Yankton
Americannoun
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a member of one of two tribes of Dakota Indian people who inhabited the northern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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a town in SE South Dakota.
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Shortly after arriving in Yankton, in 1959, Boritt sent away for a pamphlet of Lincoln’s speeches, published to celebrate Lincoln’s 150th birthday that year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
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
Farther north, a fireworks show in Yankton, South Dakota, was postponed until Wednesday night because lightning prevented crews from setting up the display.
From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2023
"It's just another way of hindering our ability to vote," said Douglas Yankton, Chairman of the Spirit Lake Tribe.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022
First permanent white settlements made by Lord Selkirk at Pembina, 1812; organized as a Territory, 1861; first legislature at Yankton, March, 1862.
From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.
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