Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
| 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
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.
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
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