Telling the history of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate | Dakota Life

Sisseton is located near the center of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. Approximately 12 thousand members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate live on the reservation, which covers most of Roberts County and stretches into six more counties, including two in North Dakota. Tribal history is preserved in the stories and artifacts passed down from one generation to the next. A branch of the tribal government is working to preserve and archive those stories and artifacts. As SDPB’s Brian Gevik learned on a recent visit to the reservation, understanding the tribe’s past may be the key to understanding the tribe today. #SouthDakota #NativeAmerican #SissetonSD #SDPB See more South Dakota stories at https://www.SDPB.org/DakotaLife