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According to the 2010 US Census, 8.8% of South Dakota's population is American Indian and Alaska Native persons which would be 71,648.

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Do Indians own South Dakota now?

Native Americans own parts of South Dakota as do many people and businesses.


Why do so many people live in Sioux Falls South Dakota?

Native Americans followed the buffalo/bison as the animal was their source of daily living (food, clothing, shelter). The Black Hills of South Dakota are considered a sacred area for Native Americans. Hunting and trapping brought people to South Dakota. The Black Hills Gold Rush brought many people to South Dakota, and the Land Rush brought even more.


Where do the Lakota Indians live now?

The Dakota tribe of Native Americans live in both North and South Dakota on reservations. Many others live all around the world.


Who gave North Dakota its name?

North and South Dakota were named for the Native tribes who had lived there for many years.


Where did the people in South Carolina come from?

People who live in South Dakota have come from many places. The Native Americans who live in South Dakota possibly came from Minnesota. According to the traditional creation stories of the People of the Seven Council Fires, they began in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The first Europeans to live in South Dakota were French trappers and fur traders. Germans, Norwegians, and Swedish were the main settlers of South Dakota in the late 1800's.


Who was involved in the westward exspantion?

The Westward Expansion involved many people, one group in particular were were the Native Americans. They were removed from their from their home to South Dakota and Oklahoma.


How many native Americans were force to migrate the Indian removal act of 1830?

Over 2,000 Native Americans were forced to relocate south.


What is the language in South Dakota?

English is the main language spoken in South Dakota. Lakota (Native American) and German are also spoken by many people in South Dakota. There are many other languages also spoken in South Dakota.


How many miles between Faith South Dakota and Pierre South Dakota?

Approximately it would about 130 miles between Faith South Dakota and Pierre South Dakota.


What were the effects of spanish and portuguese settlement in south America?

death to many native Americans and arrival of Europeans


Which would take longer by car from South Dakota to Canada or from South Dakota to Indiana?

South Dakota to Canada


Were the Dakota Indians the first people in Minnesota?

It is possible, although many historians believe the Anishinaabe preceded the Dakota and other Native Americans. French fur traders are the first known Europeans to visit Minnesota in the 1600s, long after the Dakota settled there.