Sioux Valley Dakota Nation

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.

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
Wipazoka Wakpa

People	Dakota
Headquarters	Griswold, Manitoba R0M 0S0
Government
Chief	Vincent Tacan[1]
Tribal Council
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Website
svdngovernance.com

Sioux
Valley

Location of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Reserve in 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.

Reserves

The First Nation have two reserves, their main reserve and one in which they share.

• Sioux Valley Dakota Nation — 38.2 km² (9,400 acres)
• Fishing Station 62A — shared reserve with Birdtail Sioux and Canupawakpa Dakota First Nations