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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Example Sentences

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

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

They accounted for nearly 40% of the first-year students at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton in fall 2021.

From Seattle Times

Eric James Murphy of Grand Forks, David Richter of Williston, and Cynthia Schreiber-Beck of Wahpeton - defied their party and voted against the bill.

From Washington Times

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