Their expertise in weaponry was good enough to win some skirmishes with U.S. government troops as white settlers began to encroach on the plains in the mid 1800s. The Crow Creek Reservation was one of three smaller reservations created at this time. Sioux families were randomly assigned to live on the Crow Creek Reservation, and many extended families were split up. The reservation does not have a health care facility. Access to affordable housing is a luxury.
Winters can be very harsh.
The ambulance drivers help get food to the elderly in outlying areas. Community health representatives also provide volunteer assistance to make people's lives better.