ah-kiss-k-nook | ?Akisq'nuk First Nation
Community Profile
- The ʔAkisq'nuk First Nation is part of the Ktunaxa Nation, situated in southeastern British Columbia near Windermere Lake
- Last Updated 2025-05-01 13:23:37 UTC
- Name: ?Akisq'nuk First Nation (ISC Code: 604)
- Former Names: Lower Kootenay Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Interior Plateau, Kootenay Region
- Indigenous Language: Ktunaxa
- Number of Registered Members: 572
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 05/29/2028
- CHIEF: DON "MAC" SAM
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
- DON "MAC" SAM
- ALLAN NICHOLAS
- JANICE ALPINE
- DARCY FISHER
- FARO BURGOYNE
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://akisqnuk.org/home/
- PHONE NUMBER: (250) 342-6301
- FAX NUMBER: (250) 342-9693
- ADDRESS: 3050 HIGHWAY 93 / 95, WINDERMERE, BC
- EMAILS:
- Chief Councillor DON "MAC" SAM:
- Councillor ALLAN NICHOLAS:
- Councillor JANICE ALPINE:
- Councillor DARCY FISHER:
- Councillor FARO BURGOYNE:
- 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 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20122013.pdf
- 2011 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2008 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - ?Akisq'nuk First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - ?Akisq'nuk 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
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 7427
COLUMBIA LAKE 3
3272.2 Hectares
EAST KOOTENAY DISTRICT, ON THE COLUMBIA VALLEY, ON WINDE- MERE LAKE
[50.418247, -115.9071865] -
ISC Code: 7437
ST. MARY'S 1A
792.5 Hectares
KOOTNAY DIST, PART OF LOT 1, GP.1, AT ST., EUGENE MISSION, 6 MILES NORTH OF CRANBROOK, ON THE ST. MARY'S RIVER
[49.5823303, -115.7668786]
Traditional Territory Details
- Located in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia
- Encompasses areas around Windermere Lake
- Traditional lands include parts of southeastern British Columbia
- Key geographical features: Rocky Mountain valleys, river systems
- Historically used for hunting, fishing, and seasonal migrations
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Media Reports
Media Reports
- ?Akisq’nuk asks to join RDEK
- WLRS aware of ?AFN concerns
- Memories from residential school survivors
- ?Akisq’nuk First Nation announces new multi-purpose centre
- ?akisq’nuk appeal Trethewey project
- ?Akisq’nuk First Nation acquires property
- Keeping the Ktunaxa language alive
- Akisqnuk First Nation chief resigns
- AFN Enterprises combats housing crisis in Columbia Valley
- A Q&A with Chief Donald Sam
- Listening to our Indigenous Elders, their wisdom and concerns
- Columbia Lake Recreation Centre to celebrate Re Grand Opening on March 10
- First Nation partners call back salmon
- Alice White (Nicholas) of the Akisqnuk First Nation thrived during the depression
- CBEEN welcomes Jenna Jasek as new Indigenous director
- Akisqnuk First Nation Chief Donald Sam attended papal visit in Edmonton
- Tales from Akisqnuk First Nation Chief Martin Morigeau’s childhood
- Elders’ log home underway at Akisqnuk
- Elkhorn Ranch claim bittersweet for band
- Columbia Lake Recreation Centre is open again for Akisqnuk members
- Columbia Valley First Nations celebrate together
- AFN Enterprises helps fight housing crisis
- National Indigenous Peoples Day is upon us
- Ktunaxa show highlights culture and art
- Ktunaxa Legacy Publication in the works through Parks Canada
- Chief Donald Sam reflects on language
- Indian Beach Estates dog control covered by RDEK going forward
- Indigenous liaison encourages dialogue
- Ktunaxa language nears extinction
- Celebrate First Nations culture at Lakeshore for Aboriginal Day
- Artisan showcase celebrates art, culture
- Role-playing exercise builds empathy and reconciliation
- Lessons about the importance of the drum
- Columbia Valley Centre officially opened | ?akisqnuk – Columbia Lake, Columbia Valley, Invermere, Ktunaxa Nation
- Residential school survivors seek to witness demolition of place of nightmares
- Province and Ktunaxa reach agreement to share mine revenue
- Ktunaxa Nation regains ownership of St. Eugene
- Chief and Council crack down on illicit activities on Akisqnuk First Nation
- Local Indigenous history fascinating
- Akisqnuk Chief prays the rosary in Ktunaxa with Pope Francis
- Akisqnuk community celebrates transcendent moment
- Akisqnuk First Nation Hosts Harm Reduction Workshop
- B.C.’s new 150 Time Immemorial grant program
- Tales from Akisqnuk First Nation Chief Martin Morigeau’s childhood
- Akisqnuk elders recreate traditional treats
- Akisqnuk elected new chief
- Families thrive in ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation and beyond
- First Nation presents ribbon skirt making
- Celebrate beauty of Indigenous language
- More affordable housing options for First Nations
- Energy retrofits continue at Akisqnuk
- Akisqnuk land claim confirmed by tribunal
- Funding announced for First Nations housing
- Largest-ever Fisheries Act penalty will pay for First Nations-led Elk Valley recovery - BC News
- Claim to Madias Tatley land confirmed by tribunal
- ?akisq’nuk First Nation unveils project
- Largest-ever Fisheries Act penalty will pay for First Nations-led Elk Valley recovery
- ?akisq’nuk launches new magazine
- Akisqnuk and Shuswap increase stocks of quality, affordable housing
- Residential school survivors seek to witness demolition of place of nightmares
- Aq’am photographer focuses on beauty of community
- Resources expand for Ktunaxa language revitalization
Academic Research
Academic Research
- First Nation-Local Government Agreements: A Pathway Toward Reconciliation
- Strengthening the ties that bind? An analysis of Aboriginal–municipal inter‐governmental agreements in British Columbia
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- “# morelove. always”: Reading Smokii Sumac's Transmasculine First Nations Poetry on and beyond Social Media
- Every House Counts
- Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care
- Community Economic Development Forum
- Ktunaxa Community Learning Centres (KCLC): A Model of Community Engagement in Health, Education, and Training
- Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
- Filter to retrieve studies related to Indigenous people of British Columbia from the OVID Medline Database
- 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
- Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
- 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
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
- The first nations of British Columbia: an anthropological survey
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