The Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation or Chanupa Wakpa ('Pipestone River', a pipe was found along the river) is a

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, located on Oak Lake Reserve - 59A (a smaller, non-developed 59B land parcel is located North of 59A near

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). This First Nation's language is

Dakota Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota, a ...

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dialect) and they are affiliated with the Great Buffalo Nation Dakota. The community has a high level of cultural and language retention and has very strong ties to other nearby Dakota First Nations, such as the

Birdtail Sioux First Nation Birdtail Sioux First Nation or Chan Kagha Otina Dakhóta Oyáte (also spelt ''Caƞ Kaġa Dakhóta Oyáte'', 'People of the Log Houses') are a Dakota First Nation located approximately 50 km north of Virden, Manitoba. The First Nation has a p ...

Dakota Plains First Nation Dakota Plains First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate, or Wakhpetunwin Otinta (Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Otina Dakhóta Oyáte, "Leaf dwellers") is a Wahpeton band Dakota First Nations entity southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It borders the somew ...

, and

Sioux Valley First Nation Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) or Wipazoka Wakpa ('Saskatoon River', named for the abundance of Saskatoon bushes along the river) is a Dakota ( Sioux) First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are ...

. The main reserve is surrounded by the

Rural Municipality of Pipestone Pipestone is a rural municipality in the southwestern part of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada The municipality is located in the unceded territory of the Dakota people in Treaty 2. The Dakota have never signed a treaty in Canada. Comm ...

, in whose southeastern portion it lies. The reserve is located in the

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of the

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Treaty 2 ''Treaty 2'' was entered in to on 21 August 1871 at Manitoba House, Rupertsland, with representatives of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. The original Anishinaabe (Chippewa and Cree), who were present, constitute ''Treaty 2'' today. It ...

. Canupawakpa, like all Dakota reserves in Canada, are not signatories to

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with Canada.

References

Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation

External links

Youtube Channel

The Great Buffalo Nation Dakota Website

Map of Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation at Statcan
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Dakota First Nations governments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub Indian reserves in Manitoba

See also

References

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