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The Dakotas, also known as simply Dakota, is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, [2] culture, geography, [3] fauna, [4] sociology, [5] economy, [6] [7] and cuisine [8] of the two states.
The Dakota (pronounced [daˈkˣota], Dakota: Dakȟóta or Dakhóta) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota .
North Dakota is located in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. It lies at the center of the North American continent and borders Canada to the north. The geographic center of North America is near the town of Rugby. Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, and Fargo is the most populous city.
5 days ago · South Dakota, constituent state of the U.S. It became the 40th state of the union in 1889. South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota and Iowa to the east, Nebraska to the south, and Wyoming and Montana to the west. Pierre, in central South Dakota, is one of the country’s smallest state capitals.
The Dakota tribe is considered the parent of the Great Sioux Nation, which also includes the Lakota and Nakota tribes (see entries). The Dakota enjoyed a comfortable life among the great natural abundance of Minnesota until white settlers overran their lands in the mid-nineteenth century.
2 days ago · Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada, to the nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations in Canada for past harms relating to Canada’s longstanding denial of their rights. Minister Anandasangaree affirmed the nine communities’ status as “ Aboriginal peoples of Canada ” with constitutionally protected Section 35 rights. This historic apology is an important step toward healing and ...
The Dakota people are a Native American tribe. They are also a part of the First Nations. They make up two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people. They are usually divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota .
Mar 21, 2023 · The Dakota Native American culture is an ancient one, with a rich and unique history and traditions. The culture of the Dakota people has been shaped by centuries of migrations, intermarriages, and interactions with other Native American tribes.
1 day ago · A judge's ruling keeps an abortion-rights question on the South Dakota ballot in November. A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group seeking to have it removed.
It is difficult to define how Dakota people have shaped the state, when in fact the land itself has shaped the Dakota. The land—its valleys and peaks, its waterways and seasons, all the gifts it has to offer—has influenced the way Dakota have lived, interacted, sustained, and viewed themselves.
