Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) or Wipazoka Wakpa ('Saskatoon River', named for the abundance of Saskatoon bushes along the river) is a Dakota (

Sioux The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin ( ; Dakota/ Lakota: ) are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations people from the Great Plains of North America. The Sioux have two major linguistic divisions: the Dakota and Lakota peoples (translati ...

) First Nation that resides west of

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

. The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has a total population of around 2,400. Around 1,080 of the population resides on the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Reserve, 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. * Sioux Valley Dakota Nation — * Fishing Station 62A — shared reserve with Birdtail Sioux and

Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation The Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation or Chanupa Wakpa ('Pipestone River', a pipe was found along the river) is a First Nations in western Manitoba, located on Oak Lake Reserve - 59A (a smaller, non-developed 59B land parcel is located North of 59 ...

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External links

www.dakotanation.comMap of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation at Statcan

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