Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 04/14/2026
• CHIEF: KYRA WILSON
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:8
• KYRA WILSON
• DAVID MEECHES
• KEELY ASSINIBOINE
• MARVIN DANIELS
• RANDY MERRICK
• GARNET MEECHES
• LIZ MERRICK
• DENNIS MYRAN

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.longplainfirstnation.ca/
• PHONE NUMBER: (204) 252-2731
• FAX NUMBER: (204) 252-2012
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 430, PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB
• EMAILS:
• Chief KYRA WILSON:
• Chief DAVID MEECHES:
• Councillor KEELY ASSINIBOINE:
• Councillor MARVIN DANIELS:
• Councillor RANDY MERRICK:
• Councillor GARNET MEECHES:
• Councillor LIZ MERRICK:
• Councillor DENNIS MYRAN:
• 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 - Long Plain20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Long Plain20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Long Plain20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Long Plain20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Long Plain20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Long Plain20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Long Plain20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Long Plain20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Long Plain20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Long Plain20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Long Plain20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Long Plain20012002.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

• Canada v. Long Plain First Nation
• Long Plain First Nation v. Canada
• Myran v. Long Plain Indian Band
• Long Plain First Nation v. Meeches
• Long Plain First Nation v. Canada
• Long Plain First Nation Housing Authority Inc. v. Pao et al

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Hand talk: Reclaiming Plains Indian Sign Language
• Wab Kinew Becomes First Indigenous Premier of a Canadian Province
• Former chief returned to power in controversial Long Plain FN byelection
• ‘IT WAS TIME’: Wilson hopes run for Long Plain chief will inspire others to get involved
• Missing man last seen at Long Plain First Nation home earlier this month
• Winnipeg’s first urban reserve hotel opens
• Serial murders leave mark on First Nations: chiefs
• As the RCAF turns 100, Cyle Daniels begins their own journey with the storied service
• Long Plain Chief & local MLA weigh in on residential school event
• Pot-shop lawsuit 'a big smokescreen,' says Long Plain First Nation chief
• Long Plain First Nation and Canada settle 100-year-old land sales dispute for $32M
• Long Plain First Nation settles century-old land claim with feds
• Discover Winnipeg, Canada’s Newest Hotel: Indigenous-Owned Wyndham Garden
• Manitoba chief who helped oust national chief faces early election challenge herself
• Long Plain First Nation honours National Indigenous Veterans Day
• Long Plain School set to begin major expansion this spring
• After 20 years as Long Plain First Nation chief, Dennis Meeches to step aside
• Vatican's disavowal of Doctrine of Discovery a good step but 'fundamental change' still needed: Manitoba elder
• Man missing in Long Plain First Nation found safe
• A Long Plain First Nations mother on why she got the COVID-19 vaccine
• Why this residential school survivor is glad the building is now a national historic site
• Grief in Long Plain First Nation after 2 women from Manitoba community identified as homicide victims
• Indigenous kids displaced by 2 natural disasters share classes, lessons about life
• Assembly of First Nations calls for inquiry into deaths of 4 women who were victims of serial killer
• Three women are running to be chief of Long Plain First Nation
• Manitoba First Nations man sues federal government for $11B over 'unfulfilled' treaty annuity payments
• Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen
• These Are the 7 Best Indigenous–Owned Hotels and Resorts in Canada
• How Horses Transformed Life for Plains Indians | HISTORY
• Melanie Ferris honours family, history of Treaty 1 territory
• Crafting Long Plain First Nation video inspires student filmmakers
• First Nations advocacy groups, daughters of slain woman demand resignation of Winnipeg police chief
• AMC congratulates Long Plain First Nation and all member Nations that have reached land back settlements this year
• Man shot dead by First Nations police force in Manitoba, family says
• First Nations advocates for landfill search look forward to meeting with Manitoba's new premier
• Long Plain celebrates 150 years of Treaty 1
• Gas bar slated to become first business at Naawi-Oodena, 2 decades after Kapyong Barracks closure
• First Nations in southern Manitoba prepare for power outages from massive winter storm
• Long Plain First Nation chief looking forward to Truth & Reconciliation Day
• 5 charged after officers doused with gas during man's arrest on Long Plain First Nation: police
• Manitoba women head to Hollywood with beadwork for the stars
• Long Plain takes in Red Dress Day
• Long Plain First Nation opens Winnipeg's 1st urban reserve pot shop
• Suspect sought after First Nation shooting
• Long Plain economy grows with planned Travel Centre at Hwy 1 & 16
• Emotional return to Manitoba for residential school survivor following papal apology
• 'Great heart' makes anything possible for southwestern Manitoba Indigenous men's group
• MAIG program delivers important research
• Portage Residential School Made A National Historic Site
• Indigenous leaders and advocates in Winnipeg say the MMIWG crisis is a national state of emergency
• Hearing will determine participants for inquest into shooting death of Long Plain First Nation man
• First Nations are buying land to create urban reserves. But is it 'land back'?
• Manitoba watchdog clears 2 First Nations police force officers in fatal Long Plain shooting
• Seeds of inspiration blooming in Winnipeg’s Indigenous culinary scene thanks to Red Seal Chef
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, experts say Prairie Green Landfill search could take less than a year
• Money to find, commemorate unmarked Manitoba burial sites start of 'a long process,' provincial minister says
• Indigenous communities in Canada finally on Google Maps
• Indigenous-owned hotel opens on Winnipeg reserve
• Man shot dead by Manitoba First Nations police had breaks with reality: inquest report
• Feds commit $740K for further review of possible Winnipeg-area landfill search
• Seven First Nations Celebrate Treaty 1 Signing
• 'Inadequate' homes put lives in danger on Manitoba First Nations, leaders say
• Jeremy Skibicki charged with 4 counts of first-degree murder of Indigenous women in Winnipeg
• Indigenous father of 2 killed by RCMP in Revelstoke was likely trying to get home, says sister
• First Nations elder explains why he interjected on Trudeau's behalf at Winnipeg town hall
• Long Plain Man Elected Leader of Southern Chiefs
• Manitoba First Nation enforcing new measures to combat drug crisis
• Manitoba Stampede includes dedicated Indigenous stage and artisan space
• Treaty 1 leadership holds contest to rename Kapyong Barracks site
• Widening Kenaston 'No. 1 priority' for First Nations group working on Kapyong Barracks land
• Plans for Naawi-Oodena, major redevelopment of former Kapyong barracks, winding through Winnipeg city hall
• Southern Chiefs' Organization of Manitoba elects new leader
• Events in Manitoba to mark National Indigenous Veterans Day
• AMC MKO SCO AFN Supports Long Plain First Nation’s Call for the Resignation of Winnipeg Police Chief
• 'Slim' chance First Nations group can expedite widening of Kenaston near Kapyong Barracks
• Thousands of dogs frozen, slaughtered on Manitoba First Nations, rescuer says
• Manitoba landfill begins excavation for remains of First Nations women murdered by serial killer
• Portager and Long Plain Resident Reflect on the Meaning of Reconciliation
• Call for more native policing met with mixed reviews
• VIDEO: National Indigenous Residential School Museum open for tours
• Manslaughter charge laid in vehicle-pedestrian collision on Long Plain First Nation
• Daughter of Indigenous woman believed buried in Winnipeg landfill files human-rights complaints
• Manitoba police service's 1st First Nations dog handler and his new partner learning the ropes
• Long Plain First Nation Chief disappointed in proposal to rename a portion of the former Bishop Grandin Blvd.
• Indigenous-owned hotel opens in Winnipeg on Madison urban reserve
• Few details in Kapyong deal between federal government, Treaty 1 First Nations
• Long Plain First Nation girl reported missing found safe
• Former Long Plain Chief appointed chair of first Indigenous-owned travel, tourism agency
• Excitement at Long Plain School for expanded kitchen and equine additions
• Southern Manitoba First Nations chiefs re-elect Jerry Daniels as grand chief
• Police search for Long Plain man following firearm incident, warning he could be in Portage
• In-custody injury cleared by Manitoba police watchdog
• Police use of force that fractured man's face was reasonable, Manitoba police watchdog says
• Indigenous Manitobans call for empathy about residential schools after remains of 215 children found in B.C.
• May 2021: Province infringing treaty rights by shutting down pot shop, Long Plain chief says
• Indigenous Veterans Remembered
• Manitoba First Nation enforcing new measures to combat drug crisis
• First Nations not consulted on Kapyong Barracks sale, court rules
• Jul 2016: First Nations are growing their economies
• Long Plain First Nation and Canada settle century old land dispute
• Kyra Wilson set to lead Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs after election victory
• Hundreds show up to birthday powwow honouring Morgan Harris as landfill search set to begin
• A national awakening to the Great Plains' gourmet bounty
• Fire investigations find many homes on First Nations lack smoke alarms
• PCL’s Winnipeg hotel enhances future of Indigenous-owned developments
• Province takes Long Plain First Nation to court over on-reserve pot shop
• Apology a start, but Manitoba Indigenous leaders, elders express disappointment with Pope's visit
• Manitoba First Nations Police seek help locating missing 26-year-old man
• Long Plain Man Elected Leader of Southern Chiefs
• Teaching Indigenous food systems from Turtle Island
• Events in Manitoba to mark National Indigenous Veterans Day
• Celebrating UM Indigenous nursing grads
• Why Manitoba First Nations are approaching new education funding with caution
• Murder victim Morgan Harris confirmed among 2 sets of remains found at Winnipeg-area landfill
• Teenage boy charged with murder in stabbing death on First Nation in Manitoba
• HOPEFUL: Indigenous leaders believe a landfill search for murder victims now possible
• Pope felt ‘my pain’ about residential schools, Long Plain woman says
• Remains of Indigenous woman murdered by serial killer found at landfill in Canada, authorities confirm
• Canadian government settles land claim with Long Plain First Nation
• Teenage boy charged with murder in stabbing death on First Nation in Manitoba
• Indigenous company trains First Nations for when disaster strikes
• Indigenous Veterans Remembered
• Chiefs present plan to search landfill for missing Indigenous women
• First Nation Members of AMC
• Kyra Wilson elected new leader for Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
• A man killed an Indigenous woman in 2022. Her remains were found at a Canadian landfill.
• Remains of Canadian serial killer's victims found in landfill
• Manitoba announces public interest action to stop unlicensed sale of unregulated cannabis products
• Long Plain First Nation honours National Indigenous Veterans Day
• Actions of man who killed 4 Indigenous women 'purposeful and racially motivated,' Crown argues as trial begins
• Cottonwood Lady memorial an act of kindness from one First Nation to another
• Excitement at Long Plain School for expanded kitchen and equine additions
• Why did it take Winnipeg police so long to interview a serial killer in search for victim's identity?
• Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains
• First Nations police arrest suspect in Long Plain First Nation shooting
• Teen charged in homicide in Long Plain First Nation
• First Nations Police make drug bust on Long Plain First Nation
• Long Plain Police incident involving rollover and air ambulance intervention under investigation
• Long Plain councillor feels feds stall Winnipeg landfill for lack of correct skin colour
• Manitoba Government announces plan to construct new bridge south of Long Plain First Nation
• RCMP Officer gets sprayed with gasoline during arrest on Long Plain First Nation

Academic Research

• A Plains Transformational Perspective
• Teaching and learning with traditional Indigenous knowledge in the tall grass plains
• The" placing" of identity in nomadic societies: Aboriginal landscapes of the northwestern plains of North America
• Indigenous people, indigenous violence: Precontact warfare on the North American Great Plains
• Land as a Teacher: Indigenous Food Knowledges and Perspectives from Long Plain First Nations
• Beyond the Frontier Line: the Deported Southeastern Indigenous Nations as “Civilizers” of the Great Plains
• Sand dune environments in first nations lifeways: holistic interpretation for the middle and late precontact periods on the northern plains
• Plains Region
• Indigenous Waterways and the Boundaries of the Great Plains
• Reconstructing the Great Plains: The Long Struggle for Sovereignty and Dominance in the Heart of the Continent
• Indigenous impacts on North American Great Plains fire regimes of the past millennium
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• Natural disasters and interregional interactions: La Longue Durée in Northern Plains historical developments
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History
• Common and contested ground: a human and environmental history of the northwestern plains
• The Plains of Aamjiwnaang: Our History