Birdtail Sioux First Nation

Birdtail Sioux First Nation
Band No. 284
Chankagha Otinta
PeopleDakota
HeadquartersBeulah, Manitoba
Land
Main reserveBirdtail Sioux
Land area28.85 km2
Government
ChiefLindsay Bunn Jr[1]
Tribal Council
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Website
birdtailsioux.ca
Birdtail Sioux is located in Manitoba
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Location of the Birdtail Sioux First Nation in Manitoba

Birdtail Sioux First Nation or Chan Kagha Otina Dakhóta Oyáte (also spelt Caƞ Kaġa Dakhóta Oyáte, 'People of the Log Houses')[2] are a Dakota First Nation located approximately 50 km north of Virden, Manitoba. The First Nation has a population of approximately 643 people on approximately 7,128 acres (28.85 km2) of land.[3][4]

It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Miniota and the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie. The main settlement of Birdtail Sioux is located at 50°16′N 101°09′W / 50.267°N 101.150°W / 50.267; -101.150. The First Nation has a K–12 school (Chan Kagha Otina Dakota Wayawa Tipi School) and an adult learning centre (Birdtail Sioux Adult Learning Centre), both operated by Frontier School Division; a police detachment (Manitoba First Nations Police, formerly known as Dakota Ojibway Police Service); and a health center.

  1. ^ "Council of Chiefs".
  2. ^ "Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. – Traditional First Nations Community Names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Birdtail Sioux First Nation". Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  4. ^ "FIRST NATION CONNECTIVITY PROFILE – 2003". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.