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An introduction to Dauphin: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
The city also hosts regional offices that serve nearby First Nations, including a Treaty 2 and 4 health services office. The lands around Dauphin Lake are home to the West Region Anishinaabe. Dauphin sits within Treaty 2, whose boundaries run west from Lake Winnipeg through Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis. Nine First Nations in Manitoba belong to Treaty 2 today. Some nations inside its borders signed other treaties instead. Treaty 2 was negotiated at Manitoba Post on August 21, 1871 and renegotiated on August 23 and 24, 1875. Nine First Nations signed it, among them Keeseekoowenin, whose Chief Mekis was connected to the Riding Mountain country west of Dauphin, along with Dauphin River, Skownan, Ebb and Flow, Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin, Little Saskatchewan, O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi and Pinaymootang. The treaty covered roughly 25 million acres including the Dauphin and Riding Mountain areas, and set aside reserves of 160 acres for each family of five along with annuities and schooling. The 1875 renegotiation added livestock and farming equipment.
Dauphin lies in Treaty 2 territory, the homeland of the West Region Anishinaabe. The treaty’s boundaries take in Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis.
Nearby: Wasagaming · Gilbert Plains · Ochre River · Ebb and Flow First Nation · Duck Mountain Provincial Park · Riding Mountain National Park
First Nations of Treaty 2 and Treaty 4 surround Dauphin. The West Region Tribal Council coordinates eight band governments with about 9,000 members. They include Ebb and Flow, Gamblers, Keeseekoowenin, O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, Pine Creek, Rolling River, Skownan and Tootinaowaziibeeng. Ebb and Flow First Nation sits about 83 kilometres east of Dauphin. West Region Treaty 2 and 4 Health Services keeps a sub-office on Main Street North in Dauphin. Its stated aim is to support West Region Anishinaabe in building healthy communities. Programs include mental health counselling, diabetes initiatives, Jordan's Principle services, dental care and nursing. The Dauphin Friendship Centre, founded in 1974, serves both Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents. It runs youth activities for ages 6 to 24, a Head Start preschool, prenatal support and a school lunch program. Community events have included a Christmas dinner and dance, a square dance jamboree and a picnic in the park. At Riding Mountain National Park, Parks Canada works with Anishinaabe and First Nations from Treaties 1, 2 and 4.
More on the region: Indigenous Manitoba · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Dauphin and across Treaty 2 territory.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Dauphin and across Treaty 2 territory. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Dauphin schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Dauphin. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Dauphin.
Orders of $90 or more ship free to Dauphin and across Canada. Orders under $90 show the shipping cost at checkout. Every order leaves our Saskatoon shop within 1 to 3 business days.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design. Every order gets a full quote before anything is printed, and design help is included. We print in Saskatoon and ship your order to you.
Yes. Any community can order custom screen printing from us with a 10-garment minimum and up to 4 colours. Every order gets a full quote before anything is printed. Our team helps with design, then we print in Saskatoon and ship the finished shirts.
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Alongside its own line, XUSI screen prints custom apparel for schools, teams, businesses, Nations and events in Dauphin. Ten garments minimum, up to four colours, design help included, and a full quote before anything runs.
The clothing side is Indigenous-designed and Indigenous-owned, out of Saskatoon on Treaty 6. See custom screen printing, or shop the XUSI line.
