Communities

The Mdewakanton, "those who were born of the waters," have lived on Prairie Island for countless generations. Located in southeastern Minnesota along the wooded shores of the Mississippi and Vermill...

The Lower Sioux Indian Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe located in south central Minnesota in Redwood County, approximately two miles south of Morton. While “Lower Sioux” was the nam...

The land called Pejuhutazizi Kapi (the place where they dig for yellow medicine) has been home to the Dakota Oyate (Nation) for thousands of years. The Dakota have always occupied the area bordering...

New Ulm, the City of "Charm and Tradition," is 90 miles southwest of the Twin Cities, in the heart of the scenic Minnesota River Valley.

The idea for the city of New Ulm, a settlement of Germ...

Long Plain First Nation (LPFN) is a First Nation identified by INAC as Indian Band No. 6. The community is located in the Central Plains region of Manitoba, to the southwest of Portage la Prairie al...

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN), which was once known as Oak River Reserve, was recognized as a Canadian Indian Reserve in 1875.  The reserve is located 45 minutes west of the city of Brandon...

Birdtail Sioux First Nation is a Dakota reserve located approximately 30 miles north of Virden, Manitoba, Canada. The nation's total registered population is 794 persons, of which on-reserve populat...

Whitecap Dakota First Nation is located about 15 miles south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.  The on-reserve population is 429, including non band members.