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Download full textGasque, Thomas J. – 1986
A cursory examination of place names on a map of South Dakota does not reflect the important role that Indians have played in the state and their relation to the land framed by its borders. Only three towns with populations over 1,000 bear names that clearly come from Indian languages: Sioux Falls, Sisseton, and Yankton. The hostile relationship…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Languages, American Indians
