shə-SHAT-shoo | Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation

The Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation is an Indigenous community in Labrador, with a rich cultural heritage and traditional relationship to the lands and waters of their ancestral territory.

POPULATION

2,050

Rank #182 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

8.0 KM²

Rank #425 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/21/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-05 08:56:53 UTC

Name

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation (ISC Code: 33)

Former Names

Sheshatshiu Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Labrador, Eastern Canada

Indigenous Language

Innu-aimun

Number of Registered Members

2050

Band Website

https://sheshatshiuinnufirstnation.com/

Phone Number

(709) 497-8522

Fax Number

(709) 497-8757

Address

PO Box 1187, Sheshatshiu First Nation, NL

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

EUGENE HART

Term Expires

08/21/2027

Number of Council Members

EUGENE HART

Chief

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FELICIA NUNA

Councillor

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DARREN MCKAY

Councillor

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DANIEL PONE-PINETTE

Councillor

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LAUREEN ASHINI

Councillor

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KAREN PENUNSI

Councillor

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MICHEL NUNA

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Band Order

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 9713
SHESHATSHIU 3
804.0 Hectares

[53.5165206, -60.1480001]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Sheshatshiu chief says Innu community will soon have its own detox centre amid drug crisis

Innu Nation, Hydro-Quebec reach Churchill Falls agreement

Innu Nation pulling out of N.L. premier's Indigenous roundtable

Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling

Rich diversity

Innu Nation and Canadian Museum of History agree to work toward repatriation of cultural artifacts

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation

The Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects through the Low Carbon Economy Fund’s Indigenous Leadership Fund

Redressing the Past and Building for the Future: Innu Nation and Hydro-Québec Come to a Reconciliation and Collaboration Agreement

Premier meeting with Innu leadership over MHA’s racist remarks

Eugene Hart stepping down as chief of Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation

Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling

Etienne Rich named new grand chief of Innu Nation

In the Country

Data suggests Labrador Innu and Inuit are named more often in RCMP releases. Advocates are asking why

Why Chief Eugene Hart says Innu culture will be at the core of Sheshatshiu’s new detox centre

Innu-aimun concert promotes language, culture of Sheshatshiu Innu

The journey

First class of grads from Indigenous law program

Sheshatshiu, N.L., leaders barricade town as residents discuss how to deal with flow of drugs

Why Chief Eugene Hart says Innu culture will be at the core of Sheshatshiu’s new detox centre

Sheshatshiu Community in Mental Health “Crisis” Following Ten Separate Suicide Attempts says Innu First Nation Chief

Wild Archaeology

Junior University helps prepare Indigenous teens for careers in health - Dal News

Inquiry into treatment of Innu children in care resumes in Sheshatshiu for 2 weeks

‘This house needs to be torn down’: Sheshatshiu families hope for new homes in 2025

Why Chief Eugene Hart says Innu culture will be at the core of Sheshatshiu’s new detox centre

Tearful Justin Trudeau apologizes to N.L. residential school survivors

RCMP investigating after Innu community band office goes up in flames

Innu Mount Cashel survivor calls for apology to Indigenous people during Pope's visit to Canada

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation guarding entry to community amid drug crisis

After more than five years, inquiry into Innu children in care begins in Labrador

Developing an Innu framework for health research: The canoe trip as a metaphor for a collaborative approach centered on valuing Indigenous knowledges

Innu grandmothers are heading into the classroom after completing teacher assistant program

The Sheshatshiu Innu School expansion includes a new Innu culture and language classroom

Here to help: Sheshatshiu native comes full circle to help other Innu patients accessing medical services in St. John’s

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation in Labrador declares suicide crisis

UPDATED: Innu Nation takes feds to court over NCC agreement

Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling

'It hit close to home': Labrador memorials grieve for Kamloops residential school victims

UPDATED: Youth charged in arson at Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation office

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation in Labrador declares suicide crisis

Two-eyed seeing

Tearful Justin Trudeau apologizes to N.L. residential school survivors

After more than five years, inquiry into Innu children in care begins in Labrador

115 New and Repaired Homes Coming to Happy Valley Goose Bay

Walking-out ceremony for Sheshatshiu boy a call back to traditional roots

Innu Nation disputes Canada's recognition of NunatuKavut in Federal Court

Go behind the scenes as Sheshatshiu youths rock a video shoot

Innu Nation says departure from N.L. Premier's Indigenous Round Table should 'not come as a surprise'

Innu worker warned Royal Commission of contemporary issues back in 1992

Innu kids learn from their own as the First Nation takes control of schooling

Group home for children in protective care opens in Sheshatshiu

Innu Nation court case disputing recognition of Indigenous status for NunatuKavut rescheduled

'How many children from Labrador never got home?' asks residential school survivor Toby Obed

Provincial Alcohol Action Plan Aims to Reduce Alcohol Harms

Remote dialysis program launched in Sheshatshiu and Natuashish

Innu of Labrador withdraw from Premier’s Indigenous Round Table

A Faith Observed: Our Lady of the Snows, Sheshatshiu, Labrador

Inquiry into treatment of Innu children in care resumes in Sheshatshiu for 2 weeks

Chiefs say pan-Indigenous approach leaves Ottawa taking too much away from First Nations

Data suggests Labrador Innu and Inuit are named more often in RCMP releases. Advocates are asking why

National First Nations group applauds Labrador Innu groups' human rights complaint

'Dark clouds in our community': Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation chief appeals for help amid suicide crisis

“Stop stealing our children!”

Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable Provides Forum for Presentations and Discussion

Suicide crisis 'a wake-up call,' says Sheshatshiu chief

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Chief Eugene Hart resigns after three terms

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation opens new fire hall with hopes of strengthening fire staff

After more than five years, inquiry into Innu children in care begins in Labrador

Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling

Group home for children in protective care opens in Sheshatshiu

The Sheshatshiu suicide crisis 'didn't happen overnight.' How does the community break the cycle?

Labrador Innu want to control their destiny, but negotiations still ongoing — decades later

Two decades after relocation, Innu grapple with future of Davis Inlet and new home

Meet Jolene Ashini, the first Labrador Innu woman to become a lawyer

Sheshatshiu: Innu First Nation in Labrador declares suicide crisis

Teaching lessons through the spirits and healing of the Sheshatshiu Innu sweat ceremony

Innu Nation court case disputing recognition of Indigenous status for NunatuKavut rescheduled

Innu groups file human rights complaint over inadequate school spending in Labrador

Day school survivor hopes to inspire young people to continue their education

Innu Nation and Canadian Museum of History agree to work toward repatriation of cultural artifacts

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation in N.L. declares suicide crisis

Inquiry community meetings end with optimism in Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation

Innu Nation pulling out of N.L. premier's Indigenous roundtable

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation opens 1st personal-care home

Innu Mount Cashel survivor calls for apology to Indigenous people during Pope's visit to Canada

Innu were promised a 'better place' but suffered years of abuse, children in care inquiry hears

Innu Nation working to flip the thesis on how research is done on Innu land

How can you be healthy if you're not treated fairly? Why health care in Labrador is changing

Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation eyes opening accredited residential treatment centre

Innu Deal Trades Reparation for River Power

Innu sue province, feds over Muskrat Falls rate mitigation deal

Dates set for Sheshatshiu formal hearing at Innu child protection system inquiry

Two Innu Nations in Labrador reporting double-digit COVID cases

Innu forced into cold houses without insulation and foundations spiralled into addictions, inquiry told

One solution to racist rhetoric? Empathy in conversations about crime, says this Innu lawyer

Academic Research

Sorrow in Sheshatshiu: The Innu of Labrador

Colonization embodied: diabetes in Sheshatshiu

A colonial double-bind: Social and historical contexts of Innu mental health

Patshitinikutau Natukunisha Tshishennuat Uitshuau (a place for Elders to spend their last days in life): a qualitative study about Innu perspectives on end-of-life care

COLIN SAMSON

Meating the social: Sharing atiku-euiash in Sheshatshiu, Labrador

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

Language attitudes and use of the Sheshatshiu Innu: Preliminary findings

Innu development limited partnership and the Mushuau and Sheshatshiu First Nations

Language attitudes and use in the Innu community of Sheshatshiu, Labrador

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

Teaching lies: The Innu experience of schooling

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial context

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

Drinking and healing: reflections on the lost autonomy of the Innu

Culture, politics, and school control in Sheshatshit

Economic development and Innu settlement: The establishment of Sheshatshit

Culture, politics, and school control in Sheshatshit

COLIN SAMSON

Innu development limited partnership and the Mushuau and Sheshatshiu First Nations

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

COLIN SAMSON

10 Rights as the reward for simulated cultural sameness: the Innu in the Canadian colonial

Band Publications

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