Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 11/28/2025
• CHIEF: CLINTON KEEPER
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
• CLINTON KEEPER
• CLINTON KEEPER
• DIANE KEEPER
• ROY DUNSFORD
• CHER KEJICK
• WENDY LEVEQUE
• BLAIR OWEN

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.seed.mb.ca/little_grand_rapids.html
• PHONE NUMBER: (204) 397-2264
• FAX NUMBER: (204) 397-2340
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 129, LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, MB
• EMAILS:
• Chief CLINTON KEEPER:
• Councillor CLINTON KEEPER:
• Councillor DIANE KEEPER:
• Councillor ROY DUNSFORD:
• Councillor CHER KEJICK:
• Councillor WENDY LEVEQUE:
• Councillor BLAIR OWEN:
• 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 - Little Grand Rapids20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Little Grand Rapids20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Little Grand Rapids20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Little Grand Rapids20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Little Grand Rapids20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Little Grand Rapids20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Little Grand Rapids20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Little Grand Rapids20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Little Grand Rapids20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Little Grand Rapids20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Little Grand Rapids20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Little Grand Rapids20012002.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

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Owen v. Little Grand Rapids First Nation
• Owen v. Little Grand Rapids First Nation et al
• Little Grand Rapids First Nation Traditional use Planning Area Regulation

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Grand Rapids American Indian Community Celebrates Michigan Indian Day
• Little Grand Rapids wants Roman Catholic church to leave amid sexual assault allegations, chief says
• Pimachiowin Aki
• Little Grand Rapids COVID-19 cases self-isolating in Winnipeg, response team says
• Court hears from 9-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by Manitoba priest last year
• First Nations designer from Manitoba included in Toronto fashion show
• New bill would provide ‘long awaited justice’ to West Michigan tribe seeking federal recognition
• How to observe Native American Heritage Month around Grand Rapids
• First Nation fire evacuees eager to return home as power restored, cleanup underway
• Busted pipe leaves residents in Little Grand Rapids with no water
• Northern First Nation won't extend 'dry' policy after 'very negative aspects' surface during brief experiment
• Manitoba's families minister calls for review of boy's death after caregivers charged
• 'A new beginning' as 3 Manitoba First Nations set to break ground on new schools
• Little Grand Rapids evacuees to be flown back home starting Saturday
• Priest charged with sexual assault in Little Grand Rapids released from custody
• Forest fire smoke forces about 200 evacuees out of 2 Manitoba First Nations
• Power restored to Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi First Nation, allowing hundreds to return home
• Eastern Manitoba First Nations evacuated as huge fire approaches
• Charges against priest further erode relationship between Roman Catholic church and First Nations
• Evacuation of communities threatened by fire 'came too late,' airline manager says
• 'All hands on deck' after 19 people contract COVID-19 on Little Grand Rapids First Nation: grand chief
• Evacuations from fire-threatened Little Grand Rapids complete: Red Cross
• Grand Rapids Is Officially Christmas Town, Thanks To 'The Polar Express'
• Survivors group points to cracks in visa system for foreign priests after 8-year-old First Nations girl abused
• Pimachiowin Aki is Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Priest arrested in sexual assault of 8-year-old girl in Little Grand Rapids First Nation, RCMP say
• Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest Homeland
• 'Most of them are scared': Hundreds airlifted from 2 Manitoba First Nations as wildfire grows
• First Nations girl told RCMP priest touched her inappropriately
• New social media challenge sees mermen surface from First Nations across Manitoba
• Hundreds of wildfire evacuees brace for extended stay in Winnipeg hotels
• Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19
• OP-ED: Who are the main sexual abusers of indigenous women and children?
• Woman found dead on Manitoba First Nation was mauled by dogs, family says
• 'I am not to blame here,' says Little Grand chief about delay in fire evacuations
• Feds give $6M to build access roads to 2 remote Manitoba First Nations
• Indigenous entrepreneurs take to the sky with new aviation initiatives
• Chief, vet urge dog cull after mauling death that rescue group says was preventable
• Exhaustion, concern and relief on board first Hercules airlift for Manitoba fire evacuees
• A brief history of Native Americans in Grand Rapids
• Mermen of Manitoba First Nations a new species surfacing on social media
• Oct 2016: Indigenous entrepreneur growth fund's 'star client'
• First Nation fire evacuees could be 'cooped up' in Winnipeg hotels for a month
• Amid Manitoba's COVID-19 surge, First Nations response team leads fight in hard-hit Indigenous communities
• Indigenous churches in northern Manitoba a world apart from south
• Canada's first female Indigenous psychiatrist on healing the hearts and minds of her people
• 'We were treated like little kids': First Nations want better relationship with government on East Road
• Weather co-operating with evacuation of fire-threatened First Nations communities in Manitoba
• COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: 'alarming rise' in new and active cases
• “The most devastating year for First Nation people,” with toxic drug crisis, says FNHA
• ‘Stay calm and move forward’: Indigenous doctors on strength, resilience in the face of pandemics
• Feb 2015: Feds spending $6M on road between Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids
• 'Wake-up call:' Manitoba chief says increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves concerning
• More than 700 dogs left stranded in Manitoba First Nations following wildfires
• New report finds 'significant gaps' in emergency response to remote First Nations during wildfires
• Ojibway-dubbed Star Wars film brings 'a new hope' for endangered language, say cast members
• Stray dog problems on First Nations could be reduced by bands passing laws
• First Nations may be without power for three months as Hydro crews work to restore power
• 7 eastern Manitoba communities without power due to wildfires amid more evacuations
• Some wildfire evacuees return home to northeast Manitoba, but more than 2,000 stuck in limbo
• Sep 2017: First Nations to receive clean water
• Drinking water advisories hit more than half of Manitoba First Nations
• Manitoba children in care reclaim traditional skills at canoe camp
• All charges stayed on 2nd day of trial against Manitoba priest accused of sexually assaulting girl
• Reserves in Manitoba
• More than 1,600 evacuees leaving 4 Manitoba First Nations as wildfires burn near Ontario border
• Ottawa gives $6-million for access roads to two remote Manitoba First Nations
• Newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is boreal forest important to First Nations cultures
• Winter is here, Manitoba: Current pandemic snapshot is grim, but there are encouraging signs
• Southeast Collegiate celebrates grand opening of $24M campus
• ‘Gi-ga-miinigoowiz Mamaandaawiziwin’: Ojibwe ‘Star Wars’ movie to open in Winnipeg
• Sanders appeals to indigenous, environmental activists at Grand Rapids rally
• Inside One Couple’s Quest to Protect Canada’s Boreal Forest
• Murdered or missing in Grand Rapids: 17 women, little justice
• Here's Whats Going On In Indian Country: Native American Heritage Month
• Evacuees from Little Grand Rapids say they're excited, surprised to be going home
• Chief says feds delaying crew from assessing damage in fire-threatened First Nation
• Colorado’s next wild horse helicopter roundup begins Wednesday, against the governor’s wishes
• Murder charges for deaths of homeless Native men in Manitoba
• Ojibwe-dubbed version of Star Wars premieres
• Wahlburgers partners with Little River Band to expand burger chain ‘throughout Indian Country’
• First Nation chief in Manitoba charged with sexual assault, luring minor
• How Indigenous people are rebuilding child welfare to lift up the whole family
• Dog attack killed young woman on Manitoba First Nation, RCMP confirm
• Despite adversity, Grand Rapids native Peter Quillin on the rise among boxing's middleweights
• New series tells story of Sixties Scoop survivor learning about her past
• Indigenous communities need better emergency preparedness. NDP calls on feds to do more
• Canada launches Indigenous-led nature conservation partnership
• Management fees eat up First Nation casino profits
• Grand Rapids museum honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day with focus on Anishinabek culture
• Evacuees from Little Grand Rapids say they're excited, surprised to be going home
• Native American Heritage Day is Friday. What does it mean? How can you celebrate?
• ‘Stars Wars’ in Ojibwe set to premiere in Canada
• Price Faculty of Engineering | Civil capstone project partners with First Nation to tackle soil contamination
• 'This is going to be huge,' Manitoba actress says as premiere of Ojibwe-dubbed Star Wars film nears
• Grand Rapids Public Museum ensuring Indigenous voices, perspectives reflected in programming, exhibits
• Professional boxer, Grand Rapids native readies to fight in Detroit
• A LITTLE HELP: Northwestern University adds a special “Helper” version of national news and healthcare survey for Natives who need a hand
• Grand Rapids native, GVSU hoops junior donates dunk contest earnings to hospital
• Skilled, Indigenous: Floating down the Grand Canyon
• Beyond Breakfast: Little Africa | Grand Rapids, MI
• Ojibwe-dubbed version of Star Wars premieres
• A chance to forge a fiscal relationship with Indigenous peoples
• Remarkable Indigenous Scientists and Researchers in Canada
• Life expectancy for First Nation people in B.C. drops 6 years according to report
• Jun 2023: Opinion: Mermen movement makes a splash in Indigenous communities
• This coach is ensuring Renfrew County youths compete at Indigenous games
• Dr. Nel Wieman
• Aug 2016: Province failing to consult indigenous people on $3-B road, Métis leader says
• First Nation Members of AMC
• Indigenous advocates call for more culturally informed addictions treatment in B.C.
• A New Hope for Anishinaabemowin
• Little Grand Rapids Far North Community Based Land Use Planning Terms of Reference
• Roque Star: How Michigan hockey helped indigenous woman reach Olympic fame
• Grand Rapids Native Tweets Photo of Michigan from Space
• Little Grand Rapids wants Roman Catholic church to leave amid sexual assault allegations, chief says
• Professional boxer, Grand Rapids native readies to fight in Detroit
• Ottawa says it’s stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations threatened by wildfire
• NDP calls for emergency preparedness funding for First Nation communities
• Rehabilitation sciences, MPAS students ready for virtual convocation
• Professional boxer, Grand Rapids native readies to fight in Detroit
• Ottawa says it’s stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations threatened by wildfire
• NDP calls for emergency preparedness funding for First Nation communities
• Rehabilitation sciences, MPAS students ready for virtual convocation
• Grand Rapids march for missing and murdered Indigenous people held for the third year
• Dr. Nel Wieman on being an Advocate and Canada's First Female Indigenous Psychiatrist- RBC Healthcare
• Fire at Little Grand Rapids knocks out power, evacuation effort continues
• Pretending to be Native Was Not Pretty in My Hometown
• ‘Little Bird’ flies high at Canadian Screen Awards
• Manitoba RCMP investigate Little Grand Rapids sexual assault involving priest
• The Wildfire Effects Most People Don’t See
• AMC Condemns Stay of Charges Against Priest Accused of Sexual Assault
• ‘Wake-up call:’ Manitoba chief says increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves concerning
• Grand Rapids native Peter Quillin eyes title shot, works with Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach
• Ojibwe version of Star Wars premieres Aug. 8
• Manitoba - Government Announces New Resources to Promote Indigenous Inclusion in Schools
• First Nations may be without power for three months as Hydro crews work to restore power
• 'I want justice': Little Grand Rapids, Man. councillors seek answers in toddler's death
• Where to go to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Thunder Bay unveils memorial for students of former residential school
• How Ada became a 'snug little place' instead of the major city in West Michigan
• Drinking water advisories lifted for two Manitoba First Nations

Academic Research

• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Just Food? Navigating Collective Visions for Food Justice in Grand Rapids, MI
• Meeting place and crossroad: the Grand Rapids of the Assiniboine
• The town that lost its name: the impact of hydroelectric development on Grand Rapids, Manitoba
• First nations mapmaking in the Great Lakes region in intercultural contexts: a historical review
• Local food and power dynamics in Southeast Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• Developing food justice policy solutions and educational resources to address food apartheid in Grand Rapids, MI
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Grand Rapids Musical Life at the Turn of the 20th Century: An Archival Study
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• Courting the First Nations Vote: Ontario's Grand River Reserve and the Electoral Franchise Act of 1885
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
• The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
• Making the MexiRican city: Migration, placemaking, and activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan