Mushkeg-o-wi-ni | Brunswick House First Nation
Community Profile
- Brunswick House First Nation is an Oji-Cree community situated near Chapleau, Ontario, with a traditional lifestyle closely connected to the boreal forest and regional waterways
- Last Updated 2025-05-02 18:27:50 UTC
- Name: Brunswick House (ISC Code: 228)
- Former Names: Brunswick House Reserve, Chapleau 74
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Boreal Forest/Northern Ontario
- Indigenous Language: Oji-Cree
- Number of Registered Members: 999
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 08/16/2025
- CHIEF: CHERYL ANNE ST.DENIS
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
- CHERYL ANNE ST.DENIS
- LORRAINE SHARON TANGIE
- KEVIN BRADLEY TANGIE
- MELANIE ROSE QUAKEGESIC
- EVE PAIGE SINOBERT
- AMBERLY ROSE QUAKEGESIC
- ANGELA APRIL SAUNDERS
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://brunswickhousefirstnation.com/
- PHONE NUMBER: (705) 864-0174
- FAX NUMBER: (705) 864-1960
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 1178, CHAPLEAU, ON
- EMAILS:
- Chief CHERYL ANNE ST.DENIS:
- Councillor LORRAINE SHARON TANGIE:
- Councillor KEVIN BRADLEY TANGIE:
- Councillor MELANIE ROSE QUAKEGESIC:
- Councillor EVE PAIGE SINOBERT:
- Councillor AMBERLY ROSE QUAKEGESIC:
- Councillor ANGELA APRIL SAUNDERS:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band Financial Statements
- 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
- 2012 - Brunswick House20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Brunswick House20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Brunswick House20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Brunswick House20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Brunswick House20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Brunswick House20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Brunswick House20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Brunswick House20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Brunswick House20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Brunswick House20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Brunswick House20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Brunswick House20012002.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
- 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 6162
MOUNTBATTEN 76A
9054.2 Hectares
157 KM NE/NE OF/DE SAULT STE MARIE
[46.5136494, -84.33575259999999] -
ISC Code: 6163
DUCK LAKE 76B
259.8 Hectares
SUDBURY DISTRICT, TWP OF GALLAGHER, WHOLE OF PART 1, LOCATION EL55
[47.8349438, -83.33347719999999]
Territory Description: - Encompasses boreal forest regions near Chapleau, Ontario - Traditional lands include significant hunting, trapping, and fishing areas - Borders Chapleau Crown Game Preserve - Historically crucial watershed and forest ecosystem for Oji-Cree peoples
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly)
- New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Ltd. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly)
- New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker, House of Assembly)
- Donahoe v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. Ltd. et al. v. Speaker of the House of Assembly (N.S.)
- Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly) v. New Brunswick Broadcasting Ltd.
- Donahoe v. New Brunswick Broadcasting Company
- Opera House Ltd. v. New Brunswick
- Brunswick House First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)
- 1634168 ontario inc. (Ye Olde Brunswick House) (Re)
- 1634168 Ontario Inc. (Ye Olde Brunswick House) (Re)
- An Act to authorize the Sale of the Property known and described as Government House Property, situated in the City of Fredericton, County of York, in the Province of New Brunswick
- Lambert v. Lacey-House
- Fisher et al. v. St. John Opera House Co. et al.
- Re Clark House
- Collier v. Moncton Kinsmen House Inc.
- Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers, Local 528 v. Park House Inn Ltd.
- Thurston v. Opera House Ltd.
- South House Restoration Committee v. Rothesay Collegiate School
- House v Lambert
- Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3884 v. Southampton House Inc.
- Park House Inn Ltd v Canadian Brotherhood Of Railway, Transport And General Workers, Local 528
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Indigenous housing projects expanded in BC
- Mother-son duo from Brunswick House First Nation plan to transform old clothes into insulation
- Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory
- ‘Tree-to-home’ solution aims to increase reliable Indigenous housing stock
- Indigenous Leaders: Finding a repurposed home for the North's textile waste
- Health System News Maamwesying OHT and Health Sciences North Sign Collaboration Agreement
- Wahkohtowin Development: Creating an Indigenous Conservation Economy
- New Prefab Concept Houses Canada's First Nations Communities
- Indigenous artists the focus of new exhibit at Government House
- Hospital authority offers sacred medicines to meet cultural needs of Indigenous patients
- Indigenous traditions in North America emphasize resilience; engineered timber is helping realize those principles
- Mi’gmaq title initiative in New Brunswick part of larger Land Back movement
- 3 northern First Nations take Ontario to court over environmental protection, treaty rights
- Goldcorp signs impact and benefit agreement with Indigenous communities
- Brunswick House First Nation honoured at Royal Ontario Museum
- Delegate from Brunswick House taking part in global youth forum
- Treaty 9 First Nations To File Claim Against Canada and Ontario Seeking Co-Jurisdiction Over Treaty 9 Lands
- Five Years Later, Waswanipi Is Still Waiting on Quebec
- Indigenous-owned resort offers escape to northern wilderness
- N.B. deal offers $22M for housing, roads projects in Neqotkuk First Nation
- Tobique First Nation to build house for first time in 13 years
- Six Indigenous deaths after interacting with police in last 2 weeks
- Northeast First Nations sue province to stop aerial spraying of herbicide
- Three First Nations have filed for legal action against Ontario over boreal forests
- First Nations leaders warn MLAs about growing impact of climate change
- Missanabie Cree First Nation suing for increase in annuities payments for Treaty 9 members
- Tobique First Nation gets 1st major housing project in 16 years
- Second group of First Nations bids to build and operate northeastern Ontario power line
- Indigenous helpline launches to help families when someone disappears
- New First Nations child welfare agency looks back on one year of work
- Mi'kmaw First Nations expand Aboriginal title claim to include almost all of N.B.
- Halifax approves $11M for affordable housing development in city's north end
- Some 8,000 more people in northern Ontario say they are Indigenous
- Mi'kmaw tiny-home builders hoping to tackle Indigenous housing crisis
- Canada accused of stonewalling in court challenge to Métis Nation of Ontario self-government deal
- Women's shelter at Natoaganeg will serve all of N.B.'s First Nation communities
- Indigenous leaders call on Ottawa to improve procurement policy
- 1st on-reserve women's shelter in New Brunswick to open in the new year
- Wolastoqey chiefs accuse PCs of fear-mongering
- New lodge in Gagetown to offer land-based healing for Indigenous women
- Celebrating the life of Saint John elder Sheila Croteau, who died in weekend house fire
- Mi'kmaw tiny-home builders hope to solve big housing shortage
- 'An existential threat:' First Nations challenge Ontario Métis self-government deal
- Métis Nation of Ontario urges judge to reject First Nations court challenge
- New Brunswick First Nation declares state of emergency over drugs: 'It's about time'
- Judge questions First Nations' right to challenge Ontario Métis self government
- Gignoo Transition House marks 25 years of helping First Nations women escape violence
- MPs to hold emergency debate after 6 First Nations deaths by police over 2 weeks
- Three planned transmission lines in northeastern Ontario to cost $1.5B
- MPs, Indigenous leader call for Boissonnault to resign over shifting claims about family
- New app tells traditional Indigenous stories with games and animation
- New emergency shelter to be built in Natoaganeg First Nation
- 'We feel terrible about it': Fredericton museum searches for missing Wolastoqi remains
- A look inside Fredericton's first Wolastoqey immersion school
- Northern Ontario First Nation considers hunting limits to protect moose
- Treaty 9 First Nations Sue Ontario To Stop 'degradation Of Boreal Forest' In Their Territories
- 4 years in the making: re-creation of Wolastoqey regalia revealed at open house
- 'Tiffins' give New Brunswick's Indian community a taste of home
- Bouctouche First Nation family posts video of poor living conditions
- Top court upholds aboriginal logging rights on Crown land
- Indigenous Voice campaign kicks off in Brunswick
- Elsipogtog facing overcrowding crisis due to housing shortage
- 25 affordable homes announced for Fredericton
- The biting, stinking Asian lady beetle invades homes across the province
- Brunswick’s latest commercial precinct takes cues from Indigenous and colonial history
- Higgs on the defensive during debate, accuses Liberal leader of making things up
- Dueling First Nations groups in northern Ontario want in on transmission line build
- The Best Indian Restaurants In Melbourne Right Now
- More than 1,600 new homes on the way for Indigenous people
- Canadian Activists They Don’t Mention In Textbooks: 2SLGBTQIA+ & Indigenous Edition
- Indigenous Lands Symposium slated for February in Sault Ste. Marie
- Mattagami First Nation Elects Chief Jennifer Constant
- Bear house? Lumber camp? Experts ponder origins of N.B.'s 'lunch box graveyard'
- Tangie and Flood attend National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Yukon
- GOLD: Goldcorp signs Borden IBA with three First Nations
- Indigenous Participation in F orest Management:
- Homebuilding solution lands Indigenous organization $3M in support
- School Of Indigenous Learning welcomes Wabun Youth
- Viola VanDijk, advocate for off-reserve Indigenous people and Indigenous women, remembered
- New collaboration to publish picture books from emerging Indigenous artists and writers
- ‘You’re a gift to this world’: How to support Indigenous kids’ mental health
- MNO calls for talks with First Nations as chiefs plan rally to kill Métis self-government bill
- Inside the 'come back to life' house that helps people recover from addiction
- Mi'gmaq, Wolastoqiyik chiefs call for resignation of Aboriginal affairs minister
- Mi'kmaw tiny-home builders hoping to tackle Indigenous housing crisis
- Three northern Ontario First Nations taking legal action against province over boreal forest
- New Attawapiskat homes built in Fredericton
- Reserves in New Brunswick
- Removing barriers to build more homes, faster in Saint John, New Brunswick
- Housing conditions among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada from the 2021 Census
- MPs to hold emergency debate about deaths of First Nations people at hands of police
- Inside an Indigenous funeral: How a First Nation sends a member to the spirit world
- Where will New Brunswick’s small modular nuclear waste go?
- ‘I have to look out for my people’: N.B. First Nation breaks ranks and signs development deal with province
- Chief Constant honoured at Women In Mining gala event
- Singing and drumming a sign of hope
- Families, Indigenous chiefs press for answers in New Brunswick police shootings of Chantel Moore and Rodney Levi
- Connectivity a critical digital lifeline for Indigenous women across Canada experiencing violence and abuse during COVID-19
- Land conservation discussions to lead four-day Indigenous forestry event
- The Indigenous-led plan to protect a vast swath of northern Ontario
- MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
- Government House hosts NB artists’ work
- First house built in Tobique in 13 years well underway
- New wind farm generates money and hope for Neqotkuk First Nation
- Indigenous-led Collaborations Are Transforming Conservation
- New Brunswick wants thousands of land owners excluded from Indigenous title claim
- 43. Adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Wabun Tribal Council challenges authenticity of Métis claims to James Bay-Temiskaming
- How Canada turned a blind eye to the suicide crises in First Nations
- 'We can no longer sit back': Mi'gmaq First Nations look to claim more of New Brunswick
- Maamwesying Ontario Health Team, North Shore Health Network team up
- Brunswick Heads residents clash with developer over plan to turn stretch of bushland into houses
- Climate Change and Housing Loss
- ‘Tree-to-home’ solution aims to increase reliable Indigenous housing stock
- Federal investment to support Indigenous-led wind projects in New Brunswick
- Cardinal House CLT home dubbed ‘house of the future’ for Indigenous communities
- The affordable housing crisis is a policy disaster, says researcher
- Indigenous Lands Symposium taking place in the Sault
- Chief who's highly critical of Higgs signs $18.8M deal with province
- New Brunswick must stop dragging its feet on affordable housing
- Singing and drumming a sign of hope
- New Brunswick's long and little-known history of assimilating Indigenous children
- Digital Lifelines for Atlantic Canadian Women in Crisis: Rogers Expands Phone Program to Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses Across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
- Indigenous youths take in traditional teachings at annual Wabun gathering
- Ontario is ignoring internal advice on IPCA creation
- New First Nations child welfare agency aims to reverse decades of children being seized
- Brunswick’s latest commercial precinct takes cues from Indigenous and colonial history
- 'Rebel' of New Brunswick national park fights for expropriated land on borrowed time
- Oak Bay senior puts reconciliation in action, leaves her home to Native Friendship Centre
- Homebuilding solution lands Indigenous organization $3M in support
- Indigenous land stewardship is furthering reconciliation, heralding a new era for conservation in Canada
- New Brunswick Indigenous lawsuit 'unprecedented in this country,' says lawyer
- Wolastoqey chiefs call for return of artifacts from New Brunswick Museum
- Higgs's 'new partnership' plan highlights gulf in understanding with First Nations
- 208 homes being built and repaired in New Brunswick
- How can wrestling help First Nations communities?
- Backlog at federal Indigenous children's program leaves families to shoulder heavy bills
- Maamwesying Ontario Health Team and Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre solidify Collaboration Agreement with signing ceremony
- Métis Nation B.C. receives provincial funding for Saanich housing development
- Mobile anti-human trafficking team to start in January
- Mattagami First Nation elects new Chief
- Annual Wabun Youth Gathering Held In Wilderness Location
- Proof positive that efforts put into raising our children pays off
- Police lack mental health training, according to a former New Brunswick ombudsman
- Meet McGill’s new Indigenous Student Associate
- Welamukotuk First Nation forges partnership with New Brunswick government to address community needs
- Two First Nations Groups Vie to Build Northern Ontario Power Line
- Innovative Indigenous business strives to alter the fabric of recycling in northern communities
- Maamwesying health team, Health Sciences North ink agreement
- It's not just a fashion statement... it's an ear saver for those who wear masks often
- Indigenous leaders say N.B.'s plan to address systemic racism is a form of racism
- New use for Indigenous Services building
- Woman makes Mi'kmaw alphabet book to help pass on language
- St. Mary's First Nation opens addictions after-care centre
- Federal Government Invests in New Homes in New Brunswick
- Northern Ontario First Nations create DIY housing kits to tackle housing crisis
- Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory
- Court date set for 3 First Nations challenging Gordon Cosens forest management plan
- More than 1,600 new homes on the way for Indigenous people
- Natoaganeg spirit lodge offers mental health support rooted in culture
- Federal Court hears cases on recognition of Indigenous band, communities
- Three First Nations file suit against Ford government over lack of consultation on forestry
- Tobique First Nation empowers youth with CMHC housing program
- New partnership aims to provide 'seamless' health care to Indigenous patients
- Federal Court hears environmental, Indigenous, privacy cases this week
- New Brunswick First Nations can claim title over privately owned land: court
- Métis Nation B.C. receives provincial funding for Saanich housing development
- Chapleau organization hosting Indigenous housing summit
- Chapleau organization hosting Indigenous housing summit
- Transparency lacking in implementation of N.B. housing strategy, auditor general says
- Tiny homes, big dreams: How an Ontario family found freedom in the forests of N.B.
Academic Research
Academic Research
- The silence of urban Aboriginal policy in New Brunswick
- Towards a phenomenology of the concrete megastructure: Space and perception at the Brunswick Centre, London
- 2. Towards a Phenomenology of the Concrete Megastructure: Space and Perception at the Brunswick Centre, London
- Power Politics in Brunswick: A Case Study
- Indigenous architecture through indigenous knowledge: dim sagalts' apkw nisiḿ
- The Anatomy of Dispossession: Indigenous Peoples, Natural Resources, and the New Brunswick British Colonial Project, 1763-2000
- Building Better Together: Exploring Indigenous Economic Development in New Brunswick Report
- Changes in the political position of New Brunswick aboriginal people during the past 25 years
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Early-modern European and indigenous linguistic influences on New Brunswick place names
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Challenges and opportunities faced by small communities in New Brunswick: An introduction
- Analyzing erasures and resistance involving Indigenous women in New Brunswick, Canada
- Aboriginal land and resource use in New Brunswick during the late prehistoric and early contact periods
- Lighting the littoral: the moral and political economy of New Brunswick lighthouses, 1784-1867
- URBAN INDIGENOUS HOUSING
- An investigation into culturally appropriate building designs for First Nations at UBC farm
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