Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 10/19/2026
• CHIEF: DELBERT WAPASS
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:8
• DELBERT WAPASS
• ENOLA FRANK
• WALTER JIMMY
• JOHN NOON
• GERALD OKANEE
• LEONARD SAPP
• BILLY YELLOWHEAD
• MELVIN THUNDERCHILD

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.thunderchild.ca/
• PHONE NUMBER: (306) 845-4300
• FAX NUMBER: (306) 845-3230
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 600, TURTLEFORD, SK
• EMAILS:
• Chief DELBERT WAPASS:
• Councillor ENOLA FRANK:
• Councillor WALTER JIMMY:
• Councillor JOHN NOON:
• Councillor GERALD OKANEE:
• Councillor LEONARD SAPP:
• Councillor BILLY YELLOWHEAD:
• Councillor MELVIN THUNDERCHILD:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band Financial Statements

• 2024 - Audited consolidated 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 - Thunderchild First Nation20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Thunderchild First Nation20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Thunderchild First Nation20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Thunderchild First Nation20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Thunderchild First Nation20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Thunderchild First Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Thunderchild First Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Thunderchild First Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Thunderchild First Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Thunderchild First Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Thunderchild First Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Thunderchild First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 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

• Linklater v. Thunderchild First Nation
• Linklater v. Thunderchild First Nation
• Thunderchild First Nation v. Weekusk
• Weekusk Sr. v. Thunderchild First Nation (Appeal Tribunal)
• Thunderchild First Nation v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
• Thunderchild First Nation v. Awasis
• Horse v. Thunderchild First Nation

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
• USask and Thunderchild First Nation sign MOU celebrating collaboration
• USask to assist Thunderchild First Nation agriculturally through Memorandum of Understanding
• Indigenous activist demands transparency from Thunderchild First Nation
• Federal judge quashes removal of Thunderchild Coun. Michael Linklater
• Thunderchild receives compensation for Treaty 6 promises
• Amazing Race Canada competitors include three First Nations members
• Thunderchild chief believes agreement with USask will benefit First Nation's agriculture industry
• Thunderchild First Nation announces their approved Agricultural Benefits
• Why a group of First Nations wants to own the Trans Mountain pipeline
• Thunderchild Wellness Centre readies for soft opening
• Sask. First Nation strikes $155M 'cows and plows' settlement
• From Treaty 6 to the Big Smoke
• Aboriginal land claim settlements: Show me the money
• Chief Delbert Wapass: NMAI’s Meet Native America Series
• Thunderchild First Nation launches Thunderchild Energy Services Inc.
• Culture class: Thunderchild puts indigenous identity at heart of Grade 7/8 program
• Thunderchild First Nation father-son duo take on Amazing Race Canada
• The Braid of a First Nations' Boy Symbolizes Strength and Our Culture
• Father/son duo from Saskatoon want to represent Indigenous community on Amazing Race Canada
• 'I had to explore': Thunderchild First Nation woman uses makeup to express Indigenous identity
• 'We've been frozen out': First Nations concerned about Lloydminster casino project
• Young Indigenous man who was known as a Cree ambassador dies
• First Nations-led group planning bid for majority stake in Trans Mountain pipeline
• How First Nations are leaving their mark on the cannabis industry
• Youth Corrections Lodge Donated to Thunderchild First Nation
• First Nations won't be excluded from critical minerals 'gold rush,' say leaders
• Where the Children Are Buried
• Ottawa gives $37M to Prairie First Nations for holding out historic 'rightfully owed' funds
• 'It's not fair': Thunderchild First Nation woman mourning violent death of son, disappearance of family friend
• First Nation woman survives ride with 'The Truck Stop Killer'
• Undefeated Piysew Awasis Thunder volleyball team credits cultural teachings for provincial win
• Thunderchild F.N., Toronto schools prepare for exchange program
• 'Enough is enough': Chief's uncle takes First Nation to court over lack of financial disclosures
• Government investing in Thunderchild First Nation community
• Maria Linklater has spent a lifetime advocating for Indigenous children in care
• 'Our people don't deserve lip service. They deserve leadership'
• Stray dog problems on First Nations could be reduced by bands passing laws
• Give federal health accord cash to First Nations, say chiefs
• Indigenous-led group promises $6.9B TMX pipeline bid within week
• Education minister's ignorance 'Trump-esque,' says chief after treaty education comments
• 14 First Nations receive $37 million after federal minister settles treaty salaries claims
• Sask. First Nation buys into Calgary cannabis company
• Former Sask. Chief says First Nations ownership would aid Trans Mountain pipeline
• Michael Linklater ranked No. 1 3x3 basketball player in Canada
• Federal Government to pay $37 million to 14 First Nations in Sask. for unpaid Treaty Salaries
• Gas station on Idylwyld designated as urban reserve land
• Court ruling disappoints First Nations protesters
• First Nations pipeline group leader courts B.C. elders
• Thunderchild releases financial statements, avoiding court challenge.
• Cree artist inspired by her surroundings uses makeup for Indigenous designs
• Former basketball player Linklater wants truth emphasized on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Indigenous and Muslim communities build connections at Calgary convention
• Thundersky Walkingbear on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Grassroots First Nations whistleblowers need accountability protections
• Indigenous women take the lead
• The night the residential school burned to the ground — and the students cheered
• Canada and First Nations in Treaty#4 and Treaty#6 Mark Settlement of Specific Claims
• APTN Investigates: Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
• FSIN’s recent infighting a case of too much concentrated power, says former chief
• Nehiyaw wicihitwin project takes community-based approach to supporting Cree youth
• Reconciliation walkers surprise residential school survivors
• Public looks on as First Nations search former Delmas residential school grounds in Saskatchewan
• 10 key dates in FSIN history
• Michael Linklater to receive 2018 Indspire Award
• Saskatchewan First Nations searching for more graves
• How the Supreme Court’s carbon price review intersects with Indigenous rights and reconciliation
• Carbon tax threatened with more legal action
• Federal government announces several settlements of historic claims with First Nations in Saskatchewan
• PIPELINE – Why a group of First Nations wants to own the Trans Mountain
• Honouring Grief and Tradition: Supporting Indigenous Families with Compassion
• Sask. First Nation strikes $155M 'cows and plows' settlement
• Opinion: First Nations spending accountability is essential
• Thousands of elders come together in Edmonton for 1st national gathering
• Cree artist inspired by her surroundings uses makeup for Indigenous designs
• Why Indigenous boys and men choose to wear braids
• Division and the First Nations Financial Transparency Act - Part 1
• First Nations Activist Launches Court Application Demanding Transparency
• Marilyn Wapass, First Nations protester, guilty of contempt
• Linklater goes pro with the Rattlers in Saskatoon
• Sask. First Nations search for unmarked graves at former residential school in Delmas
• From Treaty 6 to the Big Smoke Madison Noon is living her dream
• Cree sisters accuse childhood abuser of Indigenous identity fraud in court
• First Nations groups say police racism contributed to death of Sask. 13-month-old
• Thunderchild First Nation ballerina accepted into international company
• Indigenous and Muslim communities build connections at Calgary convention
• Linklater hopes to inspire Indigenous youth as new face of Nike 'Rezball' campaign
• Bobby Cameron Re-Elected As FSIN Chief
• Saskatchewan First Nations search for more graves
• Saskatoon public school Indigenous superintendent excited by new challenge
• Victor Thunderchild’s legacy honoured with new name for cultural school
• Saskatchewan First Nations searching for more graves
• Saskatchewan First Nations searching for more graves
• Fire destroys house on Thunderchild First Nation
• Five Saskatchewan First Nations reject funding agreements
• Federal Court Orders Thunderchild First Nation to Disclose Financial Records
• 'I had to explore': Thunderchild First Nation woman uses makeup to express Indigenous identity
• Assembly of First Nations assembly continues without electing new national chief
• First Nations win Federal Court battle over transparency law
• Federal Government to pay $37 million to 14 First Nations in Sask. for unpaid Treaty Salaries
• Indigenous educator Victor Thunderchild's legacy honoured
• Turtleford RCMP searching for 3 home invasion suspects dressed in all red
• Indigenous North Battleford lawyer named Queen’s Counsel
• Alma Kytwayhat: Grandmother inspired young people with her teachings
• Indigenous leaders call for Prince Albert police firings, inquest after infant’s death
• Cree hunter in Saskatchewan says new trespass law infringes on her treaty rights
• Carlton Indigenous Day pays tribute to Victor Thunderchild
• Dissatisfied chiefs could form new First Nations group
• Settlements between Ottawa and 9 Sask. First Nations, for missed 1880s $5 treaty payments, total $38.5M

Academic Research

• The Expectation of Justice
• Plains Indian ways to inter-tribal cultural healing in Vancouver
• Podcasting Indigenous Land Connections in Stories from the Land
• The Broad Implications of the First Nation Caring Society Decision: Dealing a Death-Blow to the Current System of Program Delivery On-Reserve & Clearing the Path …
• Tsleil-Waututh health, sickness, disease and treatment: an exploratory ethnography
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Narrative description of Miyo-Mahcihoyan (Well-Being) from a contemporary Nehiyawak (Plains Cree) perspective
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Brown girl dancing
• Voices of the plains Cree
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Voices of the plains Cree
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• “Our New Storytellers”: Cree Literature in Saskatchewan
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Tsleil-Waututh health, sickness, disease and treatment: an exploratory ethnography
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• The Broad Implications of the First Nation Caring Society Decision: Dealing a Death-Blow to the Current System of Program Delivery On-Reserve & Clearing the Path …
• Contemporary perceptions of health from an Indigenous (Plains Cree) perspective
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Voices of the plains Cree
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature
• Settlement and Dispossession in early twentieth-Century Saskatchewan Literature