- Nakoda (people)
The Nakoda (also known as Stoney) are a
First Nation group, indigenous to bothCanada and theUnited States .They inhabit large parts of
British Columbia ,Alberta ,Saskatchewan , andMontana . They are descendants of the Dakota and Lakota nations of theGreat Plains and theRocky Mountains , part of the largeSioux Nation.They refer to themselves in their own language as "Nakoda", meaning "people". The name "Stoney" was given them by white explorers because of their technique of using fire-heated rocks to boil broth in rawhide bowls. They are related to the
Assiniboine who are also known as "Stone Sioux" (from Ojibwe "asinii-bwaan").Treaties
In
1877 , representatives of the Nakoda Nations of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley met with representatives of theBritish Crown to discuss the terms ofTreaty 7 . In exchange for use of traditional native lands, the Crown agreed to honor their right to self-government and an ancestral way of life. They were also promised reserve lands, 279 km² situated along theBow River between theKananaskis River and the Ghost River, which became the Big Horn, Stoney and Eden Valley reserves, shared between the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley tribes.Members of the Nakoda nations of Paul and Alexis signed
Treaty 6 in 1876.ee also
*
Sioux language
*First Nations in Alberta
*List of Alberta Indian Reserves External links
* [http://www.stoneynation.com Stoney Nation] (Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations)
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