MISSOURI RIVER REGION WACIPI tribes along the missouri standing rock tribe Part of the Standing Rock Reservation is in central northern SD, made up of four bands of Dakota and Lakota people. Byway Stops: Sitting Bull Monument, Sacagawea Monument, Standing Rock National Native American Scenic Byway, Klein Museum. Standing Rock Tourism Office : standingrocktourism.com The Native American Scenic Byway highway provides the opportunity to see the lands of five tribal reservations bordering the river. The five allied tribes are known as the Oceti Sakowin Nation, speaking three dialects: Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. crow creek tribe Sitting northeast of Lake Sharpe in the middle of the state, the area is split into three community districts: Fort Thompson, Big Bend, and Crow Creek. Byway Stops: Spirit of the Circle Monument, Oscar Howe Art Gallery at the Dakota Prairie Museum, Buffalo Herd. Crow Creek Tribal Office (605) 245-2221 | crowcreekconnections.org cheyenne river tribe The largest reservation in the state, just south of Standing Rock Reservation, four bands of Lakota reside here. Byway Stops: HV Johnson Lakota Cultural Center, Sea of Grass Display at the Timber Lake & Area Museum. Cheyenne River Tribal Office : (605) 964-4155 | sioux.org Cheyenne River GFP : crstgfp.com Yankton tribe Located above and along Lewis & Clark Lake, the tribe were the first to meet Lewis & Clark on their expedition up the Missouri in 1804. It has since been called the “Land of Friendly People”. Byway Stops: Struck by the Ree Monument, Treaty of 1858 Monument, Lewis & Clark Visitor Center, Fort Randall Casino & Hotel, Buffalo Herd. Yankton Tribal Office: (605) 384-3641 Yankton Sioux GFP: yanktonsiouxgamefishandparks.com 194 // #SDMissouriRiver
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