Wahpeton
[ waw-pi-tn ]
noun,plural Wah·pe·tons, (especially collectively) Wah·pe·ton.
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
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I grew up in North Dakota around Dakota and Ojibwe people, and also small-town people in Wahpeton.
National Book Award Winner Louise Erdrich: How I Write | Noah Charney | December 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOf the Wahpeton tribe all the seven gentes derived their names from localities.
Social Origins and Primal Law | Andrew LangNevertheless that was a sad day for the Wahpeton Sioux; but saddest of all was Winona's fate!
Indian Boyhood | [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. EastmanDuring the simple preparatory rites, there was a stir of excitement among a group of Wahpeton Sioux young men.
Among the Sioux | R. J. CreswellThey were to accompany the group to the Wahpeton Agency before turning back.
The Spirit Lake Massacre | Thomas Teakle
It will be in the Wahpeton camp, before the sun reaches the middle of the sky.
Indian Boyhood | [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
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