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Canada Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Monday to the nine Dakota and Lakota First Nations for denying their constitutional recognition and protection. The apology symbolized the Canadian government’s formal recognition of these First Nations as “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In Monday’s gathering in Saskatchewan, Anandasangaree delivered [...]