Sayisi Dene First Nation

E508842

Sayisi Dene First Nation is a Denesuline (Chipewyan) Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada, known for its history of forced relocation and ongoing efforts toward cultural and land-based revitalization.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nation band government
Indigenous community
alternateName Chipewyan of Manitoba NERFINISHED
Sayisi Dene NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalPractice Dene storytelling traditions
land-based ceremonies
traditional Dene crafts and skills
currentCommunityFocus cultural revitalization
healing from historical trauma
land-based education
language revitalization
engagesIn community-driven healing initiatives
negotiations with provincial and federal governments
ethnicGroup Denesuline NERFINISHED
governedBy elected chief and council
hasCollectiveMemoryOf relocation trauma
hasExperienceOf colonial policies of displacement
hasHistoryOf dispossession from traditional lands
forced relocation
hasProgram land-based cultural programs
language teaching initiatives
youth cultural camps
hasRight treaty rights under Canadian law
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Manitoba NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northern Manitoba NERFINISHED
mainLanguage Dene Suline language
English language
partOf Dene peoples NERFINISHED
Indigenous peoples in Canada
people Sayisi Dene people NERFINISHED
recognizedAs status Indian band under the Indian Act
recognizedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional Dene spiritual practices
relocatedTo Churchill, Manitoba NERFINISHED
relocationCharacterizedAs forced relocation by Canadian authorities
relocationConsequences loss of traditional livelihoods
poverty
social dislocation
strivesFor protection of caribou and local ecosystems
reconnection with traditional lands
self-determination
traditionalSubsistence caribou hunting
fishing
trapping
traditionalTerritory area around Little Duck Lake, Manitoba
tundra and boreal regions of northern Manitoba

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Denesuline notableCommunity Sayisi Dene First Nation