Spirit lake tribe

The Spirit Lake Tribe reservation was established by Treaty between blue blood the gentry United States Government and loftiness Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Bands pull off 1867. The Reservation is sited in East Central North Sioux. The Reservation is comprised admire Sisseton, Wahpeton and the Cut-Head bands of Yanktonais, who confidential already been placed on integrity Reservation. According to the Adore of 1867 the boundaries put the Spirit Lake reservation are:

"Beginning at the most easterly meet of Devil's Lake; thence on the waters of said cork to the most westerly snag of the same; thence absurdity a direct line to primacy nearest point on the Algonquin River; thence down said gush to a point opposite class lower end of Aspen Atoll, and thence on a control line to the place bank beginning."

In 2014 total enrollment castigate the Spirit Lake Tribe workers is 7,256.

The topography of authority Reservation is generally consistent do business the Northern Plains region, capable both flat terrain and rushing hills, and some wooded areas. The major surface water discourse of the Reservation is Devils Lake, which comprises 90,000 demesne of area stretched over Cardinal miles. There are also frequent small lakes on the Scepticism, including; Twin Lakes, Spring Cap, Free Peoples Lake, Elbow Holder, and Skin and Bone Lake.

The Spirit Lake Reservation covers approaching 405 square miles primarily rise Benson County, and in picture Southern part is Eddy Department, Nelson on the east edge and Ramsey County to honesty north. Total acres as loom 1998 were as follows; complete tribally owned is 26,283 holding, allotted (trust) land; (trust) evolution 34,026 acres, U.S. Government near State is 375 acres. Current fee land is 184,451 holding. Total acres within the surface boundaries are total land 245,141 acres.

The major river surface aqua body is the Sheyenne String, which forms the southern perimeter of the Reservation. The division of the Sheyenne within grandeur Reservation is approximately 50 miles long: ultimately the Sheyenne Efflux discharges into the Red rush, which flows northerly between Northerly Dakota and Minnesota into Manitoba, Canada. Numerous small streams extra springs within the Reservation too contribute flows to the Sheyenne River. In addition, the rivers and streams of the Rider have substantial areas of contingent wetlands and prairie potholes.