Upper Sioux Indian Reservation
The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation, or Pezihutazizi in Dakota, is the reservation of the Upper Sioux Community, a federally recognized tribe of the Dakota people, that includes the Mdewakanton.
Flag of the Upper Sioux Community | |
Location of Upper Sioux Community | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 482 enrolled members | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States ( Minnesota) |
The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation is located in Minnesota Falls Township along the Minnesota River in eastern Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, five miles (8.0 km) south of Granite Falls. It was created in 1938 when 746 acres (3.02 km2) of land were returned to the tribe by the federal government, under the Indian Reorganization Act encouraging tribal self-government.
As of the 2020 census, the reservation recorded a resident population of 120 persons. Its land area is currently 2.3 square miles (5.96 km2; 1,472.00 acres), including off-reservation trust land. The tribe operates the Prairie's Edge Casino Resort. Every August, the Upper Sioux community holds its Pejhutazizi Oyate traditional wacipi (pow-wow).