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La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John Chief and Council
Governs La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- PV Pako Vachon Chief · since July 2025
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4 councillors
Elected
- DG Dan-Georges Gabriel Councillor · since July 2025
- DA Donavan Ambroise Councillor · since July 2025
- ÉT Éloïse Tremblay Councillor · since July 2025
- PA Pier-Luc André Councillor · since July 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Pako Vachon as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Dan-Georges Gabriel as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Donavan Ambroise as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Éloïse Tremblay as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Pier-Luc André as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
170, rue Pearce Lake
Schefferville, QC G0G 2T0- Phone (418) 585-2601
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: La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John 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: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-07-09, expiry date 2028-07-08. For: Dan-Georges Gabriel as Councillor, Donavan Ambroise as Councillor, Éloïse Tremblay as Councillor, Pier-Luc André as Councillor, Pako Vachon 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, July 8, 2028