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-------------------------------------- Government of Canada to formally Apologize to Nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations -------------------------------------- From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Media advisory Whitecap Dakota Nation, SK — Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will deliver a formal apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to the 9 Dakota and Lakota First Nations in Canada at a historic ceremony. It will be attended by representatives from the 9 First Nations: Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, Canupwakpa Dakota First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton First Nation, Dakota Tipi First Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Whitecap Dakota First Nation and Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation. A brief media availability will take place following the ceremony (on site only). Date: Monday, July 15, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. (CST) Where: Tatanka Room Dakota Dunes Resort 203 Dakota Dunes Wy Whitecap Dakota Nation, SK Contacts For more information: Matthieu Perrotin Press Secretary Office of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations matthieu.perrotin@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca CIRNAC Media Relations 819-934-2302 RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@sac-isc.gc.ca Trevor Percy Communications Dakota and Lakota First Nations (306) 850-7147 trevor@3fishmedia.ca Follow us on X: GovCan — Indigenous #Dakota-Lakota #HistoricApology #FederalCrown #Section35Rights #IndigenousNationsRecognition #TraditionalTerritories #OcetiSaskowin #SevenCouncilFires #BirdtailSiouxDakota #CanupawakpaFirstNation #DakotaPlainsWahpeton #DakotaTipi #SiouxValleyDakota #StandingBuffaloDakota #WahpetonDakota #WhitecapDakota #WoodmountainLakota APTN CTV News CBC CBC/Radio-Canada MBC Radio Online Canwest Regina Leader-Post Saskatoon StarPhoenix