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 |
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Headquarters | Griswold, Manitoba R0M 0S0 |
Government | |
Chief | Vincent Tacan[1] |
Tribal Council | |
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council | |
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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.
The First Nation have two reserves, their main reserve and one in which they share.
49°51′00″N 100°29′58″W / 49.85000°N 100.49944°W / 49.85000; -100.49944
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