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Little Sioux

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Little Sioux , river, 221 mi (356 km) long, rising in SW Minn. and flowing generally SW across NW Iowa to the Missouri River S of Sioux City. Flowing through a rich agricultural area in the Corn Belt, the river is used extensively for irrigation. The Nepper watershed project, near Mapleton, Iowa, consisting of four dams, was completed in 1948. Serious floods in 1953 and 1954 led to programs for flood control and soil conservation. Author not available, LITTLE SIOUX. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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...relations with the white settlers all the divisions of the Sioux have a similar history. The Sioux became friendly with the British after the fall of the...of 1812. The United States concluded treaties with the Sioux in 1815, 1825, and 1851. A portion of the Sioux under Little Crow rose in ... Read more
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...practicing the sun dance . Sioux women were skilled at porcupine-quill and bead embroidery. The Sioux were resolute in resisting...mount a bloody uprising under Little Crow; after their defeat, they...troops and the Yankton and Teton Sioux in the 1860s and '70s culminated in the Battle of the ... Read more

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