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Čeǵá K'iŋna Nakóda Oyáde (Carry The Kettle Nakoda First Nation) is located south of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, though the Nation's traditional home territory is the western end of the Cypress Hills. Also known as the Assiniboine, The Chiefs of the Nakoda Nation—Cuwiknaga Je Eyaku (Man Who Takes The Coat), Teepee Hoksa (Long Lodge), and Wica Hostake (Lean Man)—signed adhesion to Treaty 4 at Fort Walsh on September 25, 1877.

"Né makóce né Nakóta téhą ų́bi no Wóyabi né ta'ówowicaknagabi cá okná én Togáda giyá nená knuzábikta no Wóyábi ne eháȟtiya cá Nína pinámaya! / These are the stories of the Nakóta people, they have retained them for generations. The future Nakóta people will retain them. This book provides a truthful Nakóta perspective." Michael Turcotte , Fort Peck Húdeana Nakóda (Red Bottom Nakóda) "A beautiful expression of the history, migration, and pre- and post-reserve era of the Nakoda tribe! A must read!" Chief Ira McArthur , Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation

• CONTENTSList of Figures Publisher’s Note Letter from Carry The Kettle First Nation Chief Elsie Jack Letter from Carry The Kettle First Nation Councillor Kurt Adams Assiniboine Tribe of Indians Elder and TraditionalLand User Interviewees, September 1929 Cypress Hills Group Interviewees, November 5, 2015 Carry The Kettle First Nation Elder andCurrent User Interviewees, July 2015 Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: Ne Wanágaša Owóknaga /The History of the Nakoda PeopleChapter 1: Nakódabi Žeha? Maká Wiyutá /Early Land Use of the Nakoda People Chapter 2: Waší?ubi Togáda Nakóda Wiyágabi /Assiniboine at Contact Chapter 3: Nakódabi 1799–1855 ?agúsam Makó?e Missouri i?iyab /Upper Missouri Country and the Assiniboine, 1799–1855 Chapter 4: Wiyó?peyadagiya Knaškí?ya?bi /The Wild West Chapter 5: Oyáde Wowábiyuta?ibi hi?kda Makó?e Wokšúbi /Treaty 4 and Reserve Farming Chapter 6: Wazi ?e Makó?e Žedáha? Nakódabi Ba?eyamiyéya hi?kda ne Canadian’s Išta Mne?á Hiyúbi I?íyabi /The Assiniboine Removal from Cypress Hills and the“Canadian” Trail of Tears, 1883 Chapter 7: Nakóda Makó?e En Piyábi Dagu Wi?óni nagu T’abiOwóknága / Life and Death on the New Reserve Chapter 8: Makó?e ne Wi?ákibi / Loss of Lands PART 2:Nakón Wi?ó?a Iyamé I nagu Wošbebi /Spirituality and Traditional Hunting and GatheringChapter 9: Nakón Wi?ó?a?ga, wi?ói’ábi, waka? makáwida, Owapiya/ Spirituality, Language, Sacred Sites, and Burial GroundsChapter 10: Wanúyabi Wokšubi / Harvesting Big Game Chapter 11 : Iyátaga nagu Hokúwa, Zik’da?na, Wanúyabi ?usínaWokšubi / Harvesting Smaller Game and Birds, Fishing, andTrapping Chapter 12: Pežúda Wošpíbi, Wibázoka, Wokšubi / GatheringMedicines, Herbs, Berries, and Wild Vegetables Chapter 13: Wi?ó?a?ga I?ú?bi: Waši?u Owá?ga Tibi, Maká EnWokšúbi nagu Woyúda / Farms, Gardens, Traditional Diet, and OtherTraditional Activities Chapter 14: Nakón Wósuye, Makó?e at’a I?hákta nagu Iknúšta /Indigenous Rights and Environmental Concerns Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index