Sitting Bull is remembered as a great leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota.Through hardships, he united several tribes to combat the Americans.
The Pre-contact Occupation of Brandon/Grand Valley at the Stott Site
The Stott Site, it is a place where Indigenous people have lived and hunted since around 800 A.D., long before Europeans arrived in this area. Stone tools, animal bones, and pottery sherds, among other objects, have been recovered at the site and demonstrate the diversity of activities that once took place.
The History of the Canadian Sioux: The Canupawakpa Dakota
In August of 1862, armed conflict erupted between the Dakota and the US over disagreements on land ownership. Seeking safety from American forces, a group of Dakota migrated north and sought safety on Crown lands. The Wakhpekute Dakota were among them.
Residential Schools in Canada
Residential schools were government-funded schools to assimilate First Nations children into mainstream Canadian society, stripping them of their religion, culture, and identity. Within the walls of all Residential Schools, countless unlawful and inhumane actions were committed.