Crow Creek Indian Reservation (South Dakota)



The Crow Creek Indian Reservation is located in Buffalo and Hyde Counties in central South Dakota.


 * Established -- 1 July 1863
 * Agency (BIA) -- Crow Creek Agency at Fort Thompson, South Dakota
 * Principal tribes -- Lower Yanktonai, Lower Brulé, Miniconjou, and Two Kettle (Oohenonpa) Sioux
 * Population -- 206 (2000 census)

History
The Crow Creek Reservation was established by order of department, July 1, 1863 and by treaty of Apr. 29, 1868 (xv, 635). It was modified by executive orders and President's Proclamations.

In 1908, it contained 111,711 acres.

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Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Crow Creek Reservation were kept by the Crow Creek Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Others are kept by the Tribal Office.

Web Sites

 * The Constitution and By-Laws of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of Fort Thompson South Dakota