Indigenous
North Caribou Lake Chief and Council
Governs North Caribou Lake
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- CB Cornelius Benson Chief · since July 2026
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5 councillors
Elected
- AC Aiden Jakob Gavin Chikane Councillor · since December 2025
- NC Naomi Edwina Chikane (Kanate) Councillor · since December 2025
- PJ Paul Johnup Councillor · since December 2025
- SM Salome (Grace) Matawapit Councillor · since December 2025
- SW Saul Williams Councillor · since December 2025
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Head Councillor
Elected
- WK Wayne Troy Hepstes Kakekayash Head Councillor · since December 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Cornelius Benson as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Aiden Jakob Gavin Chikane as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Naomi Edwina Chikane (Kanate) as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Paul Johnup as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Salome (Grace) Matawapit as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Saul Williams as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Wayne Troy Hepstes Kakekayash as Head Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
PO Box 154, 30 Band Office Road
WEAGAMOW LAKE, ON P0V 2Y0- Phone (807) 469-5191
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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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
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10) 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: North Caribou 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 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)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Membership code (Indian Act s. 10). For: Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
- 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, Head Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-12-18, expiry date 2028-03-24. For: Aiden Jakob Gavin Chikane as Councillor, Naomi Edwina Chikane (Kanate) as Councillor, Paul Johnup as Councillor, Salome (Grace) Matawapit as Councillor, Saul Williams as Councillor, Wayne Troy Hepstes Kakekayash as Head Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-07-30, expiry date 2028-03-24. For: Cornelius Benson as 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, March 24, 2028