mih-nis-tik-wan | Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation
Community Profile
- Cree First Nation community situated in the boreal forest region of Saskatchewan, with a strong connection to traditional lands and practices
- Last Updated 2025-05-10 15:05:15 UTC
- Name: Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation (ISC Code: 397)
- Former Names: Island Lake First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Woodland Cree Territory
- Indigenous Language: Cree (nêhiyawêwin)
- Number of Registered Members: 1396
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 10/21/2025
- CHIEF: AMANDA ERNEST
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
- AMANDA ERNEST
- AUSTIN HEATHEN
- AMANDA ERNEST
- GABE ALEXAN
- TINA ALEXAN
- BRIAN CROOKEDNECK
- DALE CHIEF
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://mltc.sasktelwebhosting.com/ilfn.htm
- PHONE NUMBER: (306) 837-2188
- FAX NUMBER: (306) 837-2266
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 240, ISLAND LAKE, SK
- EMAILS:
- Chief AMANDA ERNEST:
- Councillor AUSTIN HEATHEN:
- Councillor AMANDA ERNEST:
- Councillor GABE ALEXAN:
- Councillor TINA ALEXAN:
- Councillor BRIAN CROOKEDNECK:
- Councillor DALE CHIEF:
- 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
- 2007 - Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation20072008.pdf
- 2005 - Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Ministikwan Lake Cree 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: 6591
MINISTIKWAN INDIAN RESERVE NO. 161A
2771.3 Hectares
177 KM NW/NO OF/DE NORTH BATTLEFORD
[52.7764752, -108.2974555] -
ISC Code: 6590
MINISTIKWAN INDIAN RESERVE NO. 161
8349.3 Hectares
161 KM NW/NO OF/DE NORTH BATTLEFORD
[52.7764752, -108.2974555]
- Encompasses boreal forest regions of northwestern Saskatchewan
- Traditional hunting and trapping grounds along Island Lake
- Historically nomadic Woodland Cree territory
- Rich ecosystem of forests, lakes, and wetlands
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
- Sask. cultural camp using Cree immersion to revitalize language
- Backgrounder: Government of Canada to bring high-speed Internet access to Saskatchewan communities
- Concerns raised over lack of cell service in Sask. First Nation
- Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation leaders past and present accused of misappropriating suicide prevention funds
- Justice under the Indian Act on APTN Investigates For Trust or Profit
- ê-kiwêtotamahk anima kâkî-mîkôsiyahk pîkiskwêwin | USask professor bringing back the languages of Turtle Island
- MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding
- Loon Lake RCMP investigating two incidents of threats to schools
- NDP, Indigenous leaders demand action for community cell service
- Feds announce millions to help First Nations negotiate mining deals
- I went to report on a Cree culture camp. It ended up changing my life
- Indigenous-led company enters renewable energy market
- Meadow Lake Tribal Council partners to start high speed Internet company
- Meadow Lake Tribal Council releases Cree and Dene language apps
- 'Lives at stake': Northern Sask. First Nation on 12-year hold for cell service
- The James Smith Cree Nation tragedy reveals the critical need for First Nations-led policing
- Names for class action against feds for poor dental care being gathered
- Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group
- A race to remember, a tradition to treasure: New musher competes in first dog sled race
- Indigenous artisans struggle to navigate product pricing
- Saskatoon News | Local Breaking
- First Nation chiefs join together to speak out against Saskatchewan First Act
- 'She was our powwow dancer:' Tears shed as Ministikwan baby joins powwow circle after mother's death
- Gangs taking hold in more rural Sask. communities
- Long-term drinking water advisory lifted on Black Lake First Nation
- Long-term water advisories lifted on Saskatchewan First Nations
- The Saskatchewan Research Council and Meadow Lake Tribal Council sign an agreement
- Northern Saskatchewan first nation band government lobbying for new cultural centre
- Kermode Friendship Society hosts first Culture Exchange Week
- Long-term drinking water advisory lifted for Sask. First Nation after 4 years
- First-ever Indigenous owned internet service provider launches in Saskatchewan
- Beaver River Broadband, SaskTel Partner to Expand High-Speed Internet in Saskatchewan
- Meadow Lake Tribal Council launches Indigenous-owned internet service provider
- Cree mother of young girl in Saskatchewan who took her own life speaking out
- Sask. adds another long-term water advisory; feds won't set new deadline for lifting them
- Canada makes $1.72B cows-and-plows settlement with 14 Sask. First Nations
- Canada settles claims with 15 Saskatchewan First Nations
- $1.72B treaty settlement to help ‘begin the healing’
- Sask. NDP asks for better cellphone coverage for First Nations
- SaskTel Gets Federal Funds to Upgrade Northern Saskatchewan Network
- App designed for Indigenous language education expected to launch in late January
- SaskTel plans CAD 465.9 million networks investment in 2025/26
- Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group
- Meadow Lake Tribal Council and SENS partner for ecological sustainability
- SaskTel to deliver next-generation connectivity
- MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding
- Memorandum signed between SRC and Meadow Lake Tribal Council around microreactors
- SaskTel plans CAD 465.9 million networks investment in 2025/26
- New internet service provider tackles underserved communities
- Government of Canada announces settlement of failed treaty promises in Sask.
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Notes on the Aborigenes of the Prairie Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)
- Meadow Lake: Looking back on 30 years of Aboriginal forest management and manufacturing
- Mistik Management Ltd.: clearing the way for economic reconciliation
- Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care
- Case Study Meadow Lake Tribal Council Industrial Investment (MLTCII)
- Meanings of indigenous land-based healing and the implications for water governance
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Looking at the Evolution of University of Nuhelot'ine Thaiyots' į Nistamêyimâkanak Blue Quills Language Programmes
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Voices of the plains Cree
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Should Alberta Incorporate the Meadow Lake Model of Forest Sector Development into Its Aboriginal Economic Partnerships Program?
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
- Earth Teachings and Insights from Elders on Culture Camps
- Voices of the plains Cree
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