Dun-kəns Fərst Nā-shən | Duncan's First Nation
Community Profile
- Duncan's First Nation is a Dene First Nation community located in northwestern Alberta, with a rich history of traditional land use and cultural preservation.
- Last Updated 2025-05-04 09:54:58 UTC
- Name: Duncan's First Nation (ISC Code: 451)
- Former Names: Duncan's Band, Peace River First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Northern Alberta Dene Territory
- Indigenous Language: Dene
- Number of Registered Members: 401
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 07/19/2025
- CHIEF: VIRGINIA GLADUE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:3
- VIRGINIA GLADUE
- KEITH LAWRENCE
- JENNIFER TESTAWICH
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: /nations/369-duncan-s-first-nation
- PHONE NUMBER: (780) 597-3777
- FAX NUMBER: (780) 597-3920
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 148, BROWNVALE, AB
- EMAILS:
- Chief VIRGINIA GLADUE:
- Councillor KEITH LAWRENCE:
- Councillor JENNIFER TESTAWICH:
- 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
- 2010 - Duncan's First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Duncan's First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Duncan's First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Duncan's First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Duncan's First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Duncan's First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Duncan's First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Duncan's First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Duncan's First Nation20022003.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: 6678
DUNCANS NO. 151A
2036.8 Hectares
39 KM SW/SO OF/DE PEACE RIVER
[57.53526290546927, -116.8175588190212] -
ISC Code: 6679
WILLIAM MCKENZIE 151K
389.3 Hectares
33 KM NORTH OF MCLENNAN
[56.0045742, -116.8685631]
- Encompasses northwestern Alberta boreal forest regions
- Traditional hunting and trapping grounds along Peace River watershed
- Key areas include Brownvale and surrounding forest lands
- Historically significant migration and settlement areas for Dene peoples
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
- ROLE MODELS
- First Nations couple climbs to Mount Everest Base Camp
- A GROWING LIST OF ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS STAND TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF WOODLAND CREE FIRST NATION'S TREATY CAMP AGAINST OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSE: OBE) | (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE)
- Oil company seeks arrest of Woodland Cree First Nation chief
- Blueberry River First Nations files claim against B.C. for the Gundy Plan
- Walk 'Path of the Totem' in Duncan and uncover roots of Indigenous culture
- ‘Backed into a corner’: Duncan’s First Nation sues Alberta for cumulative impacts of industry
- Duncan’s First Nation suing Alberta government over cumulative environmental effects
- First Nations, Métis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
- Phil Duncan awarded doctorate for Indigenous water advocacy
- Household grants help build food sovereignty for First Nation families and communities in northern Ontario
- Native American Heritage Month
- 12 Indigenous communities sign 174 Million Dollar long-term economic benefit deal
- by geoLOGIC | News | Treaty Rights Court Battles Gaining Momentum In Alberta
- The Tarnished Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott
- First Nations, Métis Settlements invest in Clearwater oilfield -
- Completing transactions, building relationships - Lessons from Indigenous equity deals in the oil and gas sector: Justin Bourque and Heather Exner-Pirot
- PHOTOS: 2024 Indigenous Role Models crowned in Williams Lake
- 169 potential graves found at site of former residential school in northern Alberta
- More than words: why I'm trying to learn the language of my ancestors
- A tale of two Metlakatlas: Part 1
- 'Whole change of life': Vancouver Island First Nation gets drinkable tap water, some still without
- Report finds 55 children lost while attending residential school near Williams Lake
- Children's Show Soars Over the Language Barrier
- As regulators allow the Kudz Ze Kayah mine to proceed, court fight continues
- Suzanne Duncan appointed judge of Yukon Supreme Court
- Aboriginal skydiver makes history by jumping into his ancestral homeland for NAIDOC week
- Duncan McCue joins Carleton’s journalism program full-time to create more Indigenous storytelling
- Is the First Nations education bill good for parents and kids?
- Yukon appeal court hears case over approval of Kudz Ze Kayah mine project
- Manitoba First Nation fires Liberal candidate, Tyler Duncan, for running in 2016 election
- Professor Phil Duncan joins board of NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust
- Mid-year budget requests, legacy funds for two events among highlights of Grande Prairie City Council meeting
- Closing Arguments in Cowichan Nation Land Claim Begin Today in Duncan
- Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigns from cabinet
- Five Indigenous Nations, NuVista Energy invest to reduce green-house gas emissions
- Albertans answering call to help volunteer, donate for wildfire evacuees
- Tseshaht First Nation athlete honoured with provincial sports award
- Moree man named first Aboriginal chair of Basin Community Committee
- Attawapiskat a 'deep concern' for UN rights official
- Duncan McCue Joins Carleton’s Journalism Program Full-time to Create More Indigenous Storytelling
- Term ‘unceded’ territory debated at Duncan council table
- Three Prince George lacrosse players one step closer to North American Indigenous Games
- Canada highlights progress settling Agricultural Benefits Claims with Treaty 8 First Nations
- A look at the upcoming 2023 ILSA Speaker Series
- 'Commitment and passion': Ella-Duncan hails netball Indigenous round
- Bringing positivity, perspective and leadership to public service
- Peace River Constable part of a group honoured with Alberta Community Justice Awards
- Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan's resignation welcomed by some First Nations leaders
- Report finds 55 children lost while attending residential school near Williams Lake
- New Aboriginal Affairs minister must be a 'good listener'
- Treaty process mires B.C. First Nations in $420M debt
- Wal-Mart on the Rez
- Duncan’s First Nation celebrates new water treatment plant
- Indigenous Communities and Tamarack Valley Energy Announce Clearwater Infrastructure Limited Partnership
- Blue-ribbon education panel quietly unveiled, draws immediate fire
- Netball's failure: Where are the Indigenous players in our game?
- Honouring MMIWG: emotional walk and healing in Fort St. John
- Adam Duncan's The Bunyip and the Stars wins Australian Museums and Galleries Association’s Kids in Print award
- Northern Alberta First Nation suing province over cumulative environmental effects
- Dene Lawyer Jennifer Duncan Leads Push to End Indigenous Mass Incarceration Ahead of Canada’s UN Human Rights Review
- Hundreds attend Duncan ceremony to honour retired Lyackson First Nation chief
- Duncan’s Brant among ISPARC award winners
- Unresolved: Krystle Ann Julia Knott
- Wal-Mart on the Rez
- Unresolved: Amber Alyssa Tuccaro
- Treaty 8 First Nations want their own police force across northern Alberta
- How one Canberra teacher's bunyip story became a National Museum picture book
- Quesnel swimmers win Indigenous Youth Excellence Premier’s Awards for second time
- Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation closes second largest deal with $150 million loan guarantee for 12 Indigenous communities
- Beyond Local: Oil company seeks arrest of Woodland Cree First Nation chief
- Suzanne Duncan appointed judge of Yukon Supreme Court
- ‘Aboriginal affairs’ name change ‘disrespectful,’ says Anishinabek Nation
- AFN Chief Atleo blasts Ottawa's environmental review plans in letter to Oliver
- Five Indigenous Nations in Northwestern Alberta make $20.5 million investment in Greenhouse Gas emission-reducing cogeneration unit for Alberta gas plant
- Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States
- LNG Canada set 'new standard' for First Nations consultation
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- Province celebrates Albertans who make communities safe
- Lobbying investigation scrutinizes Bruce Carson's claimed links to Aboriginal Affairs minister
- Conservatives cut $127 million from on-reserve housing: Liberals
- PR celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day -
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- A GROWING LIST OF ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS STAND TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF WOODLAND CREE FIRST NATION'S TREATY CAMP AGAINST OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSE: OBE) | (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE)
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- Court tosses Yukon gov't case against YESAB over recommendation on exploration project
- First Nations leader welcomes meeting with Harper
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- Hundreds attend Duncan ceremony to honour retired Lyackson First Nation chief
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- Agreement reached with five of Treaty 8 First Nations
- The Kaska Nation wants Kudz Ze Kayah ruling set aside
Academic Research
Academic Research
- A drunken impulse: Aboriginal justice confronts Canadian law
- Frontier spirit: the brave women of the Klondike
- Community Economic Development Report for Duncan: Strategies for Seniors, First Nations
- Local Alberta Treaties, Métis Nation of Alberta Regions, Métis Settlements
- William Duncan of Metlakatla
- The Regulation and Litigation of Cumulative Effects on Indigenous Rights Following the Yahey Decision and Blueberry River First Nation Settlement and the Potential …
- Sara Jeannette Duncan: Portrait of a Colonizer/Colonized.
- William Duncan of Metlakatla: A Victorian Missionary in British Columbia
- Pulse of the biosphere
- Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
- Frontier spirit: the brave women of the Klondike
- Capitalism and Colonialism–Settler and First Nation: An Uneasy History
- Frontier spirit: the brave women of the Klondike
- Frontier spirit: the brave women of the Klondike
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- Alter-Native Nations and Narrations: The World of DeWitt Clinton Duncan (Too-qua-stee), Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) and E. Pauline Johnson
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- Glencoe and the Indians
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
- mahikan ka onot: The Poetry of Duncan Mercredi
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