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The Nakoda (also known as Stoney or Lyärhe Nakoda) are a First Nation group, indigenous to both...

The Nakoda (also known as Stoney or Lyärhe Nakoda) are a First Nation group, indigenous to both Canada and, originally, the United States. They used to inhabit large parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and even Montana., but their reserves are now located in Alberta and in Saskatchewan where they scarcely differentiate form the Assiniboine. Through their language they are related to the Dakota and Lakota nations of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, part of the large Sioux Nation. They refer to themselves in their own language as "Nakoda", meaning friend, ally. The name "Stoney" was given them by white explorers because of their technique of using fire-heated rocks to boil broth in rawhide bowls,also with vegetables. The vegetables just gave the soup more flavor. They are very closely related to the Assiniboine who are also known as Stone Sioux (from Ojibwe asinii-bwaan). Alberta's Nakoda First Nation comprises three bands: Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley.. Members of the Nakoda nations of Paul and Alexis signed Treaty 6 in 1876. In 1877, representatives of the Nakoda Nations of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley met with representatives of the British Crown to discuss