Communities
When including the original 1880s Reservation boundaries, the communities of Bullhead, Little Eagle, and Wakpala can rightfully be included. Iron Lighting and Thunder Butte can be included as well. Nearly all communities on the Cheyenne River Reservation including in the land area lost in the 1909 and 1910 Land Acts, are predominantly Native American. Most are tiny communities struggling to get by. The communities are among the poorest in the United States. However, Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte, which are the same community, is a community which is doing well. Main Street in Eagle Butte looks like the normal American city of 2,000 to 3,000 people. Much of Eagle Butte is located off-Reservation.
- Bridger
- Dupree
- Cherry Creek
- Green Grass
- Iron Lightning
- Isabel
- La Plant
- North Bridger
- North Eagle Butte
- Red Scaffold
- Swiftbird
- Thunder Butte
- Timber Lake
- Whitehorse
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