The Sisseton–Wahpeton Oyate are two combined bands and two sub-divisions of the Isanti or Santee Dakota (Sioux) people located on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeast South Dakota. The longest running annual event in South Dakota, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate hosts its annual Wacipi (Pow-wow) at the Agency Village Ceremonial Grounds (7 miles south of Sisseton) during the Fourth of July weekend. Donovan White. These include the Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes), the Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation, and the Trenton Indian Service Area. The Dakota (pronounced , Dakota language: Dakȟóta/Dakhóta) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America. A locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. The three-day event also includes food & craft vendors, a rodeo and a softball tournament. They compose two of the three main subcultures of the Sioux people, and are typically divided into the Eastern Dakota and the Western Dakota.. Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux former Tribal Vice Chairman USMC-Akicita Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate 11,763 - Enrolled members [2005 BIA Labor Force] 10,922 - Total Population on Lake Traverse Reservation [Census 2010] 4,393 or 40.2% - American Indians on Lake Traverse Reservation [Census 2010] 14 talking about this. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.. This page is for the Elders of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. 1127 Phone Direct: 605-742-1127 Education Specialist/Tutor Contact: Darlene Jo Roberts Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Phone: 605-698-3966 ext. 439 likes. The Sisseton–Wahpeton Oyate are two combined bands and two sub-divisions of the Isanti or Santee Dakota (Sioux) people located on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeast South Dakota. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, ... By 1946 the tribe had reorganized, establishing the current system of bylaws and elected tribal government at Agency Village. Delbert Hopkins Jr., tribal chairman of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, cuts the ribbon for the tribe's new $7.2 million COVID-19 quarantine facility on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Sisseton, South Dakota. The current enrollment of the tribe is at approximately 13,000 members. December 10, 2019, at 9:30 am, circling up at the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Memorial Park, Sisseton SD; Sharon Day will attend to deliver her Prayer water pail & lead us in a prayer water blessing for our spiritual journey thru riding horse, walking and running When: December 10-26, 2019 Route: Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate police chief Gary Gaikowski is concerned that the Enemy Swim Tribal District could turn into the state's next hot spot, he said in the same Facebook Live event… The authority was based in the Lake Traverse Treaty of 1867. It gained self-government again as the federally recognized Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. The current enrollment of the tribe is at approximately 13,000 members. There are five federally recognized Tribes and one Indian community located at least partially within the State of North Dakota.