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	Sioux Indians
		At this period the Minnesota region was held by the various Santee bands; Eastern Dakota and a small part of Iowa were claimed by the Yankton and their cousins the Yanktonai; while all the Sioux territory west of the Missouri was held by bands of the great Teton division, constituting three-fifths of the whole nation.
		In 1851 the various Santee bands sold all their remaining lands in Minnesota and Iowa, excepting a twenty-mile strip along the upper Minnesota River, Although there were then four missions among the Santee, the majority of the Indians were reported to have "an inveterate hatred" of Christianity.
		The Sioux were not a compact nation with centralized government and supreme head chief, but were a confederacy of seven allied sub-tribes speaking a common language, each with a recognized head chief and each subdivided into bands or villages governed by subordinate chiefs.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/sioux_indians.html (7023 words)

	FLANDREAU SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE community profile
		The Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation is located in the southeastern region of the state and borders the State of Minnesota on the east.
		The headquarters of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is adjacent to the community of Flandreau in Moody County, South Dakota.
		The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is a survivors of the wars and were granted trust status for their present reservation land under the authority of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.
	www.mnisose.org /profiles/flandrea.htm (1954 words)

	Sioux - MSN Encarta
		A fourth branch is the Yanktonai Sioux, composed of the Yanktonai, Hunkpatina, and Assiniboine bands (the Assiniboine separated from the other bands, probably in the 1600s, and assumed a distinct identity).
		In 1837 the Sioux sold all their territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States; additional territory was sold in 1851.
		The Sioux have been active in the modern Native American civil rights movement, seeking restoration of their land base and the institution of a modernized form of traditional life.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574699/Sioux.html (1054 words)

	SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE OF NEBRASKA community profile
		The Santee Sioux Tribe was further defined and the boundaries expanded by the Act of March 2, 1889 which identified all the reservations in present day North and South Dakota, and Nebraska.
		The Santee Sioux Tribe maintains the right and responsibility to provide environmental authority in compliance with Tribal and Federal law for protection of the land and resources within the exterior boundaries of the reservation through code development and regulatory mechanisms.
		Santee's climate is typically continental and is largely determined by the movement and direction of the large scale weather systems.
	www.mnisose.org /profiles/santee.htm (2101 words)

	Lakota Sioux
		In 1851 and 1859 the Santee Sioux gave up most of their land in Minnesota and were assigned a reservation on which they were encouraged to practice settled agriculture.
		The territory of the nomadic, Teton and, Yankton Sioux which included the area between the Missouri River and the Teton Mountains and between the Platte River on the south and the Yellowstone River on the north, was invaded increasingly by whites after the Gold Rush of 1849.
		Later that summer 3,000 Sioux were trapped at the Tongue River Valley by the main army of General Alfred H. Terry, and the Sioux surrendered on October 31, after which the majority returned to their reservations.
	www.angelfire.com /wi/aimys/Aimys2ndpage.html (961 words)

	A History of Santee Sioux Tribe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Known as the "frontier guardians of the Sioux Nation," which ranges from Minnesota to the northern Rocky Mountains in Montana and south through the northwestern part of Nebraska, the Santee division of the Sioux Nation was called the Dakota and consisted of four bands.
		The biggest tragedy to befall the Santee was one of the bloodiest of wars against Indian people in American history, known as the Minnesota Uprising of 1862.
		The Santee Normal Training School, established by missionaries in 1870, greatly influenced the development of the tribe during the latter decades of the 19th century.
	www.thenicc.edu /SanteeSiouxTribeHistory.htm (463 words)

	Atlas of the Sioux Wars
		By 1862, the Santee Sioux had given up their traditional homelands, which comprised most of southern Minnesota, in exchange for a narrow reservation on the southern bank of the Minnesota River.
		Furthermore, the Sioux were emboldened by the Minnesotans' relative weakness, brought on by the departure of many of their young men to fight in the Civil War.
		The treaty of 1868 between the Sioux nation and the United States thereby recognized the right of the Sioux to roam and hunt in the areas depicted in gray on the map.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/sioux/sioux.asp (13701 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sioux Indians
		In this he was successful and on 23 September, 1805, negotiated the first treaty of the Sioux with the United States, by which they ceded lands in the vicinity of the present St.
		Louis, the various Sioux bands made their peace with the United States and finally acknowledged its sovereignty.
		In 1834 the brothers Samuel and Gideon Pond for the Congregationalists, located among the Santee at Lake Calhoun, near the present St.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14017a.htm (7023 words)

	Sioux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The seven nations that comprise the Sioux are: Mdewakanton, Wahpetowan (Wahpeton), Wahpekute, Sissetowan (Sisseton), the Ihantowan (Yankton), Ihanktowana (Yanktonai), and the Teton (Lakota).
		The western Santee obtained horses, probably in the 17th century (although some historians date the arrival of horses in South Dakota to 1720), and moved further west, onto the Great Plains, becoming the Titonwan tribe, subsisting on the buffalo herds and corn-trade with their linguistic cousins, the Mandan and Hidatsa along the Missouri.
		Frontwoman Siouxsie Sioux of the postpunk band Siouxsie and the Banshees also derrived her stage name from the "Sioux".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santee_Sioux (2537 words)

	Santee Sioux celebrate court ruling : ICT [2003/03/31]
		It is a beneficial interpretation of the Johnson Act, it is highly significant," said Conley Schulte, attorney for the Santee Sioux.
		The District Court imposed the fine of $3,000 per day on the Santee in 1999, increased it to $6,000 when the tribe was found in contempt and that continued until the Santee changed the gaming devices in May 2001.
		Thomas said she was especially thankful for the many tribes across the country that supported the Santee efforts and many of the tribes in the Great Plains went the extra mile to help.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1049128633 (1050 words)

	Lakota Page
		The Sioux Nation is essentially comprise of three divisions, the Santee or Eastern Sioux (Dakota) with four groups, the Wiciyela, the Middle Sioux (Nakota or Yankton) with two groups, and the Teton (Lakotas).
		The Santee Sioux tribe was established earlier than the other reservations in 1863 its tribal enrollment is approximately 2,200 with 500 members living on the reservation.
		The Sioux were in horror at the thought of placing there dead in the ground, in fear of that their souls would not escape.
	members.aol.com /bbbenge/page6.html (2206 words)

	This Christmas the Santee Sioux tribe is asking for justice : ICT [2001/12/24]
		As a result of the tribe's desperate attempt to feed and protect their families, 38 Santee Sioux Indians were executed in a mass hanging during the Christmas season in Mankato, Minnesota.
		Officers of the federal government have been deliberately starving the Santee Sioux Tribe, as they did in 1862, of the economic resources needed to feed, clothe and care for our families.
		As a result, for over two years no person, bank or other institution will do business with the Santee Sioux Tribe for fear that any assets devoted to tribal projects will be seized by the DOJ to pay fines.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1008971406 (814 words)

	Lakota - Dakota - Sioux Nation - Crystalinks
		Seven years later on November 5, 1862 also in Minnesota, 303 Santee Sioux were found guilty of rape and murder of white settlers and were sentenced to hang.
		The name Sioux was created by the French Canadians, who abbreviated the Algonquin compound Nadouéssioux (from nadowe ("Iroquois") plus siu ("snake"/the massasauga rattler), by which a neighboring Ojibwa tribe, or the Ottawa, referred to the Dakota to the west and south.
		He was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, who led 3,500 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against the US 7th Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.
	www.crystalinks.com /sioux.html (3358 words)

	sioux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Sioux War, or Wars, lasting almost half a century and comprising numerous engagements, can be organized into five phases, each a story in itself reflecting the subtleties of the period.
		The first phase of the Sioux Wars occurred soon after the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, the primary purpose of which was to assure safe passage for whites along the Oregon Trail.
		Many of the Sioux, desperate in defeat for any glimmer of hope, took to the new religion after one of their own mystics, Kicking Bear, made his pilgrimage to Nevada to learn of it, and they began dancing the Ghost Dance.
	emayzine.com /lectures/sioux.htm (4003 words)

	No. 03-762: United States v. Santee Sioux Tribe - Petition
		Beginning in early 1993, respondent Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska attempted unsuccessfully to negotiate a Class III gaming compact with the State of Nebraska.
		This matter is before the court following a hearing on the Santee Sioux Tribe's ("Tribe") request that this court lift the sanctions of civil contempt entered imposing fines on the Tribe for failure to comply with the court orders dated November 28, 1998, and June 25, 1999.
		On appeal, the Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's decision not to hold the individual members of the Tribe in contempt and also reversed the district court's determination that certain monies in the bank account could not be garnished.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/2003/2pet/7pet/2003-0762.pet.aa.html (12147 words)

	Indian Gambling for the Santee Sioux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Santee Sioux are willing to take a chance that it will pay off for them as well.
		Their decision to open the casino has put the Santee tribe in the middle of a controversy, but that's not why they did it.
		It will be difficult for the Santee tribe to duplicate what the Winnebago tribe has done.
	net.unl.edu /~swi/pers/santee.html (1725 words)

	Rep. Tom Osborne (NE03) - Press Release - Osborne Chairs Resources Committee Hearing Considering His Legislation to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Committee first considered H.R. 2408, the Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, which compensates the Tribes for damage done to productive land as a result of the Flood Control Act of 1944.
		When the government built the dams on the upper reaches of the Missouri River, under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, it did not adequately compensate the Yankton Sioux or the Santee Sioux for their land—3,000 and 600 acres respectively.
		During consideration of H.R. 2408, the Committee heard testimony from the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Neal A. McCaleb, Chairman of the Santee Sioux Tribe Roger Trudell, and Chairman of the Yankton Sioux Tribe Madonna Archambeau.
	www.house.gov /list/press/ne03_osborne/pr20020717santeehearing.html (444 words)

	Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe - South Dakota Tourism -- Travel Information for the Mount Rushmore State
		The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe has its headquarters at Flandreau on the Big Sioux River.
		The Big Sioux, which winds its way through the area, provides opportunities for fishing, swimming and canoeing.
		The Santee leader was know as a bold and passionate orator, who sought justice for his people.
	www.travelsd.com /onlyinsd/sioux/tribes/santee.asp (334 words)

	Journal of the Rev. S. D. Hinman, Missionary to the Santee Sioux Indians
		Out of the five thousand Sioux who were living quietly in Minnesota before the frauds and delays that culminated in the massacre, some eighteen hundred, who were peacefully inclined, were after that event collected at Fort Snelling, and soon they sent beseeching messages to their Missionaries to come and give them religious instruction once more.
		At the Santee Mission all the public services are as orderly as in any congregation of intelligent white people; the sermons and addresses are always extemporaneous, and the Catechists are frequently employed in giving religious instruction on these public occasions.
		The Santees have not only improved, and given up the hunt and all Indian dress and customs, but they have done all this under great discouragement, and while as yet they had no title to their lands.
	anglicanhistory.org /usa/whipple/hinman1869.html (19904 words)

	Yankton and Santee tribes
		The Santee lost 593 acres of land near Santee village and another 414 acres on Niobrara Island, part of the reservation.
		"The Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe have not yet received fair compensation for their losses.
		It will enable the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska to address past grievances and look forward to investing in its future," said Sen. Bob Kerry, D-Neb., co-sponsor of the bill.
	www.usd.edu /k12links/Newspapers/yankton_and_santee_tribes.htm (531 words)

	Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Home Page
		Come on inside and visit the Village of Santee, rich in culture and history.
		Nestled in the lush, rolling, hills of Northeast Nebraska is the Village of Santee.
		We offer many outdoor recreation activities, including scenic drives, wildlife viewing, bird-watching and Santee is particularly known for its excellent deer, turkey and pheasant hunting.
	www.santeedakota.org /santee_sioux_tribe_of_nebraska.htm (110 words)

	Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman), Santee Sioux
		I should like to present some of the greatest chiefs of modern times in the light of the native character and ideals, believing that the American people will gladly do them tardy justice.
		It is matter of history that the Sioux nation, to which I belong, was originally friendly to the Caucasian peoples which it met in succession-first, to the south the Spaniards; then the French, on the Mississippi River and along the Great Lakes; later the English, and finally the Americans.
		During the early part of the nineteenth century, chiefs such as Wabashaw, Redwing, and Little Six among the eastern Sioux, Conquering Bear, Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse, and Hump of the western bands, were the last of the old type.
	www.indians.org /welker/ohiyesa.htm (550 words)

	Rep. Tom Osborne (NE03) - Press Release - House Passes Osborne Legislation to Provide Equitable Compensation to the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Washington, D.C.--Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed one piece of legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Osborne to benefit the Santee and Yankton Sioux Tribes.
		According to Osborne, “This compensation for land the government damaged is a common sense step toward improving the quality of life on the Santee Sioux Reservation, and I am pleased that the House has recognized its importance.
		The Tribes would be allowed to draw on the interest accrued for economic and infrastructure development and other initiatives.
	www.house.gov /list/press/ne03_osborne/pr20021001santee.html (447 words)

	Battle Summary: Big Mound, ND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Henry Hastings Sibley led his troops from Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, into the Dakotas, pursuing the Santee Sioux, who had initiated an uprising in the Minnesota River Valley in August 1862.
		He attempted to dislodge those Sioux who were on the upper part of the large ravine firing at the infantry and cavalry with impunity.
		The Union forces displaced these and other well-placed Sioux in the surrounding ridges by accurate artillery fire and forced them into the broken prairie where they fled in confusion.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/nd001.htm (352 words)

	Reconnaissance-Level Assessment of Water Quality near Flandreau, South Dakota (OFR 02-474)
		The investigation was initiated as a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
		Members of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe have expressed concern that Tribal members residing in the city of Flandreau experience more health problems than the general population in the surrounding area.
		The quality of the water in the Big Sioux River and the Big Sioux aquifer in the Flandreau area cannot be thoroughly characterized with the limited number of samples collected within a 2-month period, and for many analytes, neither drinking-water standards nor associations with adverse health effects have been established.
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/2002/ofr02474 (629 words)

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