/R E P E A T — MEDIA ADVISORY – Government of Canada to formally Apologize to Nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations/

WHITECAP DAKOTA NATION, SK, July 11, 2024 /CNW/ – 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 an historic ceremony.

It will be attended by representatives from the 9 First Nations: Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, Canupwakpa First Nation, Dakota Plains Wahpeton Nation, Dakota Tipi, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Whitecap Dakota Nation and Wood Mountain Lakota.

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

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SOURCE Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada