Exploring Native American Heritage in South Dakota

Connie Attractions & Events, South Dakota November 28, 2014November 30, 2015Lakota Ways, Native Americans in South Dakota, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, Wounded Knee Massacre 0 Comment

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, over 82,000 people, 12.5% of South Dakota’s population, are of Native American descent, either fully or in combination with other nationalities or ethnicity. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota, at 2.8 million acres, is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Not surprising, several of the places I visited during my September South Dakota trip emphasized Native American heritage, including Lakota Ways in Wall and several stops on the reservation.