Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 03/31/2028
• CHIEF: CLARENCE A BELLEGARDE
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:10
• CLARENCE A BELLEGARDE
• ANGUS CLARENCE BELLEGARDE
• TRENT BELLEGARDE
• DENISE MCNAB
• HOLLYMAE BELLEGARDE
• TRENT EVERETT BELLEGARDE
• RANDAL MICHAEL BELLEGARDE
• MICHAEL BELLEGARDE
• MICHAEL JOHN BELLEGARDE
• RANDAL BELLEGARDE

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/blblac.html
• PHONE NUMBER: (306) 334-2269
• FAX NUMBER: (306) 334-2721
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 40, GOODEVE, SK
• EMAILS:
• Chief CLARENCE A BELLEGARDE:
• Chief ANGUS CLARENCE BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor TRENT BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor DENISE MCNAB:
• Councillor HOLLYMAE BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor TRENT EVERETT BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor RANDAL MICHAEL BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor MICHAEL BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor MICHAEL JOHN BELLEGARDE:
• Councillor RANDAL BELLEGARDE:
• 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
• 2007 - Little Black Bear20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Little Black Bear20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Little Black Bear20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Little Black Bear20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Little Black Bear20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Little Black Bear20022003.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

• Schemenauer v Little Black Bear First Nation
• Kawacatoose First Nation et. al. and Star Blanket First Nation and Little Black Bear First Nation and Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation and Peepeekisis First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canadav. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
• Kawacatoose First Nation et. al. and Star Blanket First Nation and Little Black Bear First Nation and Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation and Peepeekisis First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
• Kawacatoose First Nation et al., Star Blanket First Nation, Little Black Bear First Nation, Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation, Peepeekisis First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
• Little Black Bear First Nation v. Kawacatoose First Nation
• Racette v Little Black Bear First Nation
• Little Black Bear First Nation, et al. v. Kawacatoose First Nation, et al.

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• JESSE JAMES BLACK BEAR
• Asia's Forgotten Bears
• Two Sask. First Nations pursue food sovereignty with new agriculture project
• This Is What Happens When Tigers Try to Sneak Up on Small Bears
• Museum at Warm Springs will open “Portraits in Red: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project” on June 5
• Little Black Bear partners with Muscowpetung on building aquaponics facilities
• In the Kingdom of the Bears
• Bear incidents demonstrate importance of proper food storage
• Bellegarde appointed chair of First Nations Bank
• ‘Portraits in RED’ artist Nayana LaFond honors missing and murdered Indigenous people
• ‘Portraits in Red’ portray missing and murdered Indigenous people and the loved ones they left behind
• Black bears, our state mammal, are returning to Alabama. See how these cubs will help us.
• Black bear
• Black Bear Sightings in the County on the Rise
• Tillie Black Bear Was the Grandmother of the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement
• Could black bears make a comeback in their native Texas habitat? Here’s what we know.
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month | Honoring the Legacy of Wa Wokiye Win (Tillie Black Bear)
• Perry Bellegarde to serve as board chair for First Nations bank
• Spotlight: Little Black Bear First Nation invests in major aquaponics facility
• What's the Difference Between a Brown Bear and a Black Bear?
• Black bear spotted in western KY
• Catholic school division celebrates National Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• One Portrait Was Too Many. Now There Are 110.
• 100 Cool And Cute Baby Names That Mean Bear
• A Tribe Called Red collaborates with Black Bear Singers, releases short doc
• How Canada’s Indigenous Families Grieve the Loss of Their Loved Ones
• Two charged with murder of missing Native teen
• Sask.'s only Indigenous police service gives communities 'a lot more control' over policing, says chief
• National Chief Perry Bellegarde a champion for indigenous people
• Maine’s Largest Native Snake is Over 5 Feet Long and Can Slither More Than 10 MPH
• B.C. government, First Nations ban hunting to protect spirit bear
• 50 Native American Baby Names
• Perry Bellegarde on recognizing this land’s founding Indigenous peoples
• Longtime Sask. First Nation chief a contender in upcoming Assembly of First Nations election
• Dr. Leroy Little Bear to speak on Indigenous worldview in education
• A Tribe Called Red Shares “R.E.D.” With Yasiin Bey, Narcy, And Black Bear
• ‘Keeping our circle strong’ National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief this week
• Exploring the rise of 'economic reconciliation' in Canada
• Honorary degrees at Fall Convocation recognize key contributions
• Chief Perry Bellegarde on the treaty relationship
• Man charged with murder on Little Black Bear First Nation
• Remains confirmed to belong to missing Native teen
• Perry Bellegarde | Procurement Special Advisor in Ottawa | People
• Perry Bellegarde
• Western separatism would have to face treaty nations, say First Nations leaders
• File Hills police chief passes the torch, reflects on more than 40 years of police work
• First Nations Self-Policing: A Legacy of Success, and a Road to Healing
• Separate and Unequal
• 'Don't give up,' mother of murdered 19-year-old urges at MMIWG hearings
• Former national chief lands job with law firm AFN hired to lead class action against federal government
• Members of Regina Indigenous community reflect on the prospect of reconciliation
• Major marijuana bust on Little Black Bear First Nation
• Saskatchewan government gives more funding to Indigenous police programs
• Business brisk as Salt River First Nation opens Tim Hortons in Fort Smith
• Perry Bellegarde: ’If we win, Canada will win’
• Scheer, Bernier only 2 in debate who wouldn't back UN Indigenous rights declaration
• Balcarres, Sask., teacher who focuses on reconciliation wins Governor General's award
• Meet Senator Marty Klyne
• ’Home on native land’ on Parliament Hill
• Sask. Indigenous couple finds fitness, reclamation climbing hill used to punish residential school kids
• RoseAnne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations
• First Nation chiefs join together to speak out against Saskatchewan First Act
• Words of wisdom from National Chief Perry Bellegarde on National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Sheila North won't seek re-election to MKO, mulling bid for national chief
• Perry Bellegarde won't seek re-election as head of Assembly of First Nations
• Perry Bellegarde: First Nations must meet today's challenges with innovative solutions
• Sask.'s only self-run Indigenous police force hopes new federal money will help it keep recruits
• MKO Grand Chief Sheila North to run for leadership of Assembly of First Nations
• Perry Bellegarde re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations
• Atleo sworn in as AFN national chief
• Beware of These 5 Bear Hotspots in Tennessee
• First Nation entrepreneur takes aim at Sheer’s riding
• Race for AFN national chief heats up as Trans Mountain opponent seeks candidacy
• Status Indians to disappear in 50 years unless First Nations move beyond Indian Act: Perry Bellegarde
• Healthcare team brings harmonized care to First Nations communities
• Meet the Board
• Beware of These 5 Bear Hotspots in Washington
• National Traveling Exhibition, "Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project," will open at The Museum at Warm Springs on June 5, 2024
• Manslaughter charge laid in death on Little Black Bear First Nation
• Wildlife in Kentucky - Types of Kentuckian Animals
• Animals in Louisiana
• Suspect dead after violent home invasions on Little Black Bear
• Two Sask. First Nations pursue food sovereignty with new agriculture project
• Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
• National Chief Perry Bellegarde won't seek re-election as leader of Assembly of First Nations
• The Most Adorable Native Animal in Every State
• In Arunachal Pradesh, saving the Asiatic black bear from wildlife trade needs a nuanced approach
• Feature: Developing an Indigenous police service
• Bees in Sydney
• Little Black Bear partners with Muscowpetung on building aquaponics facilities
• Asiatic Black Bear
• Manslaughter charge laid in death on Little Black Bear First Nation
• Watch A Tribe Called Red’s New Mini-Doc “The Manawan Session”
• Members of Regina Indigenous community reflect on the prospect of reconciliation
• Leroy Little Bear
• Remains confirmed to belong to missing Native teen
• Five Little Indians author Michelle Good to release next novel, Eliza Sunshine, in fall 2025
• Indigenous business agenda advocate
• Court of contention: A look back at crimes that divided a province
• Dec 2020: AFN national chief won't seek re-election in 2021
• Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals
• Living with Wildlife
• 'The Keeper' turns 50: Native artists on the impact of Black Bear Bosin's iconic statue
• Blackbear Bosin to be celebrated with new museum exhibition in Wichita
• Rare Indigenous eyewitness account of Battle of the Little Bighorn found in Ontario
• Black Bear Ruffles Indian Lake Visitors: Report
• Canada discovers 751 unmarked graves at former residential school
• Wildlife in Nebraska - Types of Nebraskan Animals
• 471 Native American Baby Names For Your Child
• Shaggy sheep stories: 21 native British sheep breeds and how to recognise them
• Celebrating National Indigenous History Month At The RSM
• AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde says he will step down when term ends in July
• RoseAnne Archibald first woman to lead Assembly of First Nations as national chief
• A First Nations cry for help gets little government attention: Star investigation
• Hiker Spots The Mysterious And Very Rare ‘Spirit Bear’ Deep In A Forest
• 14 First Nations settle Agricultural Benefits Claims
• Senate inquiry highlights Indigenous commerce’s impact on economy
• Design inspiration for Pats Indigenous themed jerseys
• Buffy Sainte-Marie hopes new honour helps boost Indigenous music
• Meet Saskatoon's new Indigenous Storyteller in Residence
• Indigenous storytelling month at Royal Sask.
• Canada makes $1.72-billion cows-and-plows settlement with 14 Sask. First Nations
• Government of Canada announces major settlements with First Nations
• “Hostiles”: A thought-provoking film that should be seen
• Iron Nations Rangers join the battle against ‘social enemies’
• RCMP investigate suspicious death on Little Black Bear First Nation
• Families remember missing or murdered loved one on Red Dress Day
• Man with history of domestic violence sentenced for beating girlfriend to death
• CANADA: National Chief urges First Nations members to vote (5 photos)
• Canada settles claims with 15 Saskatchewan First Nations
• Descendants of woman who lost status by marriage fight Little Black Bear for full membership
• Canada revealed Buffy Sainte-Marie on postage stamp
• Descendants of woman who lost status by marriage fight Little Black Bear for full membership
• Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony
• Native Sun News Today: Ceremony welcomes Thunder Beings back home
• 12 Bugs We’re Guaranteed To See This Spring In WNY
• Four Indigenous candidates, four parties, on the issues that matter this election
• Here are five quick facts about Australian native bees and how you can help on World Bee Day
• Ottawa denying millions for First Nations child welfare prevention services, says FSIN
• Future of AFN, promised Indigenous rights bill flashpoints in national chief election
• Blood Tribe elects new chief and council
• Our History
• Chiefs push for Indigenous turnout in Scheer's riding, but disenchantment reigns
• AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde announces that he will not seek re-election at the end of his term this summer
• Federal election seeing a record number of Indigenous candidates and First Nations swing votes: AFN
• Black bear spotted in Iowa cornfield
• Canada makes $1.72B cows-and-plows settlement with 14 Sask. First Nations
• Government of Canada announces settlement of failed treaty promises in Sask.
• Province Announces 2018 Saskatchewan Order of Merit Recipients
• Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation chief arrested on fraud, money laundering
• Canada’s First Nations urge churches to press for improved conditions in aboriginal communities
• Federal Court of Appeal hears appeals involving First Nations and tax
• Perry Bellegarde, former national chief of Canada’s Assembly of First Nations, joins Fasken
• Can a judge grant Aboriginal title over privately owned land?
• Bellegarde wins election for chief of Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
• Hiker Spots The Mysterious And Very Rare ‘Spirit Bear’ Deep In A Forest
• ‘Keeping our circle strong’ National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Museum at Warm Springs opens exhibit of MMIP art
• Ignored and deported, Cree ‘refugees’ echo the crises of today
• Leroy Little Bear
• Indigenous communities find little to celebrate on Canada Day
• Aboriginal success stories: Businesses, communities and individuals across Canada are celebrated in RBC's 7th annual "A Chosen Journey"
• Meet the Sixties Scoop survivor writing children's books for Indigenous children in foster care
• Sask. First Nation embracing electric vehicle movement
• Which cat are you ACTUALLY seeing in the woods in Ohio? – Ohio Ag Net
• Black diggers are hailed on Anzac Day. But the Indigenous 'Great War' was in Australia
• Guardian God of the Forest
• Saskatchewan First Nation brews up Tim Hortons franchise
• Wildlife in New Hampshire - Types of New Hampshirite Animals
• Smokey Bear turns 80 this year. Did he help prevent forest fires?
• Sask. man charged in teen's murder
• A Planned Black Bear Hunt Could Destroy Nearly 40 Years of Conservation
• A Planned Black Bear Hunt Could Destroy Nearly 40 Years of Conservation
• KANSAS PROFILE | Blackbear Bosin, artist
• KANSAS PROFILE | Blackbear Bosin, artist
• Black Bear Golf Course
• Black Bear Golf Course
• Lessons from panda conservation could help Asia’s other, overlooked, bears
• Lessons from panda conservation could help Asia’s other, overlooked, bears
• Creatures (oddly) bright and beautiful tap into fascination with color mutations
• Creatures (oddly) bright and beautiful tap into fascination with color mutations
• The power of Indigenous rituals: Aztec and African ancestral dancers join forces to bridge Lawndale, Little Village neighborhoods
• The power of Indigenous rituals: Aztec and African ancestral dancers join forces to bridge Lawndale, Little Village neighborhoods
• Are There Bears in the Texas Hill Country and Should You Be Worried?
• Tim Giago: Indian names pay tribute to our history and culture
• Are There Bears in the Texas Hill Country and Should You Be Worried?
• Idle oil, gas wells threaten Indian tribes while energy companies, regulators do little
• Justin Franklin Bellegarde Obituary (2023) - Regina, SK - Speers Funeral Chapel
• Union County’s roving black bear remains on the move Sunday afternoon
• Wildlife in Arkansas - Types of Arkansan Animals
• Government of Canada settles failed treaty promises in Saskatchewan
• Taiwan Today
• IndigenousX Review: The Little Red Yellow Black Book
• Idle oil, gas wells threaten Indian tribes while energy companies, regulators do little
• Justin Franklin Bellegarde Obituary (2023) - Regina, SK - Speers Funeral Chapel
• Union County’s roving black bear remains on the move Sunday afternoon
• Wildlife in Arkansas - Types of Arkansan Animals
• Government of Canada settles failed treaty promises in Saskatchewan
• Taiwan Today
• IndigenousX Review: The Little Red Yellow Black Book

Academic Research

• (Re) Encountering Black Bears: Exploring the Conceptualizations of Human-Bear Interactions within Ontario
• Traditional knowledge and humanities: A perspective by a Blackfoot
• Decolonial model of environmental management and conservation: insights from indigenous-led grizzly bear stewardship in the great bear rainforest
• 6 Bear Stories in the Berry Patch
• Bear in human imagination and in ritual
• Bear-child stories in late liberal colonialist spaces of childhood
• Respect for grizzly bears: an Aboriginal approach for co-existence and resilience
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Keeping of Ray A. Young Bear
• The Nlhaykapmx Oral Tradition of the Three Bears: Interpretations Old And New
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• 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 AND …
• Bear-Human Relationships in Native Eastern North America
• The Nlhaykapmx Oral Tradition of the Three Bears: Interpretations Old And New
• “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
• “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
• “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
• “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
• Indigenous rights and environmental governance: lessons from the great bear rainforest
• All my relations
• Awakening Buffalo Consciousness
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …
• “I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO BIG BEAR”: IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INDIGENOUS OTHER IN RECENT CANADIAN ART AND …