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Santee
people
Also known as: Dakota, Eastern Dakota, Eastern Sioux
Santee, a major group within the Sioux (q.v.) nation of North American Indians. Santee descendants numbered more than 3,200 individuals in the early 21st century.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Elizabeth Prine Pauls.
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