Crow Creek Reservation
Crow Creek Reservation is an Indian reservation in the US state of South Dakota . Located on the east bank of the Missouri in parts of Buffalo , Hughes , and Hyde Counties, the reservation covers an area of 1,092.09 km². According to a 2010 census, the reserve had 2,225 permanent residents. The administrative headquarters of the reservation is Fort Thompson , Buffalo County. The reservation is on Lake Sharpe , a reservoir that was built in 1959 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers . Parts of the reserve were flooded. The reservation is inhabited by Lakota and Dakota Sioux Indians. It borders the Lower Brule Indian Reservation to the west .
history
Most of the residents are originally from Minnesota. After the Sioux uprising in 1862 they were to South Dakota expelled or fled there. The reserve was established in 1862 and was never part of the Great Sioux Reservation . Originally, the area of the reserve was Mandan - and Arikaree - Indians inhabited, but recurring smallpox - and cholera - epidemic reduced the population of the territory after 1750 dramatically. After another smallpox epidemic in 1837, only 100–150 Mandan survived. Some of them went to the Hidatsa at Fort Berthold in 1845 and most of the others followed later. However, there are still archaeological sites in the area of the reserve from the 8th and 9th centuries. These Indians were originally arable farmers.
After Lake Sharpe was formed, parts of the reserve were flooded. Fort Thompson had to be partially rebuilt on a new site. Much fertile soil on the banks of the Missouri was lost during the flooding. This worsened the economic situation of the residents. Land sales have reduced the area of the reserve. In 1990 the reservation was awarded $ 29.5 million in compensation. The funds are administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs . Only the interest income is available to the reserve. The reservation expects additional compensation of $ 79 million.
Today the reserve is a tourist attraction as it is not far from Pierre , the capital of South Dakota. The reserve operates the Lode Star Casino and Hotel and other tourist facilities. The archaeological sites in the United States are also known.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Crow Creek Reservation ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Congress to increase the amount of reimbursement by an additional $ 79 million ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux
Web links
- BIA Crow Creek Agency (Engl.)
- Crow Creek Connections (Engl.)