Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 03/02/2026
• CHIEF: JONATHON SYLVESTRE
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
• JONATHON SYLVESTRE
• ROBERT SYLVESTER
• CONRAD SYLVESTRE
• TREVOR MOBERLY
• KIMBERLY SYLVESTRE

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/bbirch.html
• PHONE NUMBER: (306) 894-2030
• FAX NUMBER: (306) 894-2060
• ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, TURNOR LAKE, SK
• EMAILS:
• Chief JONATHON SYLVESTRE:
• Councillor ROBERT SYLVESTER:
• Councillor CONRAD SYLVESTRE:
• Councillor TREVOR MOBERLY:
• Councillor KIMBERLY SYLVESTRE:
• 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
• 2012 - Birch Narrows First Nation20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Birch Narrows First Nation20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Birch Narrows First Nation20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Birch Narrows First Nation20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Birch Narrows First Nation20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Birch Narrows First Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Birch Narrows First Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Birch Narrows First Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Birch Narrows First Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Birch Narrows First Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Birch Narrows First Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Birch Narrows 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

• Birch Narrows First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
• Birch Narrows First Nation and Buffalo River Dene Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Evacuees await return home as wildfires continue to rage in northern Saskatchewan
• Feds, First Nations mark $1.4 billion 'cows and plows' settlement
• MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding
• Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations visits First Nations communities in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council partners to start high speed Internet company
• Re-envisioning child welfare
• Summer Horse Research on Sable Island
• Indigenous USask student spends summer research project with wild horses
• Backgrounder: Government of Canada to bring high-speed Internet access to Saskatchewan communities
• Feds announce high-speed internet expansions for Saskatchewan in La Ronge
• Wahkohtowin Development: Creating an Indigenous Conservation Economy
• Indigenous peoples want sacred items returned from Catholic museums
• Indigenous sovereignty, climate justice and #JustTransition
• Research council looks into microreactors for the north
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council releases Cree and Dene language apps
• Indigenous-led company enters renewable energy market
• Sask. First Nations rally behind northern community in dispute with uranium company
• New Indigenous-owned technology partnership hopes to bring more jobs to Sask. youth
• Birch Narrows Dene Nation economic development arm joins new Indigenous-owned technology partnership
• Birch Narrows Dene Nation starts evacuation due to nearby wildfire
• How northern Sask. communities plagued by high crime rates are trying to stifle the violence
• 'Stay off our lands unless given consent': FSIN, mining firm at odds over exploration on Sask. First Nation
• Suicides of young mothers leave northern Sask. community reeling
• Hundreds forced to flee northern Sask. communities as wildfires approach
• Canada’s third Indigenous community food centre launches in Northern Saskatchewan
• Sask. government approval brings new biggest uranium project in Canada closer to reality
• NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan
• Climate action and policy must be Indigenous-led, youth leaders say in new report
• 3 organizations tackling food insecurity in Indigenous communities
• Indigenous kids allegedly called ‘cash cows’ of Ontario’s child-welfare system
• Photographer-poet captures the 'grace of growing old with someone'
• Youth wellness summit brings together Indigenous youth from across Saskatchewan
• MLTC signs partnership to advance healthcare for First Nation members
• Reserves in Saskatchewan
• How Saskatchewan is serving kindness through food-giving initiatives
• Indigenous Community Innovation Bringing Clean Energy To Saskatchewan
• NexGen marks Rook I Project permitting milestone
• Teenage girl, 15, missing in remote Sask. forest
• Cell service coming for Hanson Lake Road, northern communities: SaskTel
• A First Nations cry for help gets little government attention: Star investigation
• Fission set on 2025 Patterson Lake South construction start
• University of Saskatchewan - Indigenous USask student spends summer research project with wild horses
• Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council releases Cree and Dene language apps
• NexGen Achieves Major Permitting Milestone
• NexGen advances federal environment assessment process for Rook Uranium Project
• What climate change could mean to the future of Mi'kmaw artisanship
• Sask. wildfires cause gold mine evacuation, but 'unlikely' to shut down power plant
• La Loche, Sask., evacuating more at-risk residents again due to wildfire concerns
• From Alexis Wright to Tony Birch and Evelyn Araluen: Powerful books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers
• Algonquin
• NexGen submits draft EIS for its Rook uranium project in Saskatchewan
• The Saskatchewan Research Council and Meadow Lake Tribal Council sign an agreement
• Feds announce $160 million for high-speed Internet, mobility connectivity in Sask.
• First-ever Indigenous owned internet service provider launches in Saskatchewan
• 'Stay off our lands unless given consent': FSIN, mining firm at odds over exploration on Sask. First Nation
• Locals running 215 km in honour of residential school victims
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council launches Indigenous-owned internet service provider
• Missing girl, 15, found safe in northern Sask. forest
• NexGen Advances Federal Environmental Assessment Process Through Submission of Responses to Remaining Information Requests
• Northern Sask. First Nation partners with electrical contracting firm
• NexGen inks two agreements with First Nations
• New partnership aims to create skilled job opportunities for Birch Narrows Dene Nation
• Sask. First Nation communities have 8 active outbreaks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
• Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship
• First Nation voting locations for provincial election
• Fission set on 2025 Patterson Lake South construction start
• Canada invests in Meadow Lake clean energy project
• NexGen Signs Industry-Leading Impact Benefit Agreement with the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Northern Region 2 and the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan – Resource World Magazine
• Beaver River Broadband, SaskTel Partner to Expand High-Speed Internet in Saskatchewan
• Man facing charges after knife attack on Birch Narrows Dene Nation
• NexGen Energy Achieves Major Permitting Milestone
• ICYMI: Indigenous-led food centre opens in Saskatchewan, a CFL player's Oreo dunk goes viral and more
• The numbered treaties in Canada and where they are located
• SaskTel plans CAD 465.9 million networks investment in 2025/26
• SaskTel Gets Federal Funds to Upgrade Northern Saskatchewan Network
• App designed for Indigenous language education expected to launch in late January
• Sask. women aim to preserve Cree and Dene languages with new apps
• SaskTel to deliver next-generation connectivity
• SaskTel to Spend $466M on Network Upgrades Across Province
• New internet service provider tackles underserved communities
• University of Saskatchewan - Meadow Lake Tribal Council and SENS partner for ecological sustainability
• NexGen signs impact benefit agreement with Clearwater River Dene for Rook I
• COVID-19 Update: Seven New Cases, 15 More Recoveries, Five In Hospital
• NexGen Achieves Major Permitting Milestone
• Indigenous land stewardship is furthering reconciliation, heralding a new era for conservation in Canada
• NexGen’s Rook uranium EIS advances to technical and public review stage
• SaskTel Steps Up Saskatchewan Connectivity via $460M Investment
• Indigenous USask student spends summer with wild horses
• MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding
• Memorandum signed between SRC and Meadow Lake Tribal Council around microreactors
• Sask. RCMP locate suspect, 19, after youth seriously injured in Birch Narrows Dene Nation assault
• SaskTel to deliver next-generation connectivity
• SaskTel to invest $465.9 million in 2025/26 to deliver next-generation connectivity to residents across Saskatchewan.
• Meadow Lake Tribal Council and SENS partner for ecological sustainability
• Northern community food centre adapts to tackle COVID-19 food insecurity
• ‘Nowhere to go’: Northerners allege ‘let it burn’ wildfire policy

Academic Research

• Scientific and First Nation perspectives of non-timber forest products: A case study from the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario
• The creation and endurance of memory and place among First Nations of Northwestern Ontario, Canada
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Addressing the realties of health care in northern aboriginal communities through participatory action research
• The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps
• Climate change, mining and traditional indigenous knowledge in Australia
• Being in relationship: An Indigenous conversation about technology
• Lessons Learned: Pandemic Funding & Indigenous Communities
• Entrepreneurship and Aboriginal Canadians: A case study in economic development
• Energy management and its impacts on indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta: A scoping review
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Current research on the historical development of northern Iroquoian societies
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Lessons Learned: Pandemic Funding & Indigenous Communities
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• A Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Saskatchewan Indigenous Peoples in Ovid Medline
• A Filter to Retrieve Studies Related to Saskatchewan Indigenous Peoples in Ovid Medline
• Energy management and its impacts on indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta: A scoping review
• Energy management and its impacts on indigenous communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta: A scoping review
• Clearing a path: New ways of seeing traditional Indigenous art
• Clearing a path: New ways of seeing traditional Indigenous art
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• Strategies for survival: First Nations encounters with environmentalism
• Intracultural Mapmaking by First Nations Peoples in the Great Lakes Region: A Historical Review
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• 'The invisible fire': Indigenous sovereignty, history and responsibility
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• How Indians Used THE BIRCH
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations
• The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
• The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview
• Aboriginal Ontario: Historical perspectives on the first nations