sun-child | Sunchild First Nation

Sunchild First Nation is an Indigenous community located near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, with a rich history and strong cultural traditions.

POPULATION

1,526

Rank #236 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

52.2 KM²

Rank #205 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

03/13/2029

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-06-27 08:39:47 UTC

Name

Sunchild First Nation (ISC Code: 434)

Former Names

Rocky Mountain Cree Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Plains Cree

Indigenous Language

Cree

Number of Registered Members

1526

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(403) 989-2459

Fax Number

(403) 989-2533

Address

PO BOX 747, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

JOEY PETE

Term Expires

03/13/2029

Number of Council Members

JOEY PETE

Chief

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ADRIEL BIGCHILD

Councillor

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AUDREY CROOKED LEGS

Councillor

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JAMES FRENCHEATER

Councillor

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JESSICA GOODRUNNING

Councillor

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NORMAN LAGRELLE

Councillor

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CLINT MCHUGH

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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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

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6644
SUNCHILD NO. 202
5218.1 Hectares
40 KM NW/NO OF/DE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
[52.6855071, -115.3286843]

Media Reports

LLRIB provides update on cows and plows settlement

Wildfire emergency: Wildfires are threatening 9 First Nations in Alberta

New Indigenous-led women's shelter aims to provide 'an auntie's love'

Wild week for Rocky Mountain House RCMP on the Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations

New pathways to teacher certification for Indigenous language speakers

Rocky Mountain House RCMP: Sunchild First Nation man still missing

RCMP concerned by rash of violence in central Alberta

RCMP looking for suspect after shots fired at Sunchild First Nation home

Teen's reserve death 'tore' foster family apart

ISU offering free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons

Fire destroys house on Thunderchild First Nation

LLRIB provides update on cows and plows settlement

Local Indigenous lawyer honoured with appointment from province

'It's time Canada started listening to survivors': Cree lawyer says B.C. discovery more evidence of genocide

Sunchild First Nation and Red Deer College sign Memorandum of Understanding

RDP, Sunchild First Nation launch program encouraging students into trades

Indigenous North Battleford lawyer named Queen’s Counsel

Apology from Pope a start in reconciliation efforts says local advocate

Treaty Six and Métis flags fly in Sylvan Lake

Sunchild First Nation and Red Deer College sign Memorandum of Understanding

Life-long learning for a person’s well-being with Normie Carlson

Red Deer Polytechnic, Sunchild First Nation launch program encouraging students into trades

Red Deer Polytechnic - RDP and Sunchild First Nation Launch Elders Village Program to Encourage More Indigenous Students into Trades

RDP and Sunchild First Nation extend MOU, launch Elders Village program

RDP and Sunchild First Nation partner to provide trades opportunities for Indigenous students

RDP, Sunchild First Nation launch program encouraging students into trades

Music is integral to the powwow scene

Armed man at large arrested on Sunchild First Nation: ALERT

Sask. First Nations call on RCMP to lay charges after man attacked in Battleford

Teacher shortage in Indigenous classrooms complicates back to school

Police make arrest on Sunchild First Nation in connection to on-going investigation into gangs

O’Chiese First Nation members call for more support following shootings

Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes

Indigenous model making career on international runways

Calgary police end search for Indigenous woman's body parts

Eleanore Sunchild: Unfinished business

Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations declares State of Emergency due to opioid crisis

Mixed feelings from Sask. Indigenous people after Catholic Church repudiates Doctrine of Discovery

Homicide suspect sought after shelter-in-place alert for 2 central Alberta First Nations

Love Stories by Sandra Semchuk and Honour the Child by Sunchild Law and Friends

Court process for man accused of killing 2 Métis hunters invokes Gerald Stanley case

Unresolved: Freda Goodrunning

Racism incident: Joint task force established to tackle racism in Rocky Mountain House

Corbella: Minister Phillips caught spinning tall tales about Bighorn consultations again

Alberta chiefs call for minister to meet them to discuss racism in health care

Water advisory nearing four month mark on Sunchild First Nation

Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes

Enoch Cree and Sunchild First Nations Bring Aboriginal Business Match (ABM) to Alberta

Mom of Indigenous teen who died while in care of Abbotsford group home launches lawsuit

Rocky Mountain House holds flag-raising ceremony to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

'We need more rinks': Indigenous hockey tournament to welcome 258 teams to Edmonton this weekend

Treaty Six First Nations sign agreement with Alberta government

'Tyla just wanted to be with family': Calgary teen needed her mom, social worker says at inquiry

Alberta Indigenous communities receive $11.8 million in COVID-19 funding

APTN Investigates: Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement

'We're a statistic,' says Indigenous mother who lost 2 daughters in 1 year

Lawyer says residential school denialism should be added to Criminal Code

Listuguj students harvest their first moose through outdoor program

Alberta chief wins 7th term after only challenger disqualified by rare linguistic rule

Powwow Dancer James Jones on the renaissance of traditional Cree kinship roles

'She was left to die': Edmonton man gets 8 years for killing partner with golf club

Indigenous smudging protocol introduced to Sask. provincial courts brings some peace amid tragedy

MISSING: Cody Lagrelle, 41, from Sunchild First Nation

Central Alberta First Nations included in historic agreement with Alberta government

Proposed Indian day school settlement to leave out lawyer who filed lawsuit

First Nations man attacked in North Battleford as daughter sat in truck

Man charged in 2014 death of Indigenous woman in Edmonton's west end

Unresolved: Trudy Gopher

2 central Alberta First Nations enact bylaws to evict drug dealers

Indigenous students' haunted house spooky enough to scare Ellen's producer? They think so

Alberta emergency alert issued about 4 armed, dangerous suspects in area of Sunchild, O'Chiese First Nations

Central Alberta chiefs stand up to drug dealers

Unresolved: Justine Cymone Cochrane

First Nations and town council seek accountability for local family

Wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan affecting a dozen First Nations

Sunchild First Nation man’s killer sentenced to seven years in prison

Rocky Mountain House commits to reconciliation work, partnerships with nearby First Nations

Beyond Local: Wildfires are threatening First Nations and Metis communities in Alberta

Feds sign education agreement with Sunchild First Nation

First Nations professors say Sainte-Marie story raises valid questions about artist’s Indigeneity

Treaty 6 First Nations join forces to navigate colonial systems to benefit big from business projects

Feds, First Nations mark $1.4 billion 'cows and plows' settlement

Sunchild First Nation to offer child and family services programs

2 First Nations in central Alberta enact bylaw to evict drug dealers

Academy week gives Sunchild First Nation students new learning opportunities

Native America Calling: Notable progress for boarding school survivors

'We need more rinks': Indigenous hockey tournament to welcome 258 teams to Edmonton this weekend

Wildfires threaten Indigenous First Nations lands

Academic Research

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education: The SCcyber E-Learning Community

Compassionate mind, implications of a text written by Elder Louis Sunchild

REFLECTIONS OF ORAL TRADITIONS IN CONTEMPORARY NATIVE WRITING: RUBY SLIPPERJACK'S HONOUR THE SUN

Sumida Huaman, E., & Martin, ND (2020). Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies: Local solutions and global opportunities. Canadian Scholars.

A blended approach to Canadian First Nations education: The Sunchild e-learning community

'IN HARMONY WITH NATURE': ECOCRITICAL CONCERNS IN THE WORKS OF CANADIAN NATIVE WOMEN WRITERS

Beyond a paradigm shift: a self-study story of an embodied educational experience

Blackfoot Children and Old Sun's Boarding School 1894-1897: A Case Study

Engaging Native Americans With The Athletic Training Profession

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

REFLECTIONS OF ORAL TRADITIONS IN CONTEMPORARY NATIVE WRITING: RUBY SLIPPERJACK'S HONOUR THE SUN

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

A Blended Approach to Canadian First Nations Education

Reflections of Oral Traditions in Contemporary Native Writing: Ruby Slipperjack's Honour the Sun

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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