Lake Traverse Indian Reservation
Lake Traverse Indian Reservation | |
|---|---|
Location in North Dakota and South Dakota | |
| Tribe | Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate |
| Country | United States |
| States | North Dakota South Dakota |
| Counties | Richland Sargent Codington Day Grant Marshall Roberts |
| Headquarters | Agency Village |
| Government | |
| • Body | Tribal Council |
| • Chairman | J. Garret Renville |
| • Vice-Chairman | Lexie Fancher-Lincoln |
| • Secretary | Curtis Bissonette |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 14,800 |
| Website | swo-nsn.gov |
The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is the homeland of the federally recognized Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a branch of the Santee Dakota group of Native Americans. Most of the reservation covers parts of five counties in northeastern South Dakota, while smaller parts are in two counties in southeastern North Dakota, United States. Its largest community is the city of Sisseton, South Dakota.
As of 2019, the reservation had an estimated population of 11,095.