Sioux_Valley_Dakota_Nation

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

Dakota people of the Sioux residing west of Brandon, Manitoba

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) or Wipazoka Wakpa ('Saskatoon River', named for the abundance of Saskatoon bushes along the river)[2] is a Dakota (Sioux) First Nation that resides west of Brandon, Manitoba.

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Location of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Reserve in Manitoba

The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has a total population of around 2,400.[3] Around 1,080 of the population resides on the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Reserve,[4] which is located by the southeast corner of the Rural Municipality of Wallace - Woodworth.

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation comprises the Eastern Dakota bands of the Seven Council Fires. The Sisituŋwaŋ, Waȟpetuŋwaŋ, Bdewakaŋtuŋwaŋ, and Waȟpe Kute.

Reserves

The First Nation have two reserves, their main reserve and one in which they share.

Notes

  1. [1]
    "SVDN Elections 2023 – Chief & Council '23-'25 Official Results". 20 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. [3]
    "Sioux Valley Dakota Nation". Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  4. [4]
    "Sioux Valley Dakota National, IRI". Statistics Canada. 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-03.

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