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Wahpeton

American  
[waw-pi-tn] / ˈwɔ pɪ tn /

noun

plural

Wahpetons,

plural

Wahpeton
  1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.


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The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Yankton Sioux tribes on Friday passed separate resolutions to prohibit Ms Noem from setting foot in their territory.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

When she visited, that forthrightness struck Majel Boxer, a professor of Native American and Indigenous studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., who is Sisseton and Wahpeton Dakota.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Democratic Rep. Alisa Mitskog, of Wahpeton, added that New Mexico - a competing oil-producing state - has already invested in child care assistance to attract workers.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2023

In Wahpeton, Wilson was the lone employee responsible for the treatment plant.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022

It will be in the Wahpeton Camp, before the sun reaches the middle of the sky.

From Among the Sioux A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas by Creswell, R. J.