muskrat dam | Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation

Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation is an Oji-Cree community located in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario, Canada. The community is known for its traditional lifestyle and connection to the land.

POPULATION

522

Rank #470 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

19.4 KM²

Rank #333 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

10/09/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-27 23:18:42 UTC

Name

Muskrat Dam Lake (ISC Code: 213)

Former Names

Máskawáwin Lake, Lac du Rat Musqué

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

522

Band Website

https://ifna.ca/communities/

Phone Number

(807) 471-2574

Fax Number

(807) 471-9767

Address

PO BOX 140, MUSKRAT DAM, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

CARLA FAITH TARA DUNCAN

Term Expires

10/09/2026

Number of Council Members

CARLA FAITH TARA DUNCAN

Chief

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JULIA MARILYN BARKMAN

Councillor

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JADE KENTON BEARDY

Councillor

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KOREY KONROY DAY

Councillor

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OLIVIA JANET DUNCAN

Deputy Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Council Remuneration

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6327
MUSKRAT DAM LAKE
1939.7 Hectares
ON/SUR W/O SHORE/RIVE OF/DE MUSKRAT DAM LAKE
[53.3821724, -91.8195892]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Indigenous Leaders: Mission accomplished, Watay Power declares on northwestern Ont. power line project

Northern First Nations' flags flying on Mount Everest

Muskrat Falls reservoir set for flooding despite hunger strike and protests

(PDF) MUSKRAT DAM WINTER ROAD CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION REPORT Historic Relations, Challenges, and Adaptation Strategies

First Nations couple climbs to Mount Everest Base Camp

Wasaya Airways Welcomes New Chairman of the Board

Poplar Hill and Kashechewan First Nations Sign Strategic Agreement with North Star Air

First Nations documentary turns Chatham woman's life upside down

FedNor grants economic development money for First Nations

Northern Ontario Grid Connection Project

Charity provides laptops for remote northern First Nations

Trump’s threats to annex Canada for critical minerals could put Indigenous land defenders at increased risk

Ontario chiefs vote for settlement agreement

First Nation Boil Water Advisories

Watay Power transmission project completed

Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project complete

Ontario mining industry dealing with unclear rules for Indigenous engagement

Fight against N.L.'s Muskrat Falls project comes to Toronto

Opposition says premier needs to look into why Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation resisted co-operation with auditor general on Muskrat Falls reservoir wetland capping

Muskrat Falls resistance growing across Canada

Wasaya Airways high on personal growth

Canadian Rangers completing training exercises in Northern Ontario

$28.5 million for Upgrades to Diesel Generating Stations Across North

60 years after he ran away from residential school, survivor searches for woman who helped him

Canadian Ranger from Muskrat Dam Awarded Top Honour

Cargo North signs revenue sharing deal with First Nations

January 17, 2022 – Northern Ontario Winter Roads Report

Indigenous leaders rebuff minister, again demand meeting with premier on mining agenda

Muskrat Dam youth boycott CLE in Thunder Bay

First Nations band together to oppose mining activity

First Nations don't dig Ring of Fire

Ontario mining industry dealing with unclear rules for Indigenous engagement

First Nations 'take a stand together'

How the military quietly provided behind-the-scenes support amid threatened Muskrat Falls protests

Calls for Nalcor audit, Muskrat inquiry intensify amid ongoing protests

Inquiry finds environment of ‘mistrust’ after lack of Indigenous consultations for Muskrat Falls project

Senior bureaucrat says Indigenous groups heavily consulted on Muskrat

Watay Power transmission project completed

Ottawa pressed to make good on promise to end all long-term drinking-water advisories for First Nations

The growing movement of Indigenous leaders across Northern Ontario opposing nuclear waste dump

VIDEO: Marching to prevent ‘another tar sands’

Indigenous Leaders: Mission accomplished, Watay Power declares on northwestern Ont. power line project

VIDEO: Marching to prevent ‘another tar sands’

Controversial dam robs, poisons Canada's indigenous Innu people

In the Neskantaga First Nation, undrinkable water is a crisis of health and faith

I choose not to be assimilated and oppressed: Beatrice Hunter

Ontario mining industry dealing with unclear rules for Indigenous engagement

Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp

Mercury poisoning, Muskrat Falls and Canada’s toxic divide

Why Doug Ford’s Apology To Indigenous MPP Sol Mamakwa Completely Missed The Point

Labrador man stunned by water levels from flooding reservoir at Muskrat Falls

Ontario announces completion of Watay Power Transmission Project

Mining industry dealing with unclear rules for Indigenous engagement

Methylmercury deal struck with 2 of 3 Labrador Indigenous groups

Government, Indigenous leaders agree on changes to Muskrat Falls project

High food costs mean poor health: SLFNA

Ontario mining law 'outdated, unconstitutional and offensive': First Nation chief

'Go home,' Indigenous leader tells protesters after Muskrat Falls meeting

Ontario mining industry dealing with unclear rules for Indigenous engagement

Muskrat Falls: Yes, there is a way out

'Go home,' indigenous leader tells protesters after Muskrat Falls meeting

“We feel powerless and terrible”: Inuit artist galvanized by Muskrat Falls

Ontario NDP calls on Ford to apologize after wrongly accusing Indigenous MPP of vaccine queue-jumping

Muskrat Falls protesters want court to protect rights to free speech and peaceful assembly

Figure 2. Planned locations for hydroelectric power expansion in Canada...

Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project complete

Donate to Menstrual products for Muskrat Dam First Nation, organized by Rebecca Bourdon

Fire in Muskat Dam Demonstrates Dangers to Remote First Nations

PCs accuse government of 'deliberate' inaction on methylmercury at Muskrat

"They’re afraid of us," land protector says of government on Muskrat Falls

'We're expecting to camp out until they realize we're not moving': Protest continues at Muskrat Falls

Inuk artist on hunger strike to push for clearing of Muskrat Falls reservoir

AG report on wetland capping at Muskrat Falls reveals government communication breakdown

First Nations to get $15M from Housing Accelerator Fund

60 years after he ran away from residential school, survivor searches for woman who helped him

Not just Muskrat Falls: Harvard study identifies higher health risk in 11 other hydro projects

Committee releases report on methylmercury issues downstream from Muskrat Falls

Injunctions, RCMP deployment "classic pacification": Professor

Muskrat Falls Ecological Grief: Resistance became a “profound, unstoppable force,” says researcher

6 years after Mud Lake flooding, the fight for compensation drags on

Ottawa's Muskrat Falls bailout triggers First Nations lawsuit

Construction Complete on Largest Indigenous-led Energy Project in Ontario’s History

Clean Water bill ‘just the first step,’ NAN grand chief says

Muskrat Dam First Nation and Sachigo Lake First Nation Sign with North Star Air

‘We need a sense of security’: Mud Lake residents still reeling from flood

Nunatsiavut leader says ‘time bomb is ticking’ with Muskrat Falls flooding underway

Nalcor downplays study findings into methylmercury fears at Muskrat Falls

Cold temperatures improving winter roads to northern First Nations

Aboriginal hydropower

Mercury rising: how the Muskrat Falls dam threatens Inuit way of life

Scientists back Inuit in efforts to limit mercury poisoning risk from Muskrat Falls hydro project

The deadly cost of underfunding First Nations police

Young girl recovering after alleged attack on northern Ontario First Nation

Ontario mining law 'outdated, unconstitutional and offensive': First Nation chief

Nunatsiavut, NunatuKavut defend call for Muskrat Falls soil removal

Todd Russell condemns 'hate speech' as tensions spill over at Muskrat Falls inquiry

Ontario First Nations want a year-long pause on mining claims. Will the Ford government listen?

'We are not Oji-Cree': 22 First Nations across Manitoba, Ontario clear the air on distinct identity

Labrador symposium reveals deep, diverse opposition to Muskrat Falls

10 First Nations with more than 10 years of bad water

Researcher raises Muskrat methylmercury alarm, but Nalcor contractor says levels safe

Construction complete on Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project

Labrador Indigenous leaders echo calls of protesters to halt Muskrat Falls dam project

Public inquiry hears from people living in fear as Muskrat Falls flooding begins

Making Muskrat Right

Ontario signs deal to upgrade highways with 4 First Nations

First Nations 'take a stand together'

Residents of hydro-impacted communities bring message to Ottawa

Battle over Muskrat Falls: What you need to know

First Nations couple climbs to Mount Everest Base Camp

Long way home: For Indigenous youth, an epic road trip brings them back to their roots

Water levels at Muskrat Falls reservoir being lowered without safety boom

'I don't regret one moment': Muskrat Falls protesters 2 years after their occupation

Flooding caused by failed muskrat management project in 1940s destroyed Manitoba First Nation's lands: lawsuit

Muskrat Falls: Poor communication led to missed deadline to limit contamination

Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project poses risks for Canada that are being ignored

‘Projects of death’: Impact of hydro dams on environment, Indigenous communities highlighted at Winnipeg conference

A couple from northwestern Ontario proudly wave their First Nations' flags at Everest Base Camp

Inuit ask premier to halt imminent flooding of Muskrat Falls

Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake Announced Utility Road Completed

Human health risks from hydroelectric projects

Canada’s Big Dams Produce Clean Energy, and High Levels of Mercury (Published 2016)

How Activists Are Resisting a Megadam That Threatens ‘Cultural Genocide’

Muskrat Falls is the Future of Contamination in Canada

#TheMoment a couple waved their First Nations' flags on Mount Everest

Canadian Dams Risk Poisoning Indigenous Diets

First Nations to get $15M from Housing Accelerator Fund

Helping build more homes, faster in Northern Indigenous Ontario

Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp

First Nations couple climbs to Mount Everest Base Camp

Academic Research

Hydraulic Imperialism and the Infrastructure of Canadian Colonialism

Renewable relations in make Muskrat right

Hydroelectricity, environmental governance and anti-reflexivity: Lessons from Muskrat Falls

Omaminomowayak: Anishinaabe Justice in Muskrat Dam First Nation

The Extractive Industries and Society

Governance in times of crisis: The Muskrat Falls case

The idea of progress, industrialization, and the replacement of Indigenous Peoples: The Muskrat Falls megadam boondoggle

Grassroots Megadam resistance at Muskrat Falls, Labrador

Muskrat Falls, methylmercury and Canadian hydroelectric development

Muskrat Falls hydroelectric generating project: develop an integrated approach to assess sustainability

Renewable relations in make Muskrat right

Muskrat Falls, Methylmercury, Food Security, and Canadian Hydroelectric Development

“Industrial Colonization”: Muskrat Falls in a Settler-Colonial Context

Rural theatrical protest: A note from Muskrat Falls

Band Publications

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