SOUTH DAKOTA

HISTORY  There are some Indian tribes in South Dakota including the Sioux and Oglala and others.  The first people in South Dakota were hunters and gatherers who may have appeared as early as 15,000 to 20,000 years ago.  The inhabitants of what is now South Dakota foraged for food, made stone weapons, and hunted big game animals, including the mammoth. This way of life ended around 8000 BC.  The inhabitants lived by farming and others lived by hunting also by gathering food from plants.

SYMBOLS THE SUN SHINE STATE  STATE Bird: Ring Necked pheasant  STATE Flower: pasque flower  STATE Tree: Black hills spruce  STATE Insect: honey bee  STATE Song: HAIL SOUTH DAKOTA  STATE Animal: Coyote  STATE Fish: walleye  STATE Fossil: triceratops  STATE Gemstone: rose quarts  STATE Jewelry: black hills gold

ECONOMY  South Dakota is a national leader in the production of storm doors, computers, scoreboards, and medical products.  Common jobs for the people of South Dakota are service industries, such as restaurants and data processing; wholesale or retail trade; finance, insurance or real estate; government; military; manufacturing; agriculture, and construction and transportation.

FAMOUS PEOPLE Tom Brokaw: T.V. newscaster Crazy Horse: Oglala chief Red Cloud: Oglala, Sioux chief Ward L. Lambert: basketball

ATTRACTIONS  There are some famous faces in South Dakota and you can see them at the Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills.  Badland National Park, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, Wall Drug, Rapid City Dinosaur Park, a gigantic sculpture of Crazy Horse are popular tourist attractions. some

FACTS AND WEBSITES NDEX.HTM NDEX.HTM The Black Hills are a region formed by mountain building forces