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  1. Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation - Wikipedia

    • Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation (Assiniboine: Ceġa'kin Nakoda Oyadebi [Chay-gah-keen oya-day], "Carries the kettle", also known as Assiniboine First Nation or Assiniboine 76) is a Nakota (Assiniboine) First Nation in Canada located about 80 km (50 mi) east of Regina, Saskatchewan, and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Sintaluta. The reservation is in Treaty 4 territory. … See more

    History

    In the 17th century, the Assiniboine along with the Plains Cree and other ethnic groups formed the Nehiyew Pwat (Cree … See more

    Treaty 4 adhesion

    The ancestors of the nation signed adhesion to Treaty 4 at Fort Walsh on September 25, 1877. The three Assiniboine chiefs who signed the treaty were Man Who Takes The Coat (Cuwiknaga Je Eyaku, in the … See more

    PeopleNakoda
    TreatyTreaty 4
    HeadquartersIndian Head
    ProvinceSaskatchewan
    Map of carry the kettle nakoda nation
    Reserve creation

    The Nakoda elders refer to their ancestral home in the Cypress Hills as Wazihe (the mountain by itself). Elders also speak of Hay-Ipa (literally in Nakoda language: Head of a Mountain, a spiritual place for the Nakoda). T… See more

    Present day

    In 2000, the Indian Claims Commission ruled that Canada had no lawful obligation to Cega’kin (Carry the Kettle) and that no reservation was legally established at Cypress Hills for Assiniboine descendants from 1879 t… See more

    Literature

    Tanner, Jim; Miller, David R.; McGuire, Peggy Martin (2022). Owóknage: The Story of Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation. University of Regina Press. ISBN 978-0889778146. See more