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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe CRST Telephone Authority/Lakota Technologies Seidcon Layer One The Cheyenne River Sioux Indian reservation was originally a part of the Great Sioux Nation, which was set aside under the Treaty of 1868. The area occupied by the Sioux (Lakota, Dakota and Nakota) was so great that for better administration the Federal Government deemed it advisable to recognize general divisions of the Sioux people. The four bands of the Lakota on the Cheyenne River Reservation in 1891 represent: the Minneconjou, Sans Arc, Blackfeet, and Two Kettle. Today the Cheyenne River Reservation is located in the two organized counties of Dewey and Ziebach, and is comprised of over 2.8 million acres, similar in size to the state of Connecticut. The tribal headquarters is located in Eagle Butte, South Dakota and an 18 member Tribal Council including three Executives, govern the tribe. Primary and general elections are held every two and four years, and coincide with the US National Election cycle. According to the 1995 Bureau of Indian Affairs Report on Service Population, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has approximately 11,825 enrolled members, of which 8,510 live on or adjacent to the reservation. The same report shows 3,310 non-members residing on the reservation for a total Indian population of 11,820. The 1990 Census reported a total of 2,643 non-Indian persons living on the CRST reservation. The grand total population of the Indian and non-Indian is approximately 14,463. A labor analysis reflects that the Indian labor force within the reservation is 6,516 and the resulting unemployment rate is over 5,000, or 75%. CRST Telephone Authority The C.R.S.T. Telephone Authority was established in 1958 by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as a 100% Native American owned telecommunications company. The company operates separate from the tribe, under its own Board of Directors. The C.R.S.T. Telephone Authority offers many valuable services for our customers from basic telephone service to robust internet solutions. Lakota Technologies •Lakota Technologies, Inc. is engaged in Information Technology services to both Governmental and commercial customers. This technology transfer includes call center operations, help desk services, data entry, data conversion (including text and graphics), document imaging, automated records management, scanning and other related IT functions.
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