Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Wayne Goodwill, Chief of Standing Buffalo Dakota Band, Dakota Nation Chiefs

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
File contains a presentation by Chief Wayne Goodwill of the Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation. Goodwill relates the history of his particular band, and claims that "prior to 1850 our ancestor used to roam right up to the Saskatchewan Rivers and they migrated with the buffalo. In the 1860s when the wars began in the southern area along the Black Hills [South Dakota], most of the people did not migrate anymore." Goodwill protests of being unable to attain adequate funding to complete his people's study of its history in Canada. Goodwill discusses the small land base available at the Wood Mountain and Standing Buffalo reserves, problems with adequate educational funding, housing issues, and administration. He points out that despite unanimous FSIN support, the Federal government still refuses to recognize the Dakota as Treaty people, but simply as Status Indians. Following the presentation is a brief prayer ceremony performed by previous presenter Gerald One Feather.
Author/Creator
Wayne Goodwill
Contributor/Editor
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
Yes
Publisher
[Royal Commssion on Aboriginal Peoples, Privy Council Office]
Publication Date
1992
Credit
University of Saskatchewan Archives, Native Law Centre fonds, Reference Library, RCAP vol. 21 (Box 2); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
Location
First Nation, Metis, Inuit Locations
Resource Type
Documents & Presentations
Format
Image
Language
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