wa-wa-ka-pe-win | Wawakapewin First Nation

Wawakapewin First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in the Sioux Lookout region of Ontario, with a rich Anishinaabe cultural heritage.

POPULATION

Rank #623 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

52.2 KM²

Rank #204 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

09/09/2028

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2026-03-28 10:44:07 UTC

Name

Wawakapewin (ISC Code: 234)

Former Names

Sandy Lake First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest/Northern Ontario

Indigenous Language

Anishinaabemowin

Number of Registered Members

Band Website

https://www.shibogama.on.ca/communities/wawakapewin-first-nation

Phone Number

(807) 737-2662

Fax Number

(807) 737-4226

Address

PO BOX 477, SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

ANN MARIE BEARDY

Term Expires

09/09/2028

Number of Council Members

ANN MARIE BEARDY

Chief

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

RHODA ANNE MEEKIS

Councillor

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2024 - Audited consolidated 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 - Wawakapewin20122013.pdf

2011 - Wawakapewin20112012.pdf

2010 - Wawakapewin20102011.pdf

2009 - Wawakapewin20092010.pdf

2008 - Wawakapewin20082009.pdf

2007 - Wawakapewin20072008.pdf

2006 - Wawakapewin20062007.pdf

2005 - Wawakapewin20052006.pdf

2004 - Wawakapewin20042005.pdf

2003 - Wawakapewin20032004.pdf

2002 - Wawakapewin20022003.pdf

2001 - Wawakapewin20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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

Band Owned Corporations

No Content Available

Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

No content available

Intergovernmental Agreements

No content available

Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

No court records available for download at this time.

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6079
WAWAKAPEWIN
5221.0 Hectares
20 KM SW/SO OF/DE KASABONIKA
[53.4630253, -89.1242398]

Media Reports

Ontario Investing More Than $10.7 Million to Build Bridges and Culverts Along Winter Roads in the North

Ontario announces $10.7 million for northern winter road bridges and culverts

Ontario invests to build bridges and culverts on winter roads

Ontario commits $11M to build bridges and culverts along winter roads in the north

First Nation Boil Water Advisories In Ontario

First Nation Begins Land Use Planning Process

Family of Bruce Frogg ‘heartbroken’ police cleared of criminal wrongdoing

Ontario Invests $8 Million to Strengthen Winter Roads Across Remote First Nations

One year later, SIU completes report on police shooting of Bruce Frogg

Wawakapewin First Nation – State of Emergency Update

Family rejects SIU report clearing OPP in 2024 killing of Anisininew man

SIU concludes no basis for criminal charges against OPP for fatally shooting First Nations man

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

The 2025 federal candidates in brief: Kenora—Kiiwetinoong riding

Vigil held for man slain in Anicinabe Park

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

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

The “Line that brings light” checks Wawakapewin First Nation off its list

Police watchdog investigates after shooting death of a man in Kenora

Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project complete

Report reveals details of death on Ornge helicopter

$1.2-million price tag for wildfire evacuations of First Nations in Ontario over last five years

No April Fool's joke, three First Nation communities say they'll go to court over the Ring of Fire

10 First Nations with more than 10 years of bad water

Feds pledge $1.6 billion to connect 16 First Nation communities to energy grid

First Nations cross the border to sign MOU

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

First Nations man killed in Kenora OPP shooting remembered as avid outdoorsman, generous as SIU investigates

Mining push continues despite water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation and Ontario’s Ring of Fire

First Nations to get $15M from Housing Accelerator Fund

NAN and Grand Council Treaty #3 calling for answers into man’s death

Fatal shooting of Indigenous man by OPP in Kenora has community demanding answers

Chiefs say First Nations have a ‘broken relationship’ with police

Academic Research

Traversing the Terrain of Indigenous Land-Based Education

Recent developments in renewable energy in remote aboriginal communities, Ontario, Canada

Across the Great Divide: Anishinaabek Legal Traditions, Treaty 9, and Honourable Consent

A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario ed. by Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason

Message from

Towards an indigenous-informed relational approach to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC)

Collaborative responses to rebuilding local food autonomy in three indigenous communities in Northwestern Ontario

A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario. Edited by Michael A. Robidoux and Courtney W. Mason.

The north “like Darfur”

Impact Assessment in the Ring of Fire: Contested Authorities, Competing Visions and a Clash of Legal Orders

Mamow Ki-ken-da-ma-win: A partnership approach to child, youth, family and community wellbeing

Resource development in Canada: a case study on the ring of fire

The right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC): Reflections on experiences of two Indigenous communities in northern regions of Canada and Chile

Searching together: a model for community-driven research in remote First Nations

Risk Assessment of potential impact of mining development (linear infrastructure) on peatland ecosystems in the Ring of Fire region, Northern Ontario

THE NAN

KWAYESKASTASOWIN ᒃᐗᔦᔅᑲᔅᑕᓱᐎᓐ (SETTING THINGS RIGHT): CREE PATHWAYS TO MODERNIZING TREATY 9

Risk assessment of potential impact of mining development (linear infrastructure) on peatland ecosystems in the Ring of Fire region, Northern Ontario

Rebirth of a Nation

Webequie First Nation Supply Road: Terrain Analysis and Routing for the First Indigenous-Led Environmental Assessment in Ontario

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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