' s ▁largest ▁population ▁of ▁H utter ites , ▁a ▁commun al ▁An ab apt ist ▁group ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁About ▁one ▁hundred ▁H utter ite ▁families ▁came ▁from ▁Russia ▁to ▁Dak ota ▁Territ ory , ▁then ▁left ▁for ▁Canada ▁to ▁escape ▁military ▁cons cription ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Many ▁families ▁returned ▁to ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁today ▁about ▁ 3 5 ▁colon ies ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁( App ro xim ately ▁another ▁ 4 0 ▁colon ies ▁are ▁in ▁other ▁U . S . ▁states ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁Canada .) ▁ ▁American ▁Indians , ▁largely ▁Lak ota , ▁Dak ota , ▁and ▁Nak ota ▁( Si oux ) ▁are ▁pre domin ant ▁in ▁several ▁count ies . ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁has ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁proportion ▁of ▁Native ▁Americans ▁of ▁any ▁state , ▁behind ▁Al aska ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁count ies ▁lie ▁entirely ▁within ▁Indian ▁res erv ations . ▁Living ▁standards ▁on ▁many ▁res erv ations ▁is ▁often ▁very ▁low ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁in ▁Fort ▁Thompson , ▁on ▁the ▁Crow ▁Creek ▁Indian ▁Res ervation , ▁is ▁ 7 0 %, ▁and ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁households ▁there ▁lack ▁pl umb ing ▁or ▁basic ▁kitchen ▁app li ances . ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁found ▁that ▁ 5 8 %