Spirit Lake North Dakota

Flag of the reserve

Flooding on Devils Lake

Spirit Lake ( Santee / Dakota : Mni Wakan Oyate) is a Dakota - Sioux Indian tribe recognized by the American federal government and the name of an Indian reservation in North Dakota .

The reserve is 1,283.77 km² and includes parts of Benson County , Eddy County , Ramsey County , Wells County and Nelson County . According to a 2010 census, the reserve had 4,435 permanent residents. According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the tribe has 6,700 registered members, 4,500 of whom live on the reservation. The reserve is on the south bank of Devils Lake in North Dakota.

The reserve has made headlines several times due to the devastating floods caused by the lake. The reserve administration is located in Fort Totten . The BIA also operates a base there.

Individual evidence

↑ www.bia.org ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 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. 4,500 members reside on or near the Spirit Lake Nation. The Spirit Lake Reservation is comprised of 383 square miles containing 245,120 acres of which 67,479 acres are held in trust as follows: Tribal 34,382 Individual 33,097 @1@ 2

↑ www.bia.org ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 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. Fort Totten, North Dakota is located 180 miles due north of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and provides services to the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe with an enrollment population of 6,700 members. @1@ 2

↑ http://www.theatlantic.com/ Jeff Frith of the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board calculates that 164,000 acres of farmland have been lost across the region since 1993.

Web links

Fort Totten Agency of the BIA (English)
Spirit Lake Nation, official website (English)
Spirit Lake Casino (English)
Where the Roads End in Water: The Lake That Will not Stop Rising (English)

47.910555555556 -98.633611111111Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 38 ″ N , 98 ° 38 ′ 1 ″ W.

Spirit Lake North Dakota

North Dakota

[1] www.bia.org ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 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. 4,500 members reside on or near the Spirit Lake Nation. The Spirit Lake Reservation is comprised of 383 square miles containing 245,120 acres of which 67,479 acres are held in trust as follows: Tribal 34,382 Individual 33,097 @1@ 2

[2] www.bia.org ( Memento of the original dated June 30, 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. Fort Totten, North Dakota is located 180 miles due north of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and provides services to the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe with an enrollment population of 6,700 members. @1@ 2

[3] ttp://www.theatlantic.com/ Jeff Frith of the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board calculates that 164,000 acres of farmland have been lost across the region since 1993.