Indigenous
Munsee-Delaware Nation Chief and Council
Governs Munsee-Delaware Nation
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- DC Douglas (Frank) Cooper Chief · since April 2026
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4 councillors
Elected
- CS Cyril Lenley Snake Councillor · since April 2026
- RK Reese Belle Kennedy Councillor · since April 2026
- RP Ryan Denny Peters Councillor · since April 2026
- WS Wahbuhnung Aletha Cora Snake Councillor · since April 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Douglas (Frank) Cooper as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Cyril Lenley Snake as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Reese Belle Kennedy as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Ryan Denny Peters as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Wahbuhnung Aletha Cora Snake as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
RR 1
MUNCEY, ON N0L 1Y0- Phone (519) 289-5396
- Web sfns.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.
- 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
- 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: Munsee-Delaware Nation 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 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, Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-04-13, expiry date 2028-04-12. For: Douglas (Frank) Cooper as Chief, Cyril Lenley Snake as Councillor, Reese Belle Kennedy as Councillor, Ryan Denny Peters as Councillor, Wahbuhnung Aletha Cora Snake 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, April 12, 2028