Porcupine (1983: Doomsday)

Porcupine is a town in and the capital of Lakotah. It is located in the former American state of South Dakotah. The town did not suffer directly on Doomsday due to its location. In the weeks and months following the disaster, the town and the surrounding towns fared better than the majority of the former USA, yet still found themselves in an undesirable situation.

History
The area and county that surrounds Porcupine have been home to humans for thousands of years. The first people there were hunter-gatherers, followed by semi-nomadic tribes. South Dakota became a state in 1889. Throughout the majority of the 20th century, Porcupine remained a small rural town populated mainly by Native Americans.

Doomsday
On Doomsday, the states of North and South Dakota were both hit by nuclear missiles. These mainly impacted military bases however and not any population centres. The Indian reservations in South Dakota such as the Pine Ridge Reservation (where Porcupine is located) were unaffected by any nuclear blasts initially.

On the morning of 26 September, as the damage was fully realised, Porcupine residents began to retreat to their homes fearing the worst. With the nearest town miles away and the threat of nuclear fallout looming, Porcupine was shut off from whatever remained of the outside world. Eventually days later, the people started leaving their homes and continued on. Most electrical equipment had been severely damaged and the harsh weather conditions began to take a toll on the locals. By 1 month after the war, the weather had returned to normal. The situation was almost medieval-like, with the town isolated, completely self-sufficient and constantly on guard for any raiders. The town persevered however and soon contact between the other communities of the area began. They helped each other to survive and formed the first talks and ideas of a Native American survivor nation.