Stage 7: Your Complete Website

UNIT

STEP 1

Look How Far You've Come

Your code editor starts with everything you've built across all 7 stages. Take a moment to scroll through it in the preview panel and appreciate what you created.

In this final stage, we'll add two professional finishing touches and do a digital citizenship review before celebrating your achievement.

STEP 2

Add a Meta Description

The <meta> tag lives in the <head> section and gives search engines a description of your page. It doesn't show on the page itself — but it's what appears as the summary text under your page title in search results.

👉 Add this INSIDE your <head> tag, after <title>: <meta name="description" content="A webpage about South Dakota's 9 sovereign Tribal nations — the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota peoples of the Oceti Sakowin who have called this land home since time immemorial.">

🔍 Why This Matters

A good meta description helps people find your page — and tells them it's about Native nations before they even click. That's how web developers shape what the world sees.

STEP 3

Write HTML Comments

Comments are notes you write inside your code that don't show up on the page. They help you and other developers understand what different parts of the code do.

👉 HTML comment syntax:

👉 Add a comment above each major section: 
<h2>Lakota Nations</h2>


<h2>Dakota and Nakota Nations</h2>

STEP 4

Digital Citizenship Check

Before you finish, do a quick review of your page with these questions:

Are all Tribal nation names spelled correctly?
Are all links going to official Tribal nation websites?
Is the information accurate and respectful?
Did you represent each nation fairly — not as a museum piece, but as living, present-day communities?
Would someone from a Lakota, Dakota, or Nakota community feel respected reading your page?

🌐 Digital Citizenship in Practice

Building websites about other people's communities is a responsibility. The way you structure, title, and link your content shapes how others see those communities. You just practiced being a responsible web developer.

STEP 5

Skills You've Earned in Unit 1

<!DOCTYPE html>

<title>

<meta>

<p>

Nested lists

target="_blank"

HTML attributes

STEP 6

You Built This

🎉 Unit 1 Complete!

You learned HTML while learning about South Dakota's 9 sovereign Tribal nations — the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota peoples of the Oceti Sakowin. That's coding and cultural knowledge — both matter.

→ Up Next: Unit 2 — This Is Me In Tech

In Unit 2, you'll use CSS to create your own digital identity profile — and learn how your cultural background makes you a unique voice in tech.

📁 Save Your Work

Copy all the code from the editor and save it in a file called Tribes-SD.html on your computer. That's a real webpage you made!

Code Editor

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>South Dakota's Tribal Nations</title>
    
</head>
<body>
    <h1>South Dakota's 9 Tribal Nations</h1>

<h2>Lakota Nations</h2>
    <p>There are <strong>6 Lakota communities</strong> across South Dakota.</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Dewey & Ziebach Counties</li></ul></li>
        <li>Crow Creek Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Buffalo County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Lower Brule Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Lyman County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Oglala Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Oglala Lakota County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Rosebud Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Todd County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Standing Rock Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Corson & Sioux Counties</li></ul></li>
    </ul>

<hr>

<h2>Dakota and Nakota Nations</h2>
    <p>There are <strong>3 Dakota and Nakota communities</strong> in eastern South Dakota.</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Moody County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate <ul><li>Roberts County</li></ul></li>
        <li>Yankton Sioux Tribe <ul><li>Charles Mix County</li></ul></li>
    </ul>

<hr>

<h2>About the Lakota People</h2>
    <h3>Their History</h3>
    <p>The <em>Lakota</em> are the westernmost division of the <em>Oceti Sakowin</em>. They have lived on the Great Plains for centuries, known for their deep spiritual traditions and connection to Paha Sapa - the Black Hills.</p>
    <h3>Today</h3>
    <p>The 6 Lakota communities continue to govern their own lands, practice their language and ceremonies, and advocate for the protection of sacred sites.</p>
    <p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.oglalalakotanation.org" target="_blank">Oglala Sioux Tribe</a></p>
    <h4>Spotlight: Oglala Sioux Tribe</h4>
    <p>Located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, the Oglala Sioux Tribe is one of the largest Tribal nations in the United States.</p>

<hr>

<h2>About the Dakota and Nakota People</h2>
    <h3>Their History</h3>
    <p>The Dakota and Nakota peoples are the eastern divisions of the Oceti Sakowin.</p>
    <h3>Their Language</h3>
    <p><em>Lakotiyapi</em> - the Lakota/Dakota language - is actively being revitalized across all nine SD Tribal nations today.</p>
    <h3>Today</h3>
    <p>The 3 Dakota and Nakota communities govern their own lands, operate schools, health services, and cultural programs.</p>
    <p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.standingrock.org" target="_blank">Standing Rock Sioux Tribe</a></p>

<hr>

<h2>Quick Facts</h2>
    <p>South Dakota is home to:<br>
    6 Lakota nations in the west<br>
    3 Dakota and Nakota nations in the east</p>
    <ol>
        <li>South Dakota has 9 federally recognized Tribal nations.</li>
        <li>6 nations are Lakota, and 3 are Dakota and Nakota.</li>
        <li>Together they are the Oceti Sakowin - the Seven Council Fires.</li>
        <li>Each nation is sovereign - they have their own government.</li>
    </ol>

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