ʃəˈmætəwə | Shamattawa First Nation
Community Profile
- Shamattawa First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in the northeastern region of Manitoba, Canada, known for its remote location and traditional Cree cultural practices.
- Last Updated 2025-04-19 16:04:35 UTC
- Name: Shamattawa First Nation (ISC Code: 307)
- Former Names: Shamattawa Indian Band
- Band Style: Cree First Nation
- Cultural Area: Subarctic
- Indigenous Language: Cree (Nêhiyawêwin)
- Number of Registered Members: 1673
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: Not Applicable
- CHIEF: Burger King
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:10
- Burger King
- JEFFREY NAPOAKESIK
- Ronald McDonald
- Wendy Burger
- RODERICK MILES
- LEO REDHEAD
- LIBERTY REDHEAD
- Colonel Kentucky
- MARVIN THOMAS
- Sammy Subway
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ktc.ca/?page_id=351
- PHONE NUMBER: (204) 565-2340
- FAX NUMBER: (204) 565-2451
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 210, SHAMATTAWA, MB
- EMAILS:
- Chief Burger King:
- Chief JEFFREY NAPOAKESIK:
- Councillor Ronald McDonald:
- Councillor Wendy Burger:
- Councillor RODERICK MILES:
- Councillor LEO REDHEAD:
- Councillor LIBERTY REDHEAD:
- Councillor Colonel Kentucky:
- Councillor MARVIN THOMAS:
- Councillor Sammy Subway:
- 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 - Shamattawa First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Shamattawa First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Shamattawa First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Shamattawa First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Shamattawa First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Shamattawa First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Shamattawa First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Shamattawa First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Shamattawa First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Shamattawa First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Shamattawa First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Shamattawa 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: 6460
SHAMATTAWA 1
2316.9 Hectares
320 KM W/O OF/DE THOMPSON
[55.86172, -92.098404]
Traditional Territory Description: * Located in the Hudson Bay Lowlands * Encompasses boreal forest and wetland regions * Historically traversed for hunting, fishing, and trapping * Important caribou migration routes and water systems * Traditional lands span northeastern Manitoba wilderness
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
- Wandering polar bear visits Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba
- Canada defends against First Nations' clean water lawsuit in court
- Canada's First Nations File Drinking Water Class Action Suit
- Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say
- Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water
- AMC Responds to Canada’s Position in Class-Action Lawsuit on Clean Drinking Water
- Ottawa heads to court to fight class-action lawsuit over unsafe drinking water on First Nations
- MPs urged to support First Nations clean drinking water bill
- NDP MP questions feds over clean drinking water for Shamattawa First Nation
- Manitoba First Nation under 6-year boil water advisory taking feds to court over funding for treatment plant
- First Nations Assert Leadership Role in Canada’s Energy Shift
- ‘YOUTH ARE DYING’: Shamattawa fighting feds for clean drinking water
- Search groups look for six-year-old boy missing from Manitoba First Nation
- Shamattawa First Nation speaks out on the ongoing class action lawsuit against the federal government
- Canada stresses 'political' nature of commitment to providing First Nations clean water
- State of emergency over substance abuse in Shamattawa leads to vehicle searches, patrols of snowmobile trails
- 'Everybody is upset': Northern Manitoba First Nation's band office burns for 2nd time since 2016
- AFN national chief urges all parties to support First Nations clean drinking water legislation
- Grid searches for missing boy, 6, continue in Shamattawa First Nation Sunday
- Manitoba First Nations leaders 'overcome by sadness' after hearing 6-year-old boy was found dead
- Search continues for 6-year-old boy missing in northern Manitoba
- Local rangers join search for missing 6-year-old boy in Shamattawa
- Alberta chiefs seek clarity on Canada's view of water rights following class action defence
- One First Nation’s fight for safe drinking water gains support
- First Nation declares state of emergency over drugs, alcohol; Indigenous group hired to control border, conduct searches
- Despite pledge to end drinking water advisories, these 2 Manitoba First Nations still live under them
- Search continues for 6-year-old boy in Shamattawa in northern Manitoba
- Former foster parent says 6-year-old's death in Shamattawa First Nation was preventable, calls for inquiry
- ‘When you come into this profession, you have a passion for it’
- Missing Shamattawa boy, 6, found dead: Manitoba RCMP
- Alberta Treaty Chiefs slam feds over Clean Water Act as Ottawa denies legal duty to provide safe drinking water
- Federal government investigates complaint about misuse of funds intended to support children at Shamattawa
- Frequent short-term water problems new norm for many First Nations
- 2 weeks without phone service creates 'dire' situation for Shamattawa First Nation
- 'Very little' government help for 11 Man. First Nations months after declaring state of emergency
- Blue Bombers celebrate anti-bullying work, encourage First Nations kids to try football in northern visit
- 'I'm tired, I'm hurt,' says Shamattawa First Nation chief after declaring state of emergency
- Military lands in Shamattawa First Nation to aid with COVID-19 outbreak
- 'Crisis in our community,' Shamattawa First Nation chief says after 7-year-old attempts suicide
- 'A human rights issue that has been overlooked': Winnipeggers mark World Water Day
- Shamattawa First Nation chief has 'a little bit of hope' after request made for more military help
- 'Getting these kids back on track:' Manitoba First Nations adapt to school year lost to COVID-19
- Chief Eric Redhead wants medical expertise from the military
- Shamattawa First Nation declares state of emergency after suicides, fire devastate community
- Canadian military leaves Shamattawa First Nation after providing COVID-19 support
- Manitoba First Nations use perimeter security to try to keep COVID-19 out
- Cockroaches infest some homes in Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba
- Report indicates Canada has failed to provide clean drinking water to First Nations
- Ottawa pressed to make good on promise to end all long-term drinking-water advisories for First Nations
- Move elders out of Shamattawa now, COVID-afflicted First Nation urges prime minister
- ‘This is an unfolding nightmare’: Shamattawa First Nation COVID-19 outbreak worsens
- Shamattawa wages war on COVID-19 as cases rise, military deployed
- First Nations leaders demand an end to short-staffing at nursing stations in remote communities
- New investment to help with internet access in remote Manitoba First Nations
- These volunteers hit the ice road to improve food security in northern First Nations communities
- 117 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Shamattawa, Man., renewing calls for military aid
- Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Responds to State of Emergency Declaration by Shamattawa First Nation
- Northern Manitoba First Nations short at least 36 teachers
- Concerns grow as dozens in Shamattawa First Nation sickened by COVID-19
- Rangers to help in Shamattawa, as COVID-19 cases in northern Manitoba First Nation climb
- Rural students go to school without teachers as remote communities struggle to find staff
- Northern Manitoba chief seeks Thompson NDP nomination in byelection
- Unresolved: Marcia Viola Koostachin
- Shamattawa prepares for 2 funerals amid suicide crisis in northern Manitoba community
- Shamattawa First Nation seeking military aid for COVID-19 outbreak
- Shamattawa First Nation man shot by RCMP has died, police watchdog says
- CFB Shilo toy drive aims to 'bring a lot of smiles' to Manitoba First Nations hit by COVID-19
- Teacher shortage in Shamattawa First Nation leaves hundreds of kids out of school
- Red Cross flying water into Shamattawa after treatment plant failure
- 'They have a monopoly': Northern Manitoba First Nations decry Perimeter Aviation following crash
- 'There is equitable funding': Bennett says more teachers, new model needed for First Nations education
- Northern residents become province’s first female Indigenous medevac team
- State of emergency declared in Shamattawa because of suicide crisis says chief
- 'I don't want us to lose anybody': Shamattawa grandfather fears for family after testing positive for COVID-19
- Shamattawa still in crisis weeks after fire destroyed lone grocery store
- Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water
- 11 northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency to urge government intervention
- First Nations people with COVID-19 urged to quarantine off reserve in isolation facilities
- Mould keeps hundreds of students away from northern Manitoba school for 2 months
- Statement on Perimeter Flight by MKO and Chief Eric Redhead of Shamattawa FN
- Manitoba chief cancels Canada Day celebrations after Saskatchewan residential school burial findings
- NDP urges Liberals to tackle soaring prices in the North
- Shamattawa First Nation Challenges Government On Clean Water Rights
- School, nursing station close in northern Manitoba First Nation due to lack of running water
- Animated doc by 2 brothers from Shamattawa, Man., to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
- Fire that destroyed Shamattawa First Nation band office was accidental, RCMP say
- 60-year-old Shamattawa First Nation man believed to have been killed by bear: RCMP
- Military personnel prepare to spend Christmas in remote communities fighting COVID-19
- Vaccination rate is 6 times higher in Indigenous communities than in general population
- Indigenous youth learn to skate alongside NHLers in Headingley, Man.
- Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency after fire at elders complex
- Access to clean drinking water remains an issue in First Nations communities
- First Nation Members of AMC
- House for teacher torched in suspected arson on Shamattawa First Nation
- 'We just watched it burn': Shamattawa can't fight blazes without working fire truck, chief says
- Canada sending military to remote First Nation hit by COVID-19
- Wood chopping and frozen trucks: Report shows successes, challenges in military's First Nations COVID response
- Ten First Nations sign on to create efficiency advocates
- Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency after fire at elders complex
- Colonization is far from over
- 'We are currently facing a suicide crisis': Shamattawa First Nation declares state of emergency
- Young father fatally overdoses as street drug sweeps Shamattawa, Bunibonibee First Nations
- 'Whatever they need': Feds pledge support for Shamattawa First Nation amid state of emergency
- New investment to help with internet access in remote Manitoba First Nations
- ‘Great sadness’: Searchers find missing boy, 6, deceased
- Shamattawa First Nation teen wins gold at Special Olympics World Winter Games
- Alberta First Nation suing federal government over unclean tap water
- Manitoba First Nation band council resolution removes 3 alleged drug dealers from community
- Feds mull 'take-home packages' for Shamattawa students out of school due to teacher shortage
- Six-year-old boy found dead after days-long search in Manitoba First Nation
- Suspects yet to be identified following death of Shamattawa man
- Canada defends against First Nations' clean water lawsuit in court
- Former foster parent says 6-year-old's death in Shamattawa First Nation was preventable
- Abegweit First Nation marks National Indigenous Veterans Day
- Boil water advisories still in effect in three First Nations communities
- Interlake tribal council withdraws from 2 Manitoba sports groups, cites lack of supports for young athletes
- Search for missing 6-year-old continues in Shamattawa First Nation
- Ottawa eyes COVID-19 vaccine rollout to Indigenous communities
Academic Research
Academic Research
- The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps
- Custom election codes for first nations: A double-edged sword
- Higher COVID-19 rates in Manitoba's First Nations compared to non-First Nations linked to limited infrastructure on reserves
- Keeping children safe in Anishininew ways: St. Theresa Point First Nations Okimimaak Grandmothers' wisdom in response to the colonial violence and genocide …
- Indigenous-owned private credit fund partners with CMHC; Project aims to build homes in Indigenous communities across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
- Access and affordability of" healthy" foods in northern Manitoba? The need for Indigenous food sovereignty
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- The autoethnography of an Ininiw from God's Lake, Manitoba, Canada: First Nation water governance flows from sacred Indigenous relationships, responsibilities and …
- Overview: The international group for indigenous health measurement and COVID-19
- As a Social Worker in Northern First Nations, am I also a Peacebuilder?
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Custom election codes for first nations: A double-edged sword
- Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care
- Overview: The international group for indigenous health measurement and COVID-19
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Mental Health Services Review First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Manitoba Region
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
- Shamattawa: the structure of social relations in a northern Algonkian band
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