Dakota
Encyclopedia
Ethnology and linguistics
- Sioux sub-tribes:
- Eastern Dakota
- Western Dakota
- Dakota languageDakota languageDakota is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Sioux tribes. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.-Dialects:...
, either of two regional varieties of the Sioux language
Geography
United States- North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, a state - South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, a state - Dakota, IllinoisDakota, IllinoisDakota is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 506 at the 2010 census, up from 499 at the 2000 census-Geography:Dakota is located at ....
, a village - Dakota, MinnesotaDakota, MinnesotaDakota is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2010 census. The mayor is Greg Dobrunz.-Geography:...
, a city - Dakota, WisconsinDakota, WisconsinDakota is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The unincorporated communities of Bannerman and Dakota are located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town- Dakota (community), WisconsinDakota (community), WisconsinDakota is an unincorporated community located in the town of Dakota, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
- Dakota (community), Wisconsin
- Dakota City, IowaDakota City, IowaDakota City is a city in and the county seat of Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 911 at the 2000 census. Dakota City shares its western border with the much larger city of Humboldt.-Geography:...
- Dakota City, NebraskaDakota City, NebraskaDakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,821 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County...
- Dakota County, MinnesotaDakota County, MinnesotaDakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
- Dakota County, NebraskaDakota County, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,253 people, 7,095 households, and 5,087 families residing in the county. The population density was 77 people per square mile . There were 7,528 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
Historic divisions
- Dakota TerritoryDakota TerritoryThe Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
(1861-1889) - Department of DakotaDepartment of DakotaA subdivision of the Division of the Missouri, the Department of Dakota was established by the United States Army on August 11, 1866 to encompass all military activities and forts within Minnesota, Dakota Territory and Montana Territory. The Department of Dakota was initially headquartered at Fort...
(1866-1911), an administrative district of the US Army
Music
- Dakota (band)Dakota (band)Dakota were an English pop/rock band signed to GRL, a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group.Their debut single, "Wild Child" was reviewed questionably in the Daily Mail and Bent. They received airplay on one radio station throughout the UK, BBC Radio 2 where the band performed live on the...
, an English pop/rock band - Dakota (song)Dakota (song)"Dakota" is a song by the Welsh band Stereophonics. It was the first single from their fifth studio album Language. Sex. Violence. Other? and was released on February 28, 2005. It was the first Stereophonics single to reach number 1 on the UK Singles Chart or to chart on the US Modern Rock Tracks...
, a 2005 UK #1 song by Stereophonics - Dakota Jazz ClubDakota Jazz ClubThe Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant is a jazz club in Twin Cities, Minnesota. The club opened in 1985 at Bandana Square in St. Paul as a restaurant with local jazz in the bar. In 1988, the programming expanded to national artists with performances by McCoy Tyner and Ahmad Jamal...
, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Entertainment
- Dakota (film)Dakota (film)Dakota is a 1945 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Wayne.-Cast:* John Wayne - John Devlin* Vera Ralston - Sandy Poli * Walter Brennan - Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird* Ward Bond - Jim Bender* Mike Mazurki - Bigtree Collins...
, a 1945 film starring John Wayne - Dakota (1988 film), a 1988 film starring Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I...
- Da'kota, Millennium PublicationsMillennium PublicationsMillennium Productions was an American independent comic book publishing company founded by Mark Ellis, Melissa Martin and Paul Davis. Initially known as a publisher of licensed properties, Millennium adapted works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lester Dent, Frank Frazetta, Robert E. Howard, Harlan...
Comics character - Dakota NorthDakota NorthDakota North is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Originally the star of her own limited series and later a part of the supporting cast of Daredevil, the character exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel...
, Marvel Comics character - Dakota, fictional midwestern city in stories published by Milestone Comics
Transportation
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, a military transport aircraft
- Dakota II, Royal Air Force designation of impressed Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
aircraft - Variants of the Piper Cherokee light aircraft:
- Dakota, Piper Dakota model PA-28-236
- Dakota, Piper Turbo Dakota model PA-28-201T
- Dodge DakotaDodge DakotaThe Dodge Dakota is a mid-size pickup truck from Chrysler's Ram division. From its introduction through 2009, it was marketed by Dodge. The first Dakota was introduced in 1986 as a 1987 model alongside the redesigned Dodge Ram 50...
, light truck- Shelby DakotaShelby DakotaThe Shelby Dakota was a limited-production performance version of the Dodge Dakota Sport pickup truck. Offered by Shelby for 1989 only, it was his first rear wheel drive vehicle in many years....
, a limited-production performance version of the Dodge Dakota Sport pickup truck
- Shelby Dakota
- SS DakotaSS Dakotaright|thumb|300px|SS DakotaThe SS Dakota was a steamship built by the Eastern Shipbuilding Company in Groton, Connecticut and owned by railroad magnate James J...
, an American ocean liner that sank off Yokohama in 1907 - SS Dakota (1877), a British passenger steamship that sank off the coast of Anglesey, Wales in 1877
- Dakota MRT StationDakota MRT StationDakota MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station is served by 2 exit and entry points. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line...
, a Mass Rapid Transit Station in Paya Lebar, Singapore
Other
- Dakota (fossil)Dakota (fossil)Dakota is the nickname given to a fossil Edmontosaurus from the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota. It is about 67 million years old, placing it in the Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period...
, a mummified hadrosaur fossil - Dakota FormationDakota FormationThe Dakota Formation is a geologic formation composed of sedimentary rocks deposited on the western side of the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. F.B. Meek and F.V. Hayden named it for exposures along the Missouri River near Dakota City, Nebraska...
, a geologic formation in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains - The DakotaThe DakotaThe Dakota, constructed from October 25, 1880 to October 27, 1884, is a co-op apartment building located on the northwest corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City...
, New York City apartment building - DAKOTADAKOTAThe Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications is a software toolkit developed by engineers at Sandia National Laboratories to provide a flexible, extensible interface between analysis codes and iterative systems analysis methods...
(Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications), a software toolkit - SV DakotaSV DakotaSport Vereniging Dakota is an Aruban football club, which currently play in Aruba's first division.-Achievements:*Aruban Division di Honor: 15*Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 1-Performance in CONCACAF competitions:...
, an Aruban football club - Dakota BowlDakota BowlThe Dakota Bowl is the championship weekend for the four high school football divisions in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It alternates between the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota and the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-1997 Dakota Bowl:...
, a championship weekend for North Dakota high school football
See also
- The Dakotas (disambiguation)The Dakotas (disambiguation)The Dakotas is the region that combines the US states of North and South Dakota.The Dakotas may also refer to:* The Dakotas, the former Dakota Territory in the US* The Dakotas * The Dakotas - See also :...
- North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
- South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
- Dakota Junction, MinnesotaDakota Junction, MinnesotaDakota Junction is an unincorporated community located in the North Township, Pennington County, Minnesota, United States....
, an unincorporated community - Dakota Junction, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Dakota War of 1862Dakota War of 1862The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux. It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota...
, a conflict between the US and bands of Eastern Sioux