Location:
Nakoda
Oyade Education Centre is located on the Carry The Kettle
First Nation. Carry The Kettle is located about 100 km
(approximately 45 minutes) east/south-east of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Carry
The Kettle is a Nakoda,
or Assiniboine, First Nation.
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History:
The
Nakoda originated from the Dakota First Nation. While
the traditional range of the Nakoda included much of west-central
North America, our
community emigrated from Montana.
In the past century our people have dispersed into the provinces
of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba .
The
traditional gathering place of the Nakoda people was
the Cypress
Hills. In 1873 a group of American wolfers (men
who used poisoned carcasses as bait to kill wolves)
murdered
dozens of our people in what is known as the Cypress
Hills Massacre. Cypress Hills has since become
an Inter-provincial
Park. The
descendants of Man Who Took The Coat and his band have
resided at Carry The Kettle since 1891, after
signing Treaty #4 on September
25, 1877. The Treaty
Land Entitlement process has been ongoing. |
Culture:
Come
out and visit our friendly, progressive community! Our
powwow celebration is every third weekend of July. Try
some of our local cuisine (Saskatoon berries, bison burgers,
Indian tacos, fry bread or baked bannock). You may
even meet some
of the outstanding role models in our community including
World Champion Traditional Dancer Kevin
Haywahe, FSIN champion dancer Miranda Thomson,
model Desarae
Eashappie, gospel singer Jessica Jack or Chad O'Watch
who works as a clerk in the local Mormon church. We are
also
home to the FIRST
First Nation Cadet Corps. in all of Canada.
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