nɔːrθ·lændz dɛn·əˈsuː·lin | Northlands Denesuline First Nation
Community Profile
- The Northlands Denesuline First Nation is an Indigenous community located in Lac Brochet, Manitoba, with deep connections to Dene cultural heritage
- Last Updated 2025-05-03 20:43:37 UTC
- Name: Northlands Denesuline First Nation (ISC Code: 317)
- Former Names: Lac Brochet Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Subarctic
- Indigenous Language: Denesuline (Chipewyan)
- Number of Registered Members: 1217
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 04/10/2027
- CHIEF: SIMON DENECHEZHE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:9
- SIMON DENECHEZHE
- JOE ANTSANEN
- LINDA VEUILLOT
- AGNES DENEDCHEZHE
- MODEST ANTSANEN
- JOE DANTTOUZE
- SIMON DENECHEZHE
- SYLVIA TSSESSAZE
- MODESTE (AUGUSTINE) TESSASSAGE
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ktc.ca/?page_id=170
- PHONE NUMBER: (204) 337-2270
- FAX NUMBER: (204) 337-2055
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 120, LAC BROCHET, MB
- EMAILS:
- Chief SIMON DENECHEZHE:
- Councillor JOE ANTSANEN:
- Councillor LINDA VEUILLOT:
- Councillor AGNES DENEDCHEZHE:
- Councillor MODEST ANTSANEN:
- Councillor JOE DANTTOUZE:
- Councillor SIMON DENECHEZHE:
- Councillor SYLVIA TSSESSAZE:
- Councillor MODESTE (AUGUSTINE) TESSASSAGE:
- 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 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Northlands Denesuline First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Northlands Denesuline 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: 10162
PUTAHOW LAKE SITE C
168.7 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9935
SHETH CHOK
1213.6 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10189
TAJABANILIN
112.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10121
TATUWE CHOK INDIAN RESERVE
601.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10183
THAI DA RE
402.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10119
THAÍ TUWÉ 2 INDIAN RESERVE
102.1 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10123
THAÍCHONĮLĮNI INDIAN RESERVE
210.7 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10124
THAÍDARÉ INDIAN RESERVE
329.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10120
THI DARE INDIAN RESERVE
2208.5 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10165
THLEWIAZA RIVER
648.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9914
THUYCHOLEENI
47.5 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9921
THUYCHOLEENI AZÉ
201.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10094
NĮTXELI TUWÉ 2
227.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10160
PUTAHOW LAKE SITE A
698.7 Hectares
[59.90734569999999, -100.6640431] -
ISC Code: 10163
PUTAHOW LAKE SITE D
198.3 Hectares
[59.90734569999999, -100.6640431] -
ISC Code: 10164
PUTAHOW LAKE SITE F
844.4 Hectares
[59.90734569999999, -100.6640431] -
ISC Code: 10185
NETELITUWE SITE C
246.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10092
THUYCHOLEENI LAKE C
1059.6 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10191
TLOCK DESI CHIYE
284.6 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9922
TTHEKALÉ NU
211.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10125
TU TXANĮLĮNI INDIAN RESERVE
166.7 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10118
TŁ’ODĮZECHÉ INDIAN RESERVE
292.2 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10192
YATHIE NITANIAH
75.7 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10122
ŁUÉCHO TUWÉ 1 INDIAN RESERVE
323.1 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10214
LUAWAYCHOTUWÉ
436.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10186
NITELITÚWE SITE E
286.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10187
LUWECHOTUWE PARCEL B
259.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10184
KESINLTINTÚWE
660.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10188
LUWECHOTUWE PARCEL C
353.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10095
NĮTXELI TUWÉ 4
151.3 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10190
KASMERE LAKE B
531.8 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10093
NĮTXELI TUWÉ 1
105.9 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 6468
LAC BROCHET 197A
5021.1 Hectares
240 KM NW/NO OF/DE THOMPSON
[58.61908099999999, -101.486344] -
ISC Code: 10161
PUTAHOW LAKE SITE B
499.3 Hectares
[59.90734569999999, -100.6640431] -
ISC Code: 10090
THUYCHOLEENI LAKE A
4558.5 Hectares
[58.47918879999999, -101.1652505] -
ISC Code: 10091
THUYCHOLEENI LAKE B
960.5 Hectares
[58.47918879999999, -101.1652505]
Northern Manitoba Traditional Territory
- Encompasses Lac Brochet region
- Includes boreal forest and lake systems
- Traditional hunting and fishing grounds
- Historically nomadic Dene territory spanning northwestern Manitoba
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
- Manitoba First Nations, governments sign deal to study protection of pristine Seal River watershed
- Moose & Jets host Follow Your Dreams/WASAC weekend Feb. 24-25
- Brent Denechezhe and Leona Tssessaze were killed in 2021
- Catholic group donates children’s coats to Northlands Denesuline First Nation
- Pristine watershed steps closer to protection for posterity
- How four Manitoba First Nations are protecting one of the world’s largest remaining wild watersheds
- Historic agreement reached to protect Manitoba watershed
- A new vision: Dene First Nations perspectives on healthy housing
- New investment to help with internet access in remote Manitoba First Nations
- ‘We’re writing our own story’: four Manitoba First Nations sign historic conservation agreement
- Innovation a key to success in Northlands Denesuline First Nation
- Massive Manitoba watershed to be designated an Indigenous-protected area in landmark agreement
- Dene First Nations say they have been betrayed by the federal government
- Reserves in Manitoba
- 11 northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency to urge government intervention
- Jets and Moose celebrate 2023 WASAC and Follow Your Dreams games
- Dene First Nations slam Ottawa over land and resource negotiations
- 4 Manitoba First Nations lead partnership with federal, provincial governments to protect Seal River watershed
- Developmental Studies cohort visits UWSA Daycare to share Indigenous knowledge
- Sayisi Dene First Nation receives grant for efforts to conserve Seal River watershed
- Connecting communities: First Nations company plans to lay 3,600 km of fibre optics in Manitoba
- Homes on remote First Nations are mouldy before they're even built, experts say
- Manitoba's most northern First Nations manage to keep COVID-19 out, but worry about restrictions loosening
- A Dene mother is fighting for her family's traditional names
- Dene leaders ‘betrayed’ after federal government refuses to initial land settlement agreement
- Caribou slaughter outrages Manitoba First Nations
- Youth from northern Manitoba skate with former NHLers ahead of Jets game celebrating Indigenous culture
- Dene First Nations seek locally-inspired housing solutions
- Indigenous youth learn to skate alongside NHLers in Headingley, Man.
- Dene want court to force Carolyn Bennett back to the negotiating table
- First Nations, governments working to establish Indigenous protected area in Manitoba
- Dene land dispute could be headed back to court
- College of Rehabilitation Sciences celebrates connectedness with First Nations communities
- Seal River Watershed: The case for conservation
- First Nation Members of AMC
- ‘Big changes’: huge new protected area moves one step closer to reality
- New investment to help with internet access in remote Manitoba First Nations
- STATE OF EMERGENCY: Northern First Nations ask feds, province for help
- Uncertainty surrounds land-claim agreement after Crown representative pulled from talks with Dene First Nations
- Indigenous youth celebrate culture and sport in hockey-filled weekend
- Jets And Moose Announce WASAC Night and Follow Your Dreams Day Details
- Northlands to open learning centre in Fond du Lac
- PomeGran Group and Broadband Communications North Secure Federal Funding to Boost Connectivity in Remote Indigenous Regions
- Youths skate with former NHLers ahead of Jets game to celebrate Indigenous culture
- Documentary about Seal River Watershed Alliance premieres in Winnipeg
- Govt Urged to Keep Denesuline Land Claim Agreements Commitment
- May 2017: Bombers to give indigenous youth a sporting chance
- Northlands to open learning centre in Fond du Lac
- PomeGran Group and Broadband Communications North Secure Federal Funding to Boost Connectivity in Remote Indigenous Regions
- Govt Urged to Keep Denesuline Land Claim Agreements Commitment
- May 2017: Bombers to give indigenous youth a sporting chance
- Critical Watershed Is One Step Closer to Being Permanently Protected
- First Nations, governments working to establish Indigenous protected area in Manitoba
- Jets celebrate 7th annual WASAC weekend presented by Scotiabank | Winnipeg Jets
- 2021 fatal fire killed two in northern Manitoba
- Protecting Seal River watershed necessary as governments look north for critical minerals: Indigenous alliance
- Plan for satellite internet in Manitoba First Nations may not benefit everyone, chief says
- AMC Congratulates Treaty Land Entitlement Committee on Historic Advance Payments Announcement
- Feds invests $3.2 million in Indigenous-managed watershed program in northern Canada – Eye on the Arctic
- New online platform brings coding to Canada's Indigenous youth
- Failure to move forward on Denesuline talks before conclusion of government’s mandate would be a significant step backwards: Sinclair
- B.C. First Nation leads with green technology, sustainability
- 'We cannot live in anger,' chief says as arrest made in 2021 double homicide in remote Manitoba First Nation
- First Nations craftspeople gather to showcase skills, share traditional knowledge in Winnipeg
- First Nations, governments working to establish Indigenous protected area in Manitoba
- Seal River Watershed protection area feasible following year-long survey
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Health Research with Manitoba First Nations. An investigation of gene variants affecting the Th17 immune pathway and the P2RX7 receptor.
- Remembering Our Relations
- Remembering Our Relations: Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park
- A Dene First Nation's community readiness assessment to take action against HIV/AIDS: A pilot project
- Sekuwe (My House): building health equity through Dene First Nations housing designs
- : Indigenous Community-Based Food Security: A Learning Experience from Cree and Dene First Nation Communities
- Communicating Jesus Through an “Aboriginal Lens”: The Growth of a Self-Determining Indigenous Evangelicalism in Northwestern Canada, 1950-2000
- The Making of Northern Territories & Canada's Indigenous Hinterlands
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- De-risking wood-based bioenergy development in remote and indigenous communities in Canada
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- True North Rising: My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North
- Dietary intake of vitamin D in a northern Canadian Dené First Nation community
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Energy transitions at remote mines: The implications of transitioning to low-carbon electricity generation for Indigenous rights in northern Canada
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Decolonising tourism mobilities?: Planning research within a First Nations community in Northern Canada
- Tracking Denesoline Knowledge and Narratives along Ancestral Waters
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of the Woodlands Cree and Denesuline Peoples of northern Saskatchewan, Canada: the land as teacher and healer
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines: Denesuliné Memories, Narratives, and the Legacy of a Northern Hunting Society
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines: Denesuliné Memories, Narratives, and the Legacy of a Northern Hunting Society
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines: Denesuliné Memories, Narratives, and the Legacy of a Northern Hunting Society
- Before the Roads, Before the Mines
Expert Analysis