Shannon County, South Dakota
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Shannon County, South Dakota is a largely rural county on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, historically significant as the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Wounded Knee Monument.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county in South Dakota
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former county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bennett County, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
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Fall River County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennington County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Wounded Knee Massacre site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wounded Knee Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Wounded Knee, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Badlands National Park (South Unit) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Oglala Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government (historical) ⓘ |
| hasDemographicFeature | one of the poorest counties in the United States (historically) ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
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rangeland ⓘ |
| hasMajorityPopulation | Oglala Lakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorAdministrativeUnit | Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor |
American Indian history
ⓘ
Wounded Knee Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRuralArea | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern South Dakota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onReservation | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Native American ⓘ |
| reservationCountyFor | Oglala Sioux Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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