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Canada congratulates Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on its latest addition to reserve

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Monday, September 24, 2018
Midwestern United States, First Nations, Plains tribes, Indigenous peoples in Canada, First Nations in Manitoba, Dakota, First Nations in Saskatchewan, Native American tribes in Nebraska, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Dakota people, Sioux, MANITOBA

During a recent visit to the community the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, congratulated Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on its latest addition to reserve.

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  • During a recent visit to the community the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, congratulated Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on its latest addition to reserve.
  • "It is wonderful to see Sioux Valley Dakota Nation use new reserve land to spur economic growth for their community.
  • "The Government of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is pleased to have achieved this precedent setting historic milestone of creating the first addition to its reserve lands on the Trans Canada Highway.
  • This addition to reserve is unique in that Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is the only self-governing First Nation in Manitoba and this is the first time the Nation has added reserve land in Manitoba as a self-governing band.