Source: Brad Bellegarde, CBC News, January 24, 2018
Dakota people in Sask. not part of numbered treaties because they were considered Native Americans
A historic agreement between Canada and a Saskatchewan First Nation was signed earlier this week, setting the stage for the Whitecap Dakota First Nation — and potentially other Dakota nations in the province — to negotiate a treaty with the Crown.
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation signed a framework agreement with Canada to start the negotiations for what will be known as the Whitecap Dakota Treaty.