Pine Ridge Indian Reservation - Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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N 43° 41.225 W 102° 31.583
13T E 699361 N 4840091
Oglala Lakota Native American reservation located in South Dakota.
Waymark Code: WMRR67
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2016
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The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is an Oglala Lakota Native American reservation located in South Dakota. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation, Pine Ridge was established in 1889 in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border. Today it consists of 3,468 sq mi and is the eighth-largest reservation in the United States.
It is the location of the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890.
Type of Nation Within: Native American Indian Reservation (USA)
Tribe or Band: Oglala Lakota
Address of Main Entrance to area:
SD HWY 27
Scenic, SD USA
57780
Land Area - Specify Acres or Miles: 3,468 sq mi
Population: population estimates of the reservation range from 28,000 to 40,000
Date when area was established or set aside: 01/01/1889
Open or Closed to Public: Open To Public
Coordinates of site within area to visit: N 43° 08.523 W 102° 21.889
Website for further information: Not listed
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