Sayisi Dene First Nation
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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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nation band government
ⓘ
Indigenous community ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Chipewyan of Manitoba
NERFINISHED
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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
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fishing ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
area around Little Duck Lake, Manitoba
ⓘ
tundra and boreal regions of northern Manitoba ⓘ |
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