ah-TAH-ka-koop | Ahtahkakoop First Nation
Community Profile
- Ahtahkakoop First Nation is a Cree community situated in the Shell Lake region of Saskatchewan, with a rich history of traditional land use and cultural preservation.
- Last Updated 2025-04-25 18:09:58 UTC
- Name: Ahtahkakoop (ISC Code: 406)
- Former Names: Shell Lake Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Northern Plains
- Indigenous Language: Cree (nêhiyawêwin)
- Number of Registered Members: 4304
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 06/17/2025
- CHIEF: LARRY AHENAKEW
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:13
- LARRY AHENAKEW
- PATRICIA ISBISTER
- DAVID MASUSKAPOE
- DEAN GENEREAUX
- STANLEY SASAKAMOOSE
- LANNY AHENAKEW
- CYNTHIA WILLIAMS-JOHNSTONE
- RODNEY SASAKAMOOSE
- EVAN WILLIAMS
- CHAD PEEKEEKOOT
- RUSSELL AHENAKEW
- JAMES ISBISTER
- BEN AHENAKEW
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.ahtahkakoop.ca/
- PHONE NUMBER: (306) 468-2326
- FAX NUMBER: (306) 468-2344
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 220, SHELL LAKE, SK
- EMAILS:
- Chief LARRY AHENAKEW:
- Councillor PATRICIA ISBISTER:
- Councillor DAVID MASUSKAPOE:
- Councillor DEAN GENEREAUX:
- Councillor STANLEY SASAKAMOOSE:
- Councillor LANNY AHENAKEW:
- Councillor CYNTHIA WILLIAMS-JOHNSTONE:
- Councillor RODNEY SASAKAMOOSE:
- Councillor EVAN WILLIAMS:
- Councillor CHAD PEEKEEKOOT:
- Councillor RUSSELL AHENAKEW:
- Councillor JAMES ISBISTER:
- Councillor BEN AHENAKEW:
- 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 - Ahtahkakoop20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Ahtahkakoop20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Ahtahkakoop20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Ahtahkakoop20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Ahtahkakoop20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Ahtahkakoop20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Ahtahkakoop20012002.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: 6610
AHTAHKAKOOP INDIAN RESERVE NO. 104
17347.3 Hectares
72 KM NW/NO OF/DE PRINCE ALBERT
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- Traditional lands span northern Saskatchewan, including Shell Lake region
- Historically occupied lands between Meadow Lake and Prince Albert
- Traditional hunting and trapping territories include boreal forest and lake systems
- Key ecological zones include mixed woodlands and freshwater ecosystems
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
- Traditional pow wow returns to Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation after 40 year hiatus
- Cellphone video shows last moments of Cree man’s life
- The Story Of Fred Sasakamoose, An Indigenous Hockey Pioneer
- Saskatchewan First Nations leader who helped thousands attain higher education has died
- Sask police watchdog issues first report on fatal shooting of indigenous man by RCMP
- War memorial dedicated to veterans from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
- Archive: Fred Sasakamoose Blazed Trails For Indigenous Peoples On And Off The Ice
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation's first Pride Week celebrates roles once sacred in Indigenous communities
- Sasakamoose remembered as a role model who made hockey history
- 'He's a different runner': Ahtahkakoop sprinter hoping to repeat double gold at Indigenous Games
- 'It’s children who are dying': Residents from Ahtahkakoop speak out about recent deaths
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation to receive $43.3 million land claim settlement
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation to build, own 24-hour urgent care centre in Saskatoon
- Police watchdog investigating RCMP-involved fatal shooting
- Partnership negotiations nets better settlement as Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation finalizes TLE
- Ahtahkakoop Know Your Status Hepatitis C Program
- Indigenous cultural support in Regina Public Schools leaves a lot to be desired
- NHL legend Reggie Leach pays tribute to Fred Sasakamoose
- Willard Ahenakew
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation concludes historic land deal with federal and provincial governments
- Legends of the Ahtahkakoop
- Land entitlement claim settlement finalized between governments and Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
- 'In our bloodline:' Land-based learning links curriculum with Indigenous culture
- Fred Sasakamoose: Survivor, trailblazer, leader, hero
- What Peekeekoot’s home community of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation means to him
- Events throughout Saskatchewan for Indigenous Storytelling Month
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation settles $43M land claim with Canada, Saskatchewan
- World Indigenous Nations Games offer celebration of indigenous cultures
- Funeral held for man who died after being stun-gunned, injured by Prince Albert police
- Fred Sasakamoose
- Indigenous scholar Tamara Starblanket wins Nora and Ted Sterling Prize for exposing Canada's genocidal policies
- Walk for missing NB woman Ashley Morin sees many supporters
- Saskatchewan's police watchdog investigating after death on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
- Metis Photographer’s Two Spirit Project is Shaking Things Up
- HIV rates on Sask. reserves higher than some African nations
- Legends Project
- The Ahtahkakoop First Nation to file Cows and Ploughs claim
- Freda Ahenakew
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and province partner on new urgent care centre in Saskatoon
- First Nations company is cleaning up with new products on shelves in Saskatchewan
- Watchdog says racial discrimination a factor in RCMP handling of Indigenous man’s 2018 death
- David Ahenakew
- Sasakamoose never strayed too far away from his home or his people
- Cochrane bronze artists unveil tribute to first treaty-status Indigenous NHL player
- Connecting with the land
- 'Call Me Indian' travels through trauma, triumph of NHL's 1st Indigenous player
- Prime Minister, Assembly of First Nations Chief among those who pay tribute to Sasakamoose at funeral service
- Recasting the History of Pro Hockey’s Indigenous Players (Published 2018)
- Fred Sasakamoose, country's first Indigenous NHL player, to join Order of Canada
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation honours veterans with new war memorial
- Fred Sasakamoose: A Triumph of Courage and Grace
- Controversial native leader Ahenakew dies
- Ahtahkakoop’s Sobriety Walk pays tribute to late Fred Sasakamoose
- Saskatchewan First Nations leader who helped thousands attain higher education has died
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation helping create urgent care centre in Saskatoon
- Police walk a mile in red heels for MMIW
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and Canada settle Treaty Land Entitlement Claim
- Report confirms high rate of HIV infections among First Nations
- Gallery: Walking a mile in red heels for murdered and missing indigenous women
- Ahtahkakoop’s Sobriety Walk pays tribute to late Fred Sasakamoose
- MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
- Dancing gives Kakishew Ahenakew peace of mind
- Special event honours the late NHL legend Fred Sasakamoose
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, SHA sign MOU for new urgent care centre in Saskatoon
- Woman missing from Big River First Nation
- Ahtahkakoop walks a mile in heels for a cause
- Province, Ahtahkakoop partner on Saskatoon medical centre
- Kimowan Ahenakew
- ‘A mighty fine man’: Indigenous hockey pioneer Fred Sasakamoose remembered at funeral
- Sasakamoose funeral service to be held Saturday on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
- How a smudge spray business is helping this First Nations entrepreneur's mental health
- Ahtahkakoop woman aims to improve housing for home community
- Partnership negotiations nets better settlement as Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation finalizes TLE
- ‘It’s hard to forget’: Residential School survivors share stories during event in Ahtahkakoop
- Fred Saskamoose: Canada’s First Indigenous NHL Player
- Ahtahkakoop woman aims to improve housing for home community
- Partnership negotiations nets better settlement as Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation finalizes TLE
- ‘It’s hard to forget’: Residential School survivors share stories during event in Ahtahkakoop
- Fred Saskamoose: Canada’s First Indigenous NHL Player
- Ahtahkakoop woman receives national scholarship
- Residential schools museum opens at Ahtahkakoop
- Land entitlement claim settlement finalized between governments, Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
- Ex-NHLer describes rape at residential school
- Fred Sasakamoose: A Triumph of Courage and Grace
- Canada settles claims with 15 Saskatchewan First Nations
- New director of Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre appointed
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation member and P.A. resident appointed to Order of Canada
- Archive: Fred Sasakamoose Blazed Trails For Indigenous Peoples On And Off The Ice
- Saskatchewan to return land to First Nation in $43-million settlement agreement
- FSIN and farmers sign agreement to protect land where artifacts found
- "He belonged with his people": The life and legacy of Fred Sasakamoose
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Hepatitis C Care and Elimination in Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation: An Indigenous Community‐Led Model
- The new buffalo is education.
- maskêko-sâkahikanihk: One hundred years for a Saskatchewan First Nation
- Treaty Six: A Portrait of Cree Agency
- Fred Sasakamoose:; Survivor, trailblazer, leader, hero He made it out of a notorious residential school to become the first indigenous player in the NHL. He played 11 …
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- Treaty 6
- Merging the Private Past with Public Perception: John Hines's Missionary Journals and The Red Indians of the Plains
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- " EVERYTHING PROMISED HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE WRITING": INDIAN RESERVE FARMING AND THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF TREATY SIX …
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- Hepatitis C Care and Elimination in Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation: An Indigenous Community-Led Model
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Merging the Private Past with Public Perception: John Hines's Missionary Journals and The Red Indians of the Plains
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- First Nations perspectives and historical thinking in Canada
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- Hepatitis C Care and Elimination in Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation: An Indigenous community led model Author Names
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
- EDWARD AHENAKEW (FIGURE 10.1) was born a Cree of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation (Sandy Lake Reserve) in Saskatchewan in 1885 and died seventy-six years …
- Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
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