But outside of the conservative Catholic (IIRC) dominated Corson County
Certainly has a larger Catholic population than the rest of those counties. Any reason for them all having large Anglican populations?
They probably had Anglican agents and missionaries appointed back in the day when the US Government felt it had the right to decide which congregation was to civilize which Domestic Dependent Nation.
It is rIt would be really interesting to understand how eople can have such disjointed ideas about religion and government. What do you contend that it is?
I'm not quite sure I'd call the Lakota all that conservative religiously. There's some conservative Catholics. But as a voting bloc, they are:
1. Nothing like religiously conservative voters. They're hardly social leftists, but they lean left on most every issue. And they have a huge libertarian streak.
2. They do NOT trust the government. A 2006 referendum to strip judges on their legal protections received 11% of the vote in South Dakota. In Shannon county, 42%; in Todd County, 41%.
As for economic conservativeness? Hell no.
It might be simplifying it (Lewis can elaborate on the socio-theo-political stuff more), but the Lakota are kind of anti-government liberals of sorts. Even on social issues.
Can I? I'd wish to but I don't think I can... All I can say is that if I were a Lakota traditionalist, I probably wouldn't trust any BIA and FBI supported government either, whether it be federal, statewide or tribal. Not even one I'd voted for.
Relatively few peyotists among the Dakota as far as I'm aware. The Sundance religion still going pretty strong, and has become sort of tied to the whole AIM etc tradition since the 70s.
