Indigenous
Whitefish River Chief and Council
Governs Whitefish River
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- RN Rodney Alexander Nahwegahbow Chief · since February 2023
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7 councillors
Elected
- BM Brian Arthur McGregor Councillor · since February 2023
- EO Esther Marie Osche Councillor · since February 2023
- FP Franklin Virgil Peter Paibomsai Councillor · since April 2026
- JM Jeffrey Terrance McGregor Councillor · since February 2023
- LM Leslie Florence McGregor Councillor · since February 2023
- RS Richard Michael Shawanda Councillor · since February 2023
- TC Talon Maheengun Chin-McGregor Councillor · since February 2023
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Rodney Alexander Nahwegahbow as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Brian Arthur McGregor as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Esther Marie Osche as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Franklin Virgil Peter Paibomsai as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Jeffrey Terrance McGregor as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Leslie Florence McGregor as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Richard Michael Shawanda as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Talon Maheengun Chin-McGregor as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO BOX A
BIRCH ISLAND, ON P0P 1A0- Phone (705) 285-4335
- Web whitefishriver.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: Whitefish River 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: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2023-02-23, expiry date 2027-02-23. For: Brian Arthur McGregor as Councillor, Esther Marie Osche as Councillor, Jeffrey Terrance McGregor as Councillor, Leslie Florence McGregor as Councillor, Richard Michael Shawanda as Councillor and 2 more
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-04-05, expiry date 2027-02-23. For: Franklin Virgil Peter Paibomsai 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, February 23, 2027