Wahpeton

[ waw-pi-tn ]

noun

, plural Wah·pe·tons, (especially collectively) Wah·pe·ton.

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

Example Sentences

I grew up in North Dakota around Dakota and Ojibwe people, and also small-town people in Wahpeton.

From The Daily Beast

Of the Wahpeton tribe all the seven gentes derived their names from localities.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless that was a sad day for the Wahpeton Sioux; but saddest of all was Winona's fate!

From Project Gutenberg

During the simple preparatory rites, there was a stir of excitement among a group of Wahpeton Sioux young men.

From Project Gutenberg

They were to accompany the group to the Wahpeton Agency before turning back.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg