Yankton Indian Reservation (South Dakota)

The Yankton Indian Reservation is located in Charles Mix and Douglas Counties in south central South Dakota.


 * Established -- 19 April 1858
 * Agency (BIA) -- Yankton Agency
 * Principal tribes -- Yankton Sioux
 * Population -- 1,066 (2000 census)

History
The Yankton Reservation was established by Treaty of Apr. 19,1858 (xi, 744).

Records
Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Yankton Reservation were kept by the Yankton Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Others are kept by the Tribal Office.

Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Business and Claims Committee