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D.O.C.F.D.C. - Dakota Ojibway Community Futures Development
Corporation
DOCFDC
is
the
forerunner
to
former
Dakota
Ojibway
Development
Group
(DODG).
Established
as
a
non-profit
corporation
in
1981,
DODG
was
to
facilitate
and
promote
the
development
of
Indian
owned
enterprises
and
businesses.
In
1994,
DODG
and
DOCFDC
were
amalgamated
to
form
the
present
day
DOCFDC.
The
Dakota
Ojibway
Community
Futures
Development
Corporation
(Dakota
Ojibway
CFDC)
assists
and
promotes
economic
development
activity
within
the
Dakota
Ojibway
Tribal
Council
(DOTC)
region.
Dakota
Ojibway
CFDC
is
supported
by
the
Government
of
Canada
through
Western
Economic
Diversification Canada, under the Community Futures (CF) Program.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
to
support
community
economic
development;
diversify
the
economy;
support
the
creation
and
expansion
of
small
and
medium-sized
enterprises;
and
maintain
and
create
new
employment within rural communities in Western Canada.
D.O.P.S. - Dakota Ojibway Police Services
DOPS
was
established
in
1977
and
was
Canada's
first
Native
Law
Enforcement
Agency.
DOPS
currently
has
detachments
in five
(5) at
Birdtail
Sioux
First
Nation,
Canupawakpa
Dakota
Nation,
Roseau
River
Anishinabe
First
Nation,
Sandy
Bay
First
Nation,
Sioux
Valley
Dakota
Nation,
and
Waywayseecappo FIrst Nation.
MISSION STATEMENT
Strive
to
ensure
the
safety,
security,
trust
and
protection
of
the
First
Nation
Communities:
Birdtail
Sioux,
Canupawakpa
Dakota
Nation,
Roseau
River,
Sandy
Bay
and
Sioux
Valley.
Uphold
the
highest
standards
of
professionalism
and
to
honor
the
cultures,
beliefs
and
traditions
of
the
First Nations families and communities of which the Department services.
D.O.H.S. - Dakota Ojibway Health Services
Dakota
Ojibway
Health
Services was
established
in
1987
to
assist
the
First
Nations
in
the
pre-transfer
of
health
programs
and
services
to
the
community
level,
and
to
research,
investigate
and
implement
a
holistic
approach
to
the
delivery
of
health
related
programs
and
services,
taking
into account traditional values, customs and beliefs.
DOHS
offers
member
First
Nation
communities
with
Dakota
Ojibway
Health
Services
and
these
services
include
a
variety
of
health
programs
and
resources
to
assist
DOTC
Member
First
Nation
communities
with
a
wide
range of health issues affecting our First Nation citizens.
Yellowquill College
Yellowquill
College
was
established
in
1984
by
DOTC
as
a
First
Nation
post-
secondary
institute
which
would
deliver
culturally
relevant
programs
for
the
DOTC
communities.
The
college
was
established
based
on
the
philosophy
of
"Indian
control
of
Indian
education".
To
this
day,
25
years
later,
Yellowquill
College
continues
to
operate
and
deliver
various
programs
of
cultural
relevance.
The
college
is
small
in
comparison
to
other
educational
institutes;
however
has
managed
to
maintain
a
steady
student
population
which
has
included
students
from
across
the
country.
The
delivery
of
programs
began
on
October 1, 1984 in the former Portage Residential School building.
The
college
has
since
moved
to
its
current
location
at
480 Madison
Avenue
in
Winnipeg
and,
it continues
to
deliver
culturally
relevant
programs.
Programs
are
also
delivered
outside
of
Winnipeg
and
in
various
parts
of
the
province
as
well
as
the
country
in
response
to
community
requests
for
specific programming.
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