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Diamond Willow Ministries is located in Fort Thompson, SD, on Crow Creek Sioux Reservation.
If you are using GPS services to find our buildings, we highly recommend you call us first. We are near North Shore boat ramp a few miles west of Big Bend Dam. 
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Use the map below to help understand where Fort Thompson is located. |
The Crow Creek Sioux Reservation itself covers approximately 400 square miles. Fort Thompson is the primary community on the reservation. Big Bend and Crow Creek are the other two small communities on the reservation. Fort Thompson has a post office, grocery store, two gas stations, two bars and a casino. The federal government offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Health Services (IHS), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are located in Fort Thompson. IHS operates a small medical clinic in the community and the Corps manages and operates the Big Bend Dam located on the Missouri River just outside of town. The tribal offices are also located in Fort Thompson. These offices and establishments provide most of the employment opportunities on the reservation. The unemployment rate fluctuates between 70-80%.
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