Sioux subgroup

The Sisseton Dakota are a subgroup of the Eastern Dakota (Sioux) people, historically based in the upper Midwest and eastern Plains, known for their distinct dialect and cultural traditions within the broader Dakota nation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dakota (Eastern Dakota / Santee Sioux)	2
Lakota	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dakota subgroup ⓘ Native American people ⓘ Sioux subgroup ⓘ
associatedWith	Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
broaderNation	Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictHistory	affected by the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
culturalRevitalization	efforts to maintain traditional arts and ceremonies ⓘ efforts to preserve and teach the Sisseton dialect ⓘ
culturalTraditions	Dakota oral history and storytelling ⓘ clan and band-based social organization ⓘ distinct Dakota ceremonial practices ⓘ subsistence based historically on hunting, fishing, and gathering ⓘ
demography	population dispersed across several U.S. states ⓘ
dialect	Sisseton dialect of Eastern Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnographicCategory	Plains Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Siouan-speaking peoples ⓘ
governedBy	tribal councils within Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Sisseton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisíthuŋwaŋ NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEconomy	fur trade interactions with Euro-American traders ⓘ seasonal bison hunting on the Plains ⓘ trade with neighboring Indigenous nations ⓘ
historicalTerritory	Coteau des Prairies NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Traverse region NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Dakota language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Siouan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernPresence	members live on and off reservations in the Dakotas and Minnesota ⓘ
partOf	Dakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedGroup	Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Mdewakanton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahpekute Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahpeton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankton Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanktonai Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity (various denominations) NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Dakota spiritual practices ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Plains ⓘ present-day Minnesota ⓘ present-day North Dakota ⓘ present-day South Dakota ⓘ
treatyHistory	involved in 19th-century treaties with the United States ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wahpeton Dakota → sharesCultureWith → Sisseton Dakota ⓘ

Wahpeton Dakota → relatedGroup → Sisseton Dakota ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lakota

Battle of Birch Coulee → belligerent → Sisseton Dakota ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dakota (Eastern Dakota / Santee Sioux)

Battle of Wood Lake → belligerent → Sisseton Dakota ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dakota (Eastern Dakota / Santee Sioux)