Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 06/25/2025
• CHIEF: JONATHAN VINCENT PASAP
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
• JONATHAN VINCENT PASAP
• CLARENCE SCOTT NOKAHOOT
• TANYA MARIE LITTLECHIEF
• SHERI LYNE MCARTHUR
• DEBBIE ANN MAXIE
• BRETT WAYNE LEE STANDINGREADY
• TANYA LYNN WHITEBEAR

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.whitebearfirstnation.ca/
• PHONE NUMBER: (306) 577-2461
• FAX NUMBER: (306) 577-2496
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 700, CARLYLE, SK
• EMAILS:
• Chief JONATHAN VINCENT PASAP:
• Councillor CLARENCE SCOTT NOKAHOOT:
• Councillor TANYA MARIE LITTLECHIEF:
• Councillor SHERI LYNE MCARTHUR:
• Councillor DEBBIE ANN MAXIE:
• Councillor BRETT WAYNE LEE STANDINGREADY:
• Councillor TANYA LYNN WHITEBEAR:
• 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 - White Bear20122013.pdf
• 2011 - White Bear20112012.pdf
• 2010 - White Bear20102011.pdf
• 2009 - White Bear20092010.pdf
• 2008 - White Bear20082009.pdf
• 2006 - White Bear20062007.pdf
• 2005 - White Bear20052006.pdf
• 2004 - White Bear20042005.pdf
• 2003 - White Bear20032004.pdf
• 2002 - White Bear20022003.pdf
• 2001 - White Bear20012002.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

• Bird v. White Bear First Nation
• Royal Bank of Canada v. White Bear Indian Band et al.
• White Bear First Nation v. Bird
• White Bear Chiysler Ltd. v. Linloff
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Barkman
• White Bear Construction Ltd. v. Casavant
• Dignean v. White Bear First Nation No. 70
• Owen v. White Bear Lake Development Corp.
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Epp
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. MacNeil
• White Bear First Nations v. Saskatchewan (Environment)
• White Bear First Nations v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
• Owen v. White Bear Lake Development Corp.
• White Bear First Nations Chief and Council v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
• Mcarthur v. White Bear First Nation
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Huszar
• Mcarthur v White Bear First Nation
• White Bear Prospecting v. Rody
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Smith
• White Bear Construction Ltd. v. Casavant
• Barry M. King Professional Corporation v. White Bear Construction Ltd.
• White Bear Water Ltd. v. Deputy Comptroller of Water Rights
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Taylor
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Pagotto
• White Bear Chrysler Ltd. v. Cassell
• White Bear Industries Ltd.

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Meet Shauna White Bear, moccasin maker
• Photos: White Bear powwow showcases singers and dancers
• Indigenous Knowledge of Human-Polar Bear Coexistence in Churchill
• Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with an eye on the election
• Long kept secret, Canada's ghostly spirit bears are even rarer than thought
• Saskatechewan provides $100M to support major Indigenous wind project
• Housing crisis hits White Bear First Nations
• Seven Stars Energy Project Enables Indigenous Partnership to Shine
• The Polar Bear In True Detective: Night Country Episode 1 Explained
• Five years after her daughter’s death, an indigenous mother’s questions remain unanswered
• Justin Trudeau announces $140 million for First Nations’ education needs and to settle a land claim
• Indigenous Peoples Day events in the southeast
• Indigenous chef from Sask. First Nation captures national tourism entrepreneur award
• White Bear FN's reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
• The Polar Bear is Dead, Long Live the Polar Bear!
• White Bear First Nations Chief Jonathan Pasap: New federal loan guarantees will create opportunities
• Historian digs for roots of White Bear Lake legend
• Sudbury chef bids farewell to find peace with her Indigenous family in Saskatchewan
• White Bear athlete's love of softball has been rewarded
• Bernie Whitebear: The Colville who helped shape Seattle
• White Bear First Nations Powwow was a time for healing
• 'I have to know what happened': Mother of MMIW victim to speak in C.M Russell Museum event
• Polar Bears & the Changing Arctic
• Redistricting could make it harder for tribes to protect the environment
• Living with Polar Bears
• White Bear celebrates National Indigenous People’s Day
• Analysis: Why calls for return of Native land reverberate on Indigenous Peoples Day
• Polar bear killed and skinned by Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory is honoured in her work for Sobey Art Award
• Science and Indigenous history team up to help spirit bears
• First Nations Fight to Protect the Rare Spirit Bear from Hunters
• A warmer home for long-time community advocate Laura Wong Whitebear
• Research
• After the raid: White Bear's gamble opened a path to First Nations sovereignty
• White Bear First Nations elects a new chief
• Spectacular powwow held at White Bear First Nations
• Show us how you Rock Your Mocs!
• The Emerald Roundup of Native American Heritage Month Events in the Seattle Area
• White Bear First Nations celebrate Canada Day with many activities
• Whitebear, Bernie (1937-2000)
• White Bear First Nation land-based educator is being recognized
• White Bear First Nations celebrates Canada Day
• Artists preserve Native American traditions
• Joni Mitchell is Sparkling White Bear Woman: Music legend given Saulteaux name at 75th birthday bash
• Blind lawyer from White Bear First Nations hopes to inspire others
• Teagan Littlechief performs at White Bear First Nations
• Annette Lonechild is proud to be White Bear’s chief
• White Bear unveils monument for its first chief
• Stark Photos of the World’s Last Legal Polar Bear Hunt
• Large crowd gathers to mark Day of Truth and Reconciliation at Sask First Nation
• Photos: Many danced to the drums at White Bear Youth Powwow
• White Bear First Nation encourages people to reflect on the importance of truth and reconciliation
• Ocean Man First Nation and Canada Sign Landmark Recognition Agreement
• White Bear First Nation chief calling for conversations, unity to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• For a Richer Northern Lights Experience, Go With an Indigenous Guide
• Outdoor education program gives First Nations youth in Saskatchewan a new taste of old ways of life
• Three Sask. First Nations to negotiate with federal government on historic land claims
• The perils of eating polar bear
• White Bear First Nations organize FSIN Youth Softball Tournament
• What’s it like living with dirty water? Ask anyone on the White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan joins the country in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Unlikely pair uses music and storytelling to teach reconciliation
• Bear Grease is the word for Indigenous twist on classic musical
• B.C.'s revered spirit bear is rarer than anyone thought, says First Nations-led study
• First Nations won't be excluded from critical minerals 'gold rush,' say leaders
• Ocean Man officially recognized as Treaty 4 First Nation
• Bear aware: NunatuKavut teaching, learning about polar bears
• Sask. Indigenous artist performing Grey Cup national anthem in 3 languages
• White Bear First Nation’s Littlechief announced as anthem singer for Grey Cup
• Polar bear politics heat up in Churchill after province quietly gives company new permits
• Carlyle and White Bear take step towards reconciliation with permanent residential school memorial
• Inuit, the Polar Bear and Climate Change
• Sask. singer celebrates Indigenous artist of the year award and motherhood
• Pot shop dispute echoes gambling battle in quest for Indigenous jurisdiction
• Parkland Victims Services hires Indigenous resource officer
• Indigenous youth find positive outlet through competitive video games
• Naming streets and buildings with Indigenous languages an act of reconciliation: activists
• Unresolved: Shirley Anne Lonethunder
• 'You can't be Native; you're too pretty': Indigenous women speak out against pressure to fit beauty standards
• Father and son pulled over by Sask. RCMP after stopping on rural road for bathroom break
• Enbridge, First Nations and Métis partners to advance 200-megawatt wind energy project in Saskatchewan
• This Rare, White Bear May Be the Key to Saving a Canadian Rainforest
• Feds recognizes Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump First Nations as Treaty 4 bands
• White Bear's Bernie Shepherd to receive Tourism Builder Award
• First Nations Country Singer Teagan Littlechief Making Waves With ‘Scar on My Heart’
• Why is polar bear hunting allowed?
• Meet Kathy S. “WhiteBear” Copsey | Contemporary Artist, Native-themed Artwork
• Hair From Ghostly Bears Reveals New Genetic Secrets (Published 2020)
• First Nations in SE Sask receive infrastructure funding
• Blind lawyer from White Bear First Nations breaks new ground
• ‘Your Husband Is a Polar Bear’: Alaska Natives Got Nonsensical Instructions After Typhoon
• White Bear First Nation sets up all households with generators to combat winter power outages
• White Bear First Nations Chief Jonathan Pasap: New federal loan guarantees will create opportunities
• RCMP investigating suspicious death at White Bear First Nations
• The Spirit Bear: Guardian of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
• Ottawa allocating over $265 million to Sask. for Indigenous-led renewable power projects and electrical grid upgrades
• Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team investigating in-custody death of First Nations man
• Province provides Indigenous consortium with $100M in loan guarantees for wind farm project
• White Bear First Nations woman to sing national anthem at Grey Cup
• Haztech teams up with White Bear First Nations
• White Bear powwow a celebration of Indigenous culture
• Alicia White Bear Named as 2017 Volunteer of the Year by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
• Sask. First Nation says it's ready to challenge province's pot jurisdiction
• White Bear chief, Carlyle mayor respond to anthem controversy
• White Bear Education Complex aims to reclaim indigenous languages
• Chhattisgarh: Rare White Bear Spotted In Marwahi After 3 Years
• White Bear Press Events - Twin Cities EATSS 2025: A Celebration of Native Culture w/ Rufus Wainwright
• Seven Stars Energy Project will produce power for 100,000 Sask. homes
• Enbridge, First Nations Partner for Saskatchewan Wind Project
• Enbridge, First Nations and Métis partners to advance 200-megawatt wind energy project in Saskatchewan
• Spotlight on Spelling: White Bear Students compete at First Nations Spelling Bee
• Polar Bear government response statement
• Coexistence between people and polar bears supports Indigenous knowledge mobilization in wildlife management and research
• Education & Inspiration: Runner Rilee Manybears' motivating message for WBEC
• White Bear First Nations Pow Wow: honouring the past, looking to the future
• International Bear Association Conference 2024
• National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in southeast indigenous communities
• Alaskan Elders Share Polar Bear Perspectives
• Moonemis Creations is on a mission to spread awareness
• inSTEM brings EYES camp to White Bear students
• White Bear First Nations holds Swearing-In Ceremony for new Chief and Council
• Indigenous gaming advocate earns provincial tourism award
• Indigenous Engagement in U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission Meeting
• Polar bear paw prints spotted in one First Nation’s school yard
• Is Polar Bear Cannibalism on the Rise due to Climate Change? Ask the Inuit
• Limit set for Native polar bear hunters under international treaty
• National Geographic polar bear apology proves colonialist attitudes towards Inuit remain, say northerners
• Sanctions, Sami and polar bear hair: Arctic week in review – Eye on the Arctic
• Indigenous leaders denounce online harassment after allegations of racism at small-town Sask. hockey game
• First lawyer of White Bear First Nations
• Federal minister wants to "accelerate" Ocean Man's settlement claim
• White Bear athletes work hard at Sask First Nations Winter Games
• Artist on the Hill has great turnout at White Bear
• National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in southeast indigenous communities
• In studying polar bear fur, possible solution to ‘forever chemicals’ in environment
• Indigenous artists get the chance to have their work sent to the moon
• Photos: White Bear First Nation hosts activities for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Faces of the Future: White Bear First Nations Aboriginal Head Start Center Officially Opens
• Many Faces to host Native American Celebration honoring culture, community
• Guided by the bear, these Indigenous stewards are protecting their lands and cultures
• Four Known Drug Dealers Evicted from White Bear First Nation
• Indigenous people commemorate arduous, historic journey from 1901
• Lots of activities on and before Canada Day in the southeast
• Two men charged, on the run, in connection with death at White Bear
• Man charged with manslaughter in White Bear gets bail
• Loan guarantees in budget will create opportunities
• Connor Standingready honoured at White Bear
• Indigenous and classical music meld beautifully in latest RDSO virtual concert presentation
• “Bears Are Like Family”: Indigenous Knowledge Shapes New Solutions for Human-Polar Bear Coexistence
• Photos: White Bear powwow showcases singers and dancers
• After the raid: White Bear's gamble opened a path to First Nations sovereignty
• Valyncia Sparvier crowned as Miss Canada Charity

Academic Research

• Maybe That Bear is My Grandfather Come to Visit
• " They Found and Left Her an Indian": Gender, Race, and the Whitening of Young Bear
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART
• Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada
• " Sioux Yells" in the Dawes Era: Lakota" Indian Play," the Wild West, and the Literatures of Luther Standing Bear
• The Great White Bear in Cosmology, Myth, Imagery, and Ritual
• Decolonial model of environmental management and conservation: insights from indigenous-led grizzly bear stewardship in the great bear rainforest
• Spatial patterns and rarity of the white‐phased 'Spirit bear'allele reveal gaps in habitat protection
• White Bear, Yona, Black Bear: 3 Appalachian Legends
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in Cosmology, Myth, Imagery, and Ritual
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART
• The Great White Bear in Cosmology, Myth, Imagery, and Ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in Cosmology, Myth, Imagery, and Ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in Cosmology, Myth, Imagery, and Ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• Community ecology and conservation of bear-salmon ecosystems
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Great White Bear in cosmology, myth, imagery and ritual
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America