Indigenous
Cree Nation of Chisasibi Chief and Council
Governs Cree Nation of Chisasibi
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
Daisy House
Chief · since August 2025
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Vice Chief
Elected
- Thomas Shem Vice Chief · since August 2025
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9 councillors
Elected
- Christina Kitty Councillor · since August 2025
- James Bobbish Councillor · since August 2025
- Keith Bearskin Councillor · since August 2025
- Mabel Bearskin Councillor · since August 2025
- Mark Wadden Councillor · since August 2025
- Natasha Bates Councillor · since August 2025
- Nora Bobbish Councillor · since August 2025
- Robin Pachanos Councillor · since August 2025
- Thomas Washipabano Councillor · since August 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Daisy House as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Vice Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Thomas Shem as Vice Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Christina Kitty as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- James Bobbish as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Keith Bearskin as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mabel Bearskin as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Mark Wadden as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Natasha Bates as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Nora Bobbish as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Robin Pachanos as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Thomas Washipabano as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
1, Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 150
Chisasibi, QC J0M 1E0- Phone (819) 855-2878
- Web chisasibi.ca
What it can do
- Self-government law-making
Makes its own laws for its lands and citizens in the areas set out in the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act (S.C. 2018, c. 4, s. 2) and the Cree Constitution. The Indian Act no longer applies to most matters.
- Citizenship
Decides who belongs to the First Nation under its own rules (Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act (S.C. 2018, c. 4, s. 2) and the Cree Constitution).
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Sources for what it can do
- Self-government law-making laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Citizenship laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Cree - Naskapi". For: Cree Nation of Chisasibi 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 Self-government law-making. For: Self-government law-making
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Citizenship. For: Citizenship
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Cree - Naskapi". For: Chief, Vice Chief, Councillor
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2025-08-20, expiry date 2030-08-20. For: Daisy House as Chief, Thomas Shem as Vice Chief, Christina Kitty as Councillor, James Bobbish as Councillor, Keith Bearskin as Councillor and 6 more
- 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, August 20, 2030