Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
Wipazoka Wakpa
PeopleDakota
HeadquartersGriswold, Manitoba R0M 0S0
Government
ChiefJennifer Bone[1]
Tribal Council
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Website
svdngovernance.com
Sioux Valley is located in Manitoba
Sioux Valley
Sioux
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.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "SVDN Chief & Council 2018 - 2021". 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names
  3. ^ "Sioux Valley Dakota Nation". Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  4. ^ "Sioux Valley Dakota National, IRI". Statistics Canada. 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-03.

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Coordinates: 49°51′00″N 100°29′58″W / 49.85000°N 100.49944°W / 49.85000; -100.49944

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