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Who are the caretakers of the Pipestone Quarry, a cultural center of the Sioux people?

  • The Yankton and Yanktonai Dakota

  • The Santee Dakota

  • The Lakota

  • The Apache

Answer

The Yankton and Yanktonai Dakota, also referred to by the endonym Wičhíyena, are the traditional caretakers of the Pipestone Quarry. Despite ceding their lands, their treaty with the U.S. government allowed them to maintain this role.
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