Whitecap Dakota First Nation Explained

Band Name:Whitecap Dakota First Nation
Band Number:94
Endonym:Wápaha Ská Dakhóta Oyáte
People:Dakota
Headquarters:Whitecap
Area:16.774 km2 (6.476 sq mi)
Pop Year:2017
On Reserve:324
On Other Land:12
Off Reserve:356
Total Pop:692
Chief:Darcy Bear
Tribal Council:Saskatoon Tribal Council
Website:https://www.whitecapdakota.com/en/index.aspx
Council Size:3

Whitecap Dakota First Nation (Dakota: Wápaha Ská Dakhóta Oyáte) is a Dakota First Nations band government whose reserve is located south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Governing the Whitecap Indian Reserve No. 94, historically referred to as the Moose Woods Sioux Reserve, it is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 and located along Highway 219 between the South Saskatchewan River and CFAD Dundurn.[1] [2] [3]

Chief Wapahaska (White Cap) and his band eventually settled along the South Saskatchewan River, and received a 16.774km2 reserve in June 1881 despite not having signed a treaty.[4] The First Nation has a registered population of 656 people as of March 2017; approximately 322 members of the First Nation live on-reserve and approximately 334 live off-reserve.[5] The First Nation is led by Chief Darcy Bear and is affiliated with the Saskatoon Tribal Council.[6]

The Dakota Dunes Casino is located on Whitecap Dakota First Nation.

Whitecap, Saskatchewan

The unincorporated area of Whitecap is located within the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, located along Highway 219.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Saskatchewan Road Atlas . MapArt Publishing Corp. . Peter Heiler Ltd. . Oshawa, ON . 32 . 1-55368-020-0 . 2007.
  2. Barkwell, Lawrence. http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/11967.White%20Cap.pdf
  3. Barkwell, Lawrence. Op cit.
  4. Web site: Thompson . Christian . Whitecap Dakota First Nation . The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan . University of Regina . September 28, 2017 . 2006.
  5. Web site: Registered Population: Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. September 28, 2017. March 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Chief & Council. Whitecap Dakota First Nation. September 28, 2017.
  7. Web site: Place names - Whitecap. Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. September 28, 2017. en. October 6, 2016.