As of March, 2019, the total registered population of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is 2036 persons. There are 508 registered males, and 459 females living on their own reserve. [3]
Members of the Alexis First Nation are of the "Stoney" or "Nakoda" ethnic group. The Stoney are sometimes considered part of the Assiniboine. The terms "Stoney" and "Assiniboine" stem from outsider's descriptions of how those peoples cooked by using heated stones (Assiniboine is from Ojibwe languageasinii meaning "stoney" and bwaan meaning "cooker"). The term "Sioux is also an outsiders description used by the French to describe the Dakota and Lakota Nations in the United States. The Dakota and Lakota in Canada are non-treaty First Nations. Their traditional language is Nakoda/Stoney, and their endonym is I'sga I?abi.[4]
Governmentedit
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation has a custom electoral system based on section 10 of the Indian Act.[5] Current chief and council were elected on June 14, 2022, and will hold their positions until June 17, 2026.[6]
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Chief and Council
Title
Name
Chief
Tony Alexis
Councillor
Darwin Alexis
Councillor
Dwayne Alexis
Councillor
Hank Alexis
Councillor
Tina Cardinal
Councillor
Darren Kootenay
Councillor
Lonnie Letendre
Councillor
Emily Potts
Eventsedit
Pow-wow/Fastpitch tournamentedit
In the arbor during the grand entry, Alexis powwow 2007.
The Alexis Annual Pow-wow Celebrations and Fastpitch Tournament is held on the Alexis reserve each summer in July. The Fastpitch tournament draws prizes of about $14,000 depending on the number of teams entered. The Pow-wow is generally divided into various categories, such as a drum contest and dance contests based on ages and/or styles. Competitors from many different First Nations participate.
Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimageedit
The main townsite is located on the shores of Lac Ste. Anne, which the Nakota Sioux call Wakâmne, or God's lake. Every summer there is a pilgrimage to the lake which is attended by up to 40,000 over four days, most of First Nations and Métis descent.
Lac Ste. Anne pilgrims enter the waters during the blessing of the lake.
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