Norman Leard was the secretary to the principal chief of this nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe with a tribal area comprising how many districts?
Norman Leard Joseph Norman Leard (March 23, 1875 – July 1961) was an American football coach and secretary to Green McCurtain, principal chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was one-thirty-second Choctaw origin and attended in the Indian schools in Oklahoma. He was the head football coach for the Kendall Orange and Black football team from 1895 to 1897. In addition to being the coach, he was also the captain and quarterback of Kendall's first football team.
Lake Traverse Indian Reservation The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a branch of the Santee Dakota group of Native Americans. The reservation is located in parts of five counties in extreme northeastern South Dakota and parts of two counties in southeastern North Dakota, United States. Over 60 percent of its land area lies in Roberts County, South Dakota, but there are lesser amounts in Marshall, Day, Grant, and Codington counties in South Dakota, as well as Sargent and Richland counties in North Dakota. Its resident population of 10,408 persons was counted during the 2000 census. About one-third of its inhabitants claim to be of solely Native American heritage. Its largest community is the city of Sisseton, South Dakota.