Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
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.
| People | Dakota |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Griswold, Manitoba R0M 0S0 |
| Government | |
| Chief | Jennifer Bone[1] |
| Tribal Council | |
| Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council | |
| Website | |
| svdngovernance | |
Sioux
Valley
Valley
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.
Reserves
The First Nation have two reserves, their main reserve and one in which they share.
- Sioux Valley Dakota Nation — 38.2 km2 (9,400 acres)
- Fishing Station 62A — shared reserve with Birdtail Sioux and Canupawakpa Dakota First Nations
Notes
- "SVDN Chief & Council 2018 - 2021". 12 February 2019.
- Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names
- "Sioux Valley Dakota Nation". Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- "Sioux Valley Dakota National, IRI". Statistics Canada. 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links
- www.dakotanation.com
- Map of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation at Statcan
- Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Governance Act, S.C. 2014, c. 1
| Towns |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Villages |
| ||
| Rural municipalities |
| ||
| First Nations | |||
| Unincorporated communities | |||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.