Whitecap Dakota First Nation finally has its own treaty with Canada after a decade of negotiations and centuries of being unrecognized as Indigenous people of this country.
The First Nation in Saskatchewan says it’s the first Dakota nation to sign a treaty in Canada.
“It’s just a step at a time, but this is a very positive day for our ancestors, our people and our future generations,” said Whitecap Dakota Chief Darcy Bear in an interview, minutes after he signed the document in Ottawa.
On Tuesday afternoon, Bear and others from the First Nation in Saskatchewan, signed the agreement with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minster Marc
