Indigenous peoples have been connected to this land for thousands of years. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, comprised of the Isanti or Santee Dakota (Sioux) people, called the area that is now Waubay National Wildlife Refuge, "Wabe" (WAH beh) - a waterfowl nesting place.
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Habitats and Wildlife
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