The Santee Sioux Reservation of the Santee Sioux (also known as the Eastern Dakota) was established in 1863. The tribal seat of government is located in Niobrara, Nebraska, with reservation lands in Knox County. Established by an Act of the U.S. Congress on March 3, 1863, the Niobrara Reservation was officially recognized in an Executive Order dated February 27, 1866; and in treaties dated November 16, 1867; April 29, 1868. Additional executive orders applying to the reservation were dated August 31, 1869; December 31, 1873; and February 9, 1885. In those initial years, tribal members selected 32,875.75 acres (133.0434 km2) as homesteads, 38,908.01 acres (157.4551 km2) as allotments, and 1,130.70 acres (4.5758 km2) were designated for use as an Indian agency, school, and mission purposes.[1]
The reservation lies along the south bank of the Missouri River, and includes part of Lewis and Clark Lake. As of the 2000 census, the reservation recorded a resident population of 878 persons, of which 64.1% were Native American and 33.7 % White. Its land area is 172.99 mi.² (447.84 km²). The major center of population on the reservation is the village of Santee, in the northernmost portion of the reservation.[2]
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