Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 10/26/2027
• CHIEF: ALFRED DAWATZARE
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
• ALFRED DAWATZARE
• JENNY WOLVERINE
• JOEY PAUL
• MAURICE GUNN
• BRUCE MCINTYRE
• RANDY MCINTYRE
• LEWIS BLACK

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.erfn.net/
• PHONE NUMBER: (306) 396-2066
• FAX NUMBER: (306) 396-2155
• ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, PATUANAK, SK
• EMAILS:
• Chief ALFRED DAWATZARE:
• Councillor JENNY WOLVERINE:
• Councillor JOEY PAUL:
• Councillor MAURICE GUNN:
• Councillor BRUCE MCINTYRE:
• Councillor RANDY MCINTYRE:
• Councillor LEWIS BLACK:
• 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 - English River First Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - English River First Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - English River First Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - English River First Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - English River First Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - English River First Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - English River First 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

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Johnson v English River First Nation

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• English River First Nation youth calls for more mental health resources in Sask.
• Canada’s first majority-Indigenous investment dealer to launch
• Des Nedhe Group and EPCOR launching new partnership to develop water treatment facility at Grasswood Junction
• English River First Nation signs terms for long-term engagement over nuclear projects
• Sask. First Nation, Ottawa settle on $90.9M claim for withheld agricultural benefits
• Canada has a stunning coin in honour of Indigenous Peoples Day
• English River and Government of Canada announce Cows and Plows settlement
• Des Nedhe Signs Collaboration Agreement with Saskatchewan Based Team Drilling
• Canada issues new commemorative $2 coin into circulation
• English River First Nation poet-photographer named USask Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence
• Further details expected about unmarked graves discovery by English River First Nation
• The Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $27.3 million in Indigenous-owned wastewater treatment facility near Saskatoon
• Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations visits First Nations communities in Saskatchewan
• English River First Nation finds potential unmarked graves in, around school cemetery
• English River First Nations opposes 20-year licence for Cameco
• English River First Nation announces more findings in radar search for unmarked graves
• Scotiabank partnership will create first Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada
• LLRIB releases Cow and Plows update
• English River First Nation and other Indigenous leaders speak on unmarked graves
• Sask. First Nation man builds Dene computer keyboard to help others to learn the language
• Indigenous Public Partnerships: Cost-effective solutions to aging public infrastructure
• People just like you are defending us all against a toxic future
• New Indigenous-owned coffee company formed in Saskatchewan
• Indigenous-led company enters renewable energy market
• 93 suspected child, infant graves found at former Canadian residential school
• First Indigenous-owned liquor store opens near Saskatoon
• 1st Indigenous-owned liquor store in Sask. opens near Saskatoon
• Three Indigenous-owned corporations show support for small modular reactors
• 93 possible unmarked graves found in Sask.
• Survivors’ stories lead to unmarked graves at Beauval Indian residential school
• Canadian Mint releases limited edition toonie to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
• 'Not the final numbers': 93 possible unmarked graves discovered at former Beauval residential school
• Sask. First Nation says it has found 93 potential unmarked child, infant graves
• Opioid crisis creeping into First Nation communities in Saskatchewan
• Black Rock | Short Docs
• The Royal Canadian Mint launches $2 coin for National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Indigenous Peoples Day toonie features message of hope, artist says
• How First Nations are leaving their mark on the cannabis industry
• Northern Saskatchewan First Nations youth release album, video
• Photographer-poet captures the 'grace of growing old with someone'
• Province’s first Indigenous-owned liquor store opens at Grasswood
• 83 possible unmarked graves found at former Sask. residential school
• First Nation chiefs join together to speak out against Saskatchewan First Act
• New Faces New Places: The Patch Wine & Spirits is Sask.'s first urban reserve liquor store
• Stó:lō Nation identifies 158 child deaths, potential unmarked graves at former residential schools, hospital
• In conversation with Sage Paul, Artistic Director of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
• Uranium giants sign $600M deal with Sask. First Nation
• 'Chokecherry eyes and frybread thighs': Fatphobia in Indian Country
• The Royal Canadian Mint launches $2 coin for National Indigenous Peoples Day
• The creator of Toronto's Indigenous Fashion Week chooses 5 designers to watch
• English River First Nation fire victims were close siblings
• Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto designers collaborate on collection with retailer Simons
• Royal Canadian Mint presents new Indigenous coin
• Sask. First Nation locates 93 unmarked graves at site of former residential school
• A first, three Indigenous artists create design for $2 commemorative
• Three Indigenous artists create design for $2 commemorative coin
• ‘No longer lost:’ 83 unmarked graves located at former Sask. residential school site
• More possible unmarked graves discovered at former Beauval, Sask. residential school
• Cameco, Areva, sign deal with Saskatchewan First Nation for uranium mine
• Possible unmarked infant and child graves found at Beauval Indian Residential School
• Three Indigenous artists create design for $2 commemorative coin
• ’Heartbreaking and devastating’: 93 unmarked graves found at former Beauval IRS
• Students protest changes at First Nations University
• Royal Canadian Mint Issues Colourful Circulation Toonie to National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Canada just got a new coin for Indigenous Peoples Day and it's stunning (PHOTOS)
• Saskatchewan First Nation claims 93 children are buried at Beauval Indian Residential School
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council releases Cree and Dene language apps
• Regina United Church garden designated as space for reflection on Canada's residential school history
• Mustang Energy reaches an accommodation deal with English River First Nation
• Denison Mines Advances Wheeler River Uranium Project with Final EIS Submission
• The Santa Fe Indian Market Spotlights Indigenous Excellence In Fashion
• Softwood fight threatens Indigenous exporter
• English River leaders to rely on records in identifying remains
• A Local’s Guide to Canada
• These Indigenous Fashion Designers Are Ready to Show and Tell
• Sask. First Nation opts for tiny homes to address urgent housing needs
• Métis Nation-Sask. shares grief with English River First Nation
• English River First Nation woman receives business scholarship
• 93 areas of interest found at site of former Saskatchewan residential school
• Reclaiming Indigenous sexuality can be powerful and fun, poets say
• Sask. elders advocate for teaching of their languages, traditions
• 'He could have a tremendous impact': indigenous physicist recruited by Perimeter Institute
• Sask. First Nation says it has found 93 potential unmarked child, infant graves
• 10 Indigenous artists and creators in Toronto you should know
• CIB invests $27.3 million in Indigenous-owned wastewater facility near Saskatoon
• Scores of unmarked graves found near indigenous school in Canada
• Dene lawyer becomes Law Society of Manitoba's 1st Indigenous vice-president
• Denison Mines and English River First Nation ink prosperity agreement
• English River’s Tenille Campbell new indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at USask
• Residential school radar finds 93 Saskatchewan ‘areas of interest’
• Wanuskewin art installation mimics traditional maze used to trap lynx
• English River First Nation poet-photographer named USask Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence
• English River First Nation business grows in Ontario
• Sharing tales during month-long storytelling celebration helps keep Dene language alive in Sask.
• New $2 coin honours Indigenous people
• Expedited ag claims compensate First Nations
• Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees grateful for community support but worried about their homes
• Partnership with First Nation lays foundation for growth in South Corman Park
• Poking needles through images of tongues, Catherine Blackburn mourns language loss — and celebrates resiliency
• Historical moment for MLTC as new Dene Vice Chief joins council
• Canadian Mint releases limited edition toonie to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
• 93 areas of interest found at site of former Saskatchewan residential school
• Métis Nation stands with northern communities after unmarked graves discovery
• English River First Nation declares COVID-19 outbreak
• English River youth, elders paddle on healing journey
• First Indigenous-owned liquor store opens near Saskatoon
• Residential school radar finds 93 Saskatchewan ‘areas of interest’
• Turning the page: Thunder Bay’s library a leader among civic bodies in healing a racial divide
• In many Indigenous communities, business is booming
• 93 areas of interest found at site of former Saskatchewan residential school
• English River First Nation poet excited to start as storyteller-in-residence at USask library
• Sask. First Nation locates 93 unmarked graves at site of former residential school

Academic Research

• Living between water and rocks: First Nations, environmental planning and democracy
• Meaningful engagement in Canada: A case study of Doig River, A Treaty 8 First Nation
• Water: A First Nations' Spiritual and Ecological Perspective.
• Fraser river fisheries: Anthropology, the state and first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• Climate change and water at Stellat'en First Nation, British Columbia, Canada: Insights from western science and traditional knowledge
• Source water protection planning for Ontario First Nations communities: Case studies identifying challenges and outcomes
• First Nations, consultation, and the rule of law: salmon farming and colonialism in British Columbia
• First Nations perspectives on the grasslands of the interior of British Columbia
• The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• “The river is us; the river is in our veins”: re-defining river restoration in three Indigenous communities
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• First Nations integrated watershed management
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• Displacement of Indigenous people in Canada under the Indian Act: participatory video with Lake St. Martin and Little Saskatchewan first nations on flood impacts
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The reciprocity principle and traditional ecological knowledge: understanding the significance of Indigenous protest on the Presumpscot River
• Selling First Nations down the river
• Sally Ainse and the Intersection of Black-Indigenous Histories in the Thames River Valley, 1780–1865