Wâskahikaniwiyiniwak | York Factory First Nation
Community Profile
- A Cree First Nation community located in northern Manitoba, with deep historical connections to the York Factory trading post and traditional lands along the Hudson Bay.
- Last Updated 2025-05-06 12:30:26 UTC
- Name: York Factory First Nation (ISC Code: 304)
- Former Names: York Factory Cree Nation, York Factory Settlement
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Subarctic/Hudson Bay Lowlands
- Indigenous Language: Cree (Nehiyawewin)
- Number of Registered Members: 1686
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 05/30/2026
- CHIEF: DARRYL WASTESICOOT
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
- DARRYL WASTESICOOT
- LOUISA CONSTANT
- EVELYN BEARDY
- FRANK WASTESICOOT
- WAYNE REDHEAD
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ktc.ca/?page_id=178
- PHONE NUMBER: (204) 341-2180
- FAX NUMBER: (204) 341-2322
- ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, YORK LANDING, MB
- EMAILS:
- Chief DARRYL WASTESICOOT:
- Councillor LOUISA CONSTANT:
- Councillor EVELYN BEARDY:
- Councillor FRANK WASTESICOOT:
- Councillor WAYNE REDHEAD:
- 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
- 2011 - York Factory First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - York Factory First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - York Factory First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - York Factory First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - York Factory First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - York Factory First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - York Factory First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - York Factory First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - York Factory First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - York Factory First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - York Factory First Nation20012002.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: 6440
YORK LANDING
967.4 Hectares
120 KM NE OF THOMPSON, ON AIKEN RIVER TWP 81 RGE 9 &10 EPM & TWP 82 RGE 9 & 10 EPM
[33.5604168, -81.7195533]
- Encompasses areas around York Factory and lower Hayes River region
- Traditional hunting and trapping lands in northern Manitoba boreal forest
- Includes watershed regions of Hudson Bay and Hayes River
- Historically nomadic territory with seasonal migration patterns
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
- First Nation helps develop its own language learning app
- Northern Manitoba First Nations come together to protect and reconnect with the land
- Native American Music Awards have announced their nominations
- New free language app unveiled by York Factory First Nation
- Manitoba First Nation releases Cree language learning app
- Reflections on the effort to preserve Cree homelands in Manitoba
- Opinion: Manitoba Hydro and first steps with Indigenous Peoples
- Acknowledging land heritage and its role in a diverse & inclusive workplace
- Northern Manitoba First Nation sounds alarm over isolation after youth suicides
- Stephanie Spence
- 'Very little' government help for 11 Man. First Nations months after declaring state of emergency
- AMC Announces Manitoba First Nations Youth Council
- First Nations rally over allegations of racism, sexual violence from Hydro workers
- The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
- Diana Hellson Named TD Indigenous Songwriter of the Year
- Malfunctioning treatment plant leaves York Landing short of potable water
- New app teaches Cree in York Factory
- Harnessing Hydropower in Canada
- Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19
- Manitoba First Nations lock down, seek help as COVID-19 threatens communities
- Keeyask First Nation partner wants to update agreement
- Fox Lake Cree Nation brings attention to residential school tragedy, one step at a time
- 4 First Nations reach agreement with Manitoba Hydro to end blockades: MKO
- STATE OF EMERGENCY: Northern First Nations ask feds, province for help
- 11 northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency to urge government intervention
- Indigenous group strikes deal to dismantle blockades at Manitoba Hydro site
- Here's how you can observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Manitoba
- More than half Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population
- Her 900K run to raise awareness for diabetes got a boost from a running partner — who's 71
- Spirit School founder among business award finalists
- Costs soar in 2 Manitoba First Nations after barge explosion, delayed ferry service cut transport options
- Health and Healing in the North
- Northern First Nations will need trauma support after hunt for B.C. pair ends, chiefs say
- Cracks form in Keeyask dam partnership as Hydro exec remains on board following review
- Repatriation of residential school art extends across Canada
- First Nations leaders decry 'racist political propaganda' by Manitoba government, call for resignation
- Coming to terms with a First Nations ancestor who became a missionary
- Indigenous group continues blockade over COVID-19 concerns in northern Manitoba
- Churchill rail line could be fixed in 2 months, northern leaders say
- Manitoba First Nations' Justified Blockade of Keeyask Dam Site
- U of T's Brenda Wastasecoot on Indigenous teaching and learning – and the healing powers of storytelling
- Manitoba Hydro's impacts on Indigenous lives in the north
- Here's what First Nations youth want you to know about reconciliation in Manitoba
- 9 cases of sexual assault investigated at Keeyask dam site since 2015 'tip of the iceberg,' says prof
- MMIWG report calls for public inquiry into allegations of racism, sexual assault by Manitoba Hydro workers
- Manitoba Hydro board hopes northern meeting sparks fresh current in Indigenous relations
- Pallister '50 years out of date,' professor says after premier's comments on colonial history of Manitoba
- New book details lasting effects of hydroelectric projects in Manitoba
- Manitoba residential school survivor pens 10-page handwritten letter to Pope
- Keeyask ceremony marks significant milestone, but work on the project continues
- First Nations partners of Keeyask 'not backing down' from blockades over COVID-19 fears
- The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs responds to Manitoba Hydro assertions in the media
- Tataskweyak Cree Nation chief tears up court injunction at Keeyask blockade
- Opoyastin: Wolves of the big wind
- Councils
- Jun 2018: Ferry held hostage until First Nation's problems addressed
- Manitoba Hydro halts sending workers to construction camp as Keeyask blockade continue
- First Nations leaders decry 'racist political propaganda' by Manitoba government, call for resignationSocial Sharing
- Shamattawa First Nation chief has 'a little bit of hope' after request made for more military help
- Key exec takes step back from Hydro's Keeyask board as First Nation calls for inquiry over abuse allegations
- Aug 2016: Opinion: Sayisi Dene show why relocation fails
- Indigenous group continues blockade over COVID-19 concerns in northern Manitoba
- Tataskweyak community members close highway into Manitoba Hydro's Keeyask site to prevent COVID-19 spread
- First Nations leaders ask Manitoba Hydro to shut down Keeyask until COVID-19 outbreak is contained
- Fire near Bloodvein one of the largest on record, Manitoba government says
- Eight First Nations and federal government sign agreement to create First Nations school system
- 'Keeyask-atraz' workers describe prison-like conditions, racism, substance abuse at Hydro site
- Keeyask Generating Station produces first electricity for Manitoba grid
- Journeys to York Factory on Absolutely Manitoba
- New northern COVID-19 case reported, 13 active cases now within Northern Health Region
- Mi'kmaw leaders considering MMIWG safety concerns tied to N.S. energy project
- Indigenous studies graduate programs’ growing presence in Canadian academia
- Manitoba Hydro's $8.7B Keeyask generating station project now producing electricity
- How Hydro works with lake sturgeon
- A Voyage to the North
- 11 northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency to urge government intervention
- Number of First Nations people living with IBD in Saskatchewan has doubled
- Manitoba Hydro must respect Indigenous rights at Keeyask dam
- Weekend fires in 2 First Nations leave people homeless
- Documentary journeys into history of northern Manitoba's York Factory trading post
- AMC MB FIRST NATIONS YOUTH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
- New Indigenous school board in Manitoba 'historic,' federal cabinet minister says
- Another Keeyask blockade formed despite injunction on the first
- Canada murders: York Landing residents told to stay indoors during police manhunt for suspects - as it happened
- Proposed utility corridor revealed at Indigenous economic conference
- Faculty of Education | Adventures of the Gillam Cohort Part 6
- Keewatin Tribal Council chooses Walter Wastesicoot as its new grand chief
- Northern Manitoba First Nations short at least 36 teachers
- U of T courses about Indigenous histories and cultures
- Northern Scottish isles workers played important role in Hudson's Bay Company expansion in Sask.
- ‘Such a beautiful day’: Manitobans take to streets in name of truth, reconciliation
- Sep 2021: Gallery: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- ‘There is truth here’: Residential and day school student artwork displayed at exhibit
- Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 2: Early explorers
- Mayor decries cost of living crisis after Churchill, Man. rail link severed
- The Indigenous-led conservation plan uniting nations in Manitoba
- Manitoba First Nation releases Cree language learning app
- Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to choose new leader in byelection
- Human Rights Day rally calls on Manitoba Hydro to address effects of development on First Nations
- 'I will make you proud,' Kyra Wilson says after election as Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs grand chief
- First Nations set up blockades to prevent construction of Keeyask Hydro project
- The race is on to find the next Assembly of Manitoba Grand Chief
- Kyra Wilson wins vote to become new leader of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
- Heather MacLeod on the Wapusk Youth Camp
- Jun 2022: York Factory First Nation declares state of emergency
- Chief hopes Senate committee sees link between resource development, violence
- First Nation Members of AMC
- Keeyask dam COVID-19 outbreak not being addressed say chiefs
- Indigenous group continues blockade over COVID-19 concerns in northern Manitoba
- Bear Clan Patrol working with RCMP, First Nations in hunt for homicide suspects
- If you don’t know the land 'it will eat you up'; Manhunt for accused killers shifts to First Nations community
- RCMP searching York Landing, MB for B.C. murder suspects
- Four First Nations agree to remove blockades near Keeyask after meeting with Manitoba Hydro CEO
- York Factory Chief Leroy Constant issues statement about RCMP search for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky
- Generation
- Family of 7 tests positive for COVID-19 on northern Manitoba First Nation
- Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to choose new leader in byelection
- 3 schools closed, remote learning for at least 11 Manitoba First Nations
- Ten First Nations sign on to create efficiency advocates
- Phyllis Sinclair Harmonize Concert is all about healing
- Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs announces 4 candidates to run for leadership
- Jan 2019: Police probe into Hydro stalled as First Nations leaders rally at legislature
- Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs announces 4 candidates to run for leadership
- Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases mostly in First Nations populations
- Manitoba chief concerned about increasing number of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities
- Keeyask, Canada’s newest hydro project, complete ahead of schedule
- Opaskwayak Cree Nation says it's found evidence of unmarked burials at former residential school site
- Without fire hydrants, this northern Manitoba community uses buckets to fight fires
- The race is on to find the next Assembly of Manitoba Grand Chief
- 'We are enough.' A roundtable conversation on navigating Indigenous traditions with respect
- Kyra Wilson wins vote to become new leader of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
- Kyra Wilson secures landslide victory in AMC byelection
- Jul 2023: Hydro closes Keeyask generating station after huge ‘peat island’ floats into it
- Manitoba First Nation Calling for Provincial Inquiry
- Speedy internet coming to 10 Manitoba First Nations for the 1st time
- Kyra Wilson wins vote to become new leader of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
- Without fire hydrants, this northern Manitoba community uses buckets to fight fires
- U of Winnipeg shelter could take hundreds of wildfire evacuees if needed: Red Cross
- How the search for B.C. fugitives has disrupted life in northern Manitoba
- Celebrating Indigenous Summer Scholars
- ‘Wake-up call:’ Manitoba chief says increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves concerning
- Her 900K run to raise awareness for diabetes got a boost from a running partner — who's 71
- Four candidates nominated for AMC Grand Chief
- Environment, Earth and Resources - Nowhere to Go: York Factory First Nation's Dilemma
- Pallister '50 years out of date,' professor says after premier's comments on colonial history of Manitoba
Academic Research
Academic Research
- York Factory: a land-use history
- Trade, consumption, and the native economy: Lessons from York Factory, Hudson Bay
- York Factory–National Historic Site of Canada Kichewaskahikun (Cree)(“The Great House”)
- The York Factory Express: Fort Vancouver to Hudson Bay, 1826–1849
- " So much does one thing depend upon another here": The Intersection of Labour and Mercantile Commerce in the Daily Journals of York Factory, 1870–1874
- Native labour and Imperial consumption on the periphery of Empire as revealed by the York Factory account books of the Hudson's Bay Company, c. 1869–1870 1
- “We See Hard Times Ahead of Us”: York Factory and Indigenous Life in the Western Hudson Bay Region, 1880–1925
- Moccasin Making for Community Development: In York Factory First Nation
- Joseph Smith's Journal of a Journey Inland from York Factory, 1756–57
- Towards a Legal History of the Fur Trade: Looking for Law at York Factory, 1714-1763
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- “We See Hard Times Ahead of Us”: York Factory and Indigenous Life in the Western Hudson Bay Region, 1880–1925
- Voices From Hudson Bay: Cree Stories From York Factory.(Book Reviews/Recensions).
- The Origins and Application of the “Core of Indianness” in Indigenous Labour Relations: Returning to Four B Manufacturing v. United Garment Workers of America
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
- Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
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