Indigenous
Cat Lake Chief and Council
Governs Cat Lake
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- RW Russel Wesley Chief · since July 2026
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Deputy Chief
Elected
- MK Mathew Keewaykapow Deputy Chief · since July 2026
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Head Councillor
Elected
- AK Abraham Keesickquayash Head Councillor · since July 2026
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3 councillors
Elected
- BB Berda Baskatawang Councillor · since July 2026
- IG Irene Lucy Gray-Oombash Councillor · since July 2026
- RW Rita Wesley Councillor · since July 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Russel Wesley as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mathew Keewaykapow as Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Abraham Keesickquayash as Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Berda Baskatawang as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Irene Lucy Gray-Oombash as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Rita Wesley as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX 81
CAT LAKE, ON P0V 1J0- Phone (807) 347-2100
- Web catlakefirstnation.com
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
Decides who belongs to the First Nation under its own membership rules, adopted by a majority of its electors.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
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Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Cat Lake Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Membership code (Indian Act s. 10). For: Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Chief, Head Councillor, Councillor, Deputy Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-07-27, expiry date 2028-06-30. For: Russel Wesley as Chief, Abraham Keesickquayash as Head Councillor, Berda Baskatawang as Councillor, Irene Lucy Gray-Oombash as Councillor, Rita Wesley as Councillor, Mathew Keewaykapow as Deputy Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, June 30, 2028