The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) was created to preserve the memory and legacy of Canada’s Residential School system. The NCTR will ensure that Survivors and their families have access to their own history. For those with limited access to the internet or a computer, the NCTR can provide support. Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors…
The majority of Members have voted against adopting the Fisher River Election Code; therefore, Fisher River Cree Nation Election rules and regulations will continue to be set forth and managed by Indigenous Services Canada under the Indian Act.
Ten Prairie-based First Nations are suing the Canadian government over the loss of language, culture and tradition inflicted on communities by the modern First Nations child-welfare system. Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation north of Winnipeg is the lead plaintiff in the proposed class-action lawsuit filed Jan. 31 in Federal Court, the latest in a series of…
FRCN Leadership along with the Knowledge Keepers and the Reconciliation Project team would like to engage FRCN community members in the Reconciliation process by sharing information and receiving feedback. Please submit your contact information (i.e. email, phone number, mailing address) to frcntanya@mymts.net or electronically with the form below if you are interested in obtaining copies of the…
Tansi, a group of local volunteers, through Fisher River Cree Nation’s Reconciliation process, is planning a Commemoration Park to honor various groups…one group being Fisher River Cree Nation band members who attended Residential Schools. As a start, we are collecting names of residential school survivors with the help of families and friends. Research will also take place…
On September 15, 2021, Southern First Nations Network of Care granted mandate variation to Intertribal Child & Family Services. The mandate variation will allow Fisher River Cree Nation to provide child welfare services exclusively to Fisher River members. FRCN Leadership views the mandate variation as a positive first step which will allow us to develop…
The Listen, Hear our Voices initiative (part of the Indigenous Documentary Heritage Initiatives) provided support to 19 projects by First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation organizations throughout Canada. Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) was successfully chosen as a recipient for 2020-2021 and received $22,230 for the Community History Archives project. From the early 1990s into…
“Fisher River Cree Nation has a history of maintaining community life with teachings about respect and sharing. The isolation created by Covid 19 has been a challenge to our way life and has meant we are unable to feast and share our stories. The recognition of the trauma created by residential and day schools has…
For Immediate Release: Fisher River Cree Nation and Canada sign Memorandum of Understanding on Advancing Reconciliation December 7, 2018 — Ottawa, ON — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada & Fisher River Cree Nation Working collaboratively to renew the nation-to-nation relationship based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership is key to achieving reconciliation with…
