Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

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

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation comprises the Eastern Dakota bands of the Seven Council Fires. The Sisituŋwaŋ, Waȟpetuŋwaŋ, Bdewakaŋtuŋwaŋ, and Waȟpe Kute.

  1. ^ "SVDN Elections 2023 – Chief & Council '23-'25 Official Results". 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  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.