In the mid-1800s, nomadic Lakota people were active near the Canada–United States border. After Sitting Bull's victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a number of Lakota fled reprisals by the U.S. Cavalry by camping in this area. Although Sitting Bull himself returned to the United States in 1881, Wood Mountain's 37 founding families remained in Canada. A temporary reserve was created for them on October 29, 1910, and recognized through an Order-in-Council on August 5, 1930, despite the Lakota never formally taking treaty. With most members remaining off reserve, the band declined in number, in part through marrying into the surrounding white community.[2]
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^ ab"First Nation Detail". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^"Wood Mountain Dakota First Nation". Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia. University of Regina Press. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
wood, mountain, lakota, first, nation, wood, mountain, first, nation, lakota, tatanka, iyutaka, lakota, oyate, also, spelt, tȟatȟáŋka, Íyotake, lakȟóta, oyáte, lakota, first, nations, band, government, southern, saskatchewan, canada, across, border, sitting, b. The Wood Mountain First Nation Lakota Tatanka Iyutaka Lakota Oyate also spelt as Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotake Lakȟota Oyate is a Lakota First Nations band government in southern Saskatchewan Canada Led across the border by Sitting Bull they are the only organized Lakota nation in Canada Their reserve is located at Wood Mountain 160 near Grasslands National Park although most members reside elsewhere 1 Wood Mountain Lakota First NationBand No 388PeopleLakotaTreatyTreaty 4HeadquartersAssiniboiaProvinceSaskatchewanLand 1 Reserve s Wood Mountain 160Land area23 762 km2Population 2019 1 On reserve7Off reserve298Total population305Government 1 ChiefEllen LecaineTribal Council 1 File Hills Qu Appelle Tribal CouncilWebsitewoodmountainlakotafn caHistory EditIn the mid 1800s nomadic Lakota people were active near the Canada United States border After Sitting Bull s victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn a number of Lakota fled reprisals by the U S Cavalry by camping in this area Although Sitting Bull himself returned to the United States in 1881 Wood Mountain s 37 founding families remained in Canada A temporary reserve was created for them on October 29 1910 and recognized through an Order in Council on August 5 1930 despite the Lakota never formally taking treaty With most members remaining off reserve the band declined in number in part through marrying into the surrounding white community 2 References Edit a b First Nation Detail Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Government of Canada Retrieved August 30 2020 Wood Mountain Dakota First Nation Indigenous Saskatchewan Encyclopedia University of Regina Press Retrieved August 31 2020 This First Nations in Canada related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation amp oldid 1121866887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
