boo-nee-bon-ee-bee | Bunibonibee Cree Nation
Community Profile
- The Bunibonibee Cree Nation, also known as Oxford House First Nation, is an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba with a rich Cree cultural heritage and traditional lands in the boreal forest region.
- Last Updated 2025-04-23 21:35:52 UTC
- Name: Bunibonibee Cree Nation (ISC Code: 301)
- Former Names: Oxford House First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Boreal Forest, Manitoba
- Indigenous Language: Cree (N-dialect)
- Number of Registered Members: 3483
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 12/02/2027
- CHIEF: RICHARD HART
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
- RICHARD HART
- BAILEY COLON
- RICHARD ROBINSON
- ANTHONY WEENUSK
- HORACE CRANE
- DONALD HART
- WILFRID WOOD
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ktc.ca/?page_id=162
- PHONE NUMBER: (204) 538-2282
- FAX NUMBER: (204) 538-2147
- ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, OXFORD HOUSE, MB
- EMAILS:
- Chief RICHARD HART:
- Councillor BAILEY COLON:
- Councillor RICHARD ROBINSON:
- Councillor ANTHONY WEENUSK:
- Councillor HORACE CRANE:
- Councillor DONALD HART:
- Councillor WILFRID WOOD:
- 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 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Bunibonibee Cree Nation20022003.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: 10065
ATIHKOSANIK CREE NATION INDIAN RESERVE
530.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9773
MUNRO LAKE INDIAN RESERVE
1491.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9869
HIGH HILL LAKE
422.0 Hectares
[31.2352286, -81.53176979999999] -
ISC Code: 9871
KISIPIKAMAK
1881.4 Hectares
[54.71766909999999, -96.0890593] -
ISC Code: 9799
NOTIN SAKAHEKUN
2822.4 Hectares
[54.6147693, -95.88708319999999] -
ISC Code: 9709
OXFORD HOUSE 24A
146.0 Hectares
[54.7885255, -95.9948979] -
ISC Code: 9710
OXFORD HOUSE 24B
1737.6 Hectares
[54.6006889, -95.4234592] -
ISC Code: 9711
OXFORD HOUSE 24C
402.0 Hectares
[55.1550761, -95.72856259999999] -
ISC Code: 9712
OXFORD HOUSE 24D
4.5 Hectares
[55.5560747, -94.3527634] -
ISC Code: 9742
WHITEMUD LAKE
2068.0 Hectares
[55.0559855, -95.1607154] -
ISC Code: 6446
OXFORD HOUSE 24
4901.6 Hectares
160 KM SE/SE OF/DE THOMPSON
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9870
OPISCHIKONAYAK NATION
254.8 Hectares
[54.9599781, -94.701786] -
ISC Code: 9740
OXFORD LAKE NORTH SHORE
1385.0 Hectares
[54.9615033, -95.3650034] -
ISC Code: 9741
WAPISEW LAKE
71.0 Hectares
[54.9037052, -95.32978419999999]
- Encompasses areas around Oxford House and surrounding boreal forest
- Traditional hunting and fishing territories in northern Manitoba
- Historically used regions near Hayes River and surrounding watersheds
- Traditional lands include significant caribou migration routes and forest ecosystems
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- ‘Like dark clouds’: First Nations evacuated because of wildfires in northern Manitoba
- Memorial honours 8 Bunibonibee Cree Nation students, pilot killed in 1972 Winnipeg plane crash
- Residential school plane crash victim memorial a step closer
- First Nation's heart remains broken 49 years later
- Thousands to evacuate Bunibonibee Cree Nation as wildfire approaches community
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation scrambles to get people out as approaching wildfire threatens 'serious danger': chief
- Canada Post strike creates 'critical and precarious situation' for northern Manitoba First Nations: chiefs
- Coming home after nearly month-long wildfire evacuation 'made me feel kind of whole,' says Bunibonibee woman
- First Nations youth build house in the Dominican Republic
- Manitoba First Nations artist filled with pride, as family project is chosen for display on special day
- Southend Cree Nation orders evacuation ahead of wildfire
- Sheila North — ‘My Privilege, My Responsibility’
- Lack of RCMP emergency response to northern Manitoba First Nation crime a 'slap in the face,' chief says
- Evacuations continue in Bunibonibee Cree Nation as rain helps slow nearby wildfire
- Manitoba Cree elder Sarah Harper dies at 111
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation designer's Every Child Matters-inspired jingle dress featured at human rights museum
- Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations
- Woman killed in Thompson homicide identified as mother of 3
- National chief-hopefuls say feds must back down from controlling First Nations membership
- Arson suspected in multiple fires that destroyed structures, vehicle on Bunibonibee Cree Nation
- New schools coming to 4 northern Manitoba First Nations
- Manitoba First Nations receive nearly $500K for participation in all-season road assessment
- 11 northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency to urge government intervention
- Former MKO grand chief Sheila North running for top job at Assembly of First Nations
- Sheila North
- New schools in four remote First Nations means more families can stay together
- Feds pour millions into four new schools in northern Manitoba First Nations
- Winnipeg Cree influencer featured in Sephora's first Indigenous history month ad campaign
- Manitoba First Nation house fire kills 3, including father, son and cousin
- Remote Manitoba First Nation gets funding for new bridges
- Remote northern communities get new schools
- Lawsuit alleges government violated treaty land entitlement agreement with Manitoba First Nations
- Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation's Sarah Harper turns 111
- Canada Post strike creates 'critical and precarious situation' for northern Manitoba First Nations: chiefs
- Manitoba RCMP charge man in death of Cree woman Geraldine Chubb
- Assembly of First Nations fails to elect new chief after 6 ballots, 2nd day of voting required
- Lawsuit alleges government violated treaty land entitlement agreement with Manitoba First Nations
- Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Indigenous Nursing grad a health-care role model
- 2 northern Manitoba First Nations taking measures to combat COVID-19 outbreaks
- First Nation Members of AMC
- Lawsuit alleges government violated treaty land entitlement agreement with Manitoba First Nations
- Sep 2021: Eight youths on way home from residential school killed in 1972 plane crash
- Ice road delays put strain on First Nations
- First Nations youth build house in the Dominican Republic
- North wants to get AFN back to being relevant
- Northern Manitoba First Nation evacuates as wildfire burns nearby
- Young father fatally overdoses as street drug sweeps Shamattawa, Bunibonibee First Nations
- Thousands remain evacuated in Manitoba due to wildfires
- Indigenous youth learn to skate alongside NHLers in Headingley, Man.
- New schools coming to Manitoba First Nations’ communities
- Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations
- AMC Congratulates Treaty Land Entitlement Committee on Historic Advance Payments Announcement
- $248-million contract means new schools in remote Manitoba First Nations
- UWinnipeg welcomes Sheila North as Executive Director, Indigenous Engagement
- Bunibonibee Cree Nation's Sarah Harper turns 111
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Building The Opaskwayak Cree Nation Economy: A Case Study in Resilience
- Determinants of Indigenous student learning with digital technology: a qualitative study in a remote Manitoba First Nations community
- Notes on the Aborigenes of the Prairie Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)
- Knowledge, use, and change in the Saskatchewan River Delta: assessing the changing livelihoods of Cumberland House Métis and Cree Nation
- The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps
- Project Description-Summary
- A cultural framework for Cree self-government: Retracing our steps back
- Community liaison: engaging land-use perspectives from First Nation youth and land-use managers in Manitoba
- Anishinabek Traditional Law and Governance An Anishinabek Nations Treaty Authority (ANTA) Report May 2021 In Conjunction with
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Anishinabek Traditional Law and Governance An Anishinabek Nations Treaty Authority (ANTA) Report May 2021 In Conjunction with
- Knowledge, use, and change in the Saskatchewan River Delta: assessing the changing livelihoods of Cumberland House Métis and Cree Nation
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
- Flooding of First Nations and environmental justice in Manitoba: Case studies of the impacts of the 2011 flood and hydro development in Manitoba
- Invisible north: The Search for answers on a troubled reserve
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