Minnesota was avoided completely by the Dakota.
Until European settlement , Minnesota was inhabited by the Dakota and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe .	Dakota	Dakota people	Ojibwe	Ojibwe	Anishinaabe	Anishinaabe
The Dakota people are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America .	Dakota	Dakota language	Native American	Native Americans in the United States	tribe	tribe (Native American)	First Nations	First Nations	band government	band government
