Indigenous
Bearskin Lake Chief and Council
Governs Bearskin Lake
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- LB Leon Marshall Beardy Chief · since April 2026
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Deputy Chief
Elected
- BK Billy George Kamenawatamin Deputy Chief · since April 2026
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Head Councillor
Elected
- SM Simon Peter Simeon McKay Head Councillor · since April 2026
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3 councillors
Elected
- AK Ardelle Lilah Kamenewatamin Councillor · since October 2024
- PB Phillip Bottle Councillor · since October 2024
- RN Ryan Russell Nothing Councillor · since October 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Leon Marshall Beardy as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Billy George Kamenawatamin as Deputy Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Simon Peter Simeon McKay as Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Ardelle Lilah Kamenewatamin as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Phillip Bottle as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Ryan Russell Nothing as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX 25
BEARSKIN LAKE, ON P0V 1E0- Phone (807) 363-2518
- Web windigo.on.ca
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: Bearskin 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: Head Councillor, Councillor, Chief, Deputy Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-04-01, expiry date 2029-04-01. For: Simon Peter Simeon McKay as Head Councillor, Leon Marshall Beardy as Chief, Billy George Kamenawatamin as Deputy Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2024-10-01, expiry date 2027-09-30. For: Ardelle Lilah Kamenewatamin as Councillor, Phillip Bottle as Councillor, Ryan Russell Nothing as Councillor
- 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, September 30, 2027, General election, April 1, 2029