Majority of Members vote in favor of Indigenous Services Canada Managing Elections
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.
Fisher River & 9 First Nations sue Canada over child-welfare system’s destruction of culture, language
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…
Update Your Contact Information
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 [email protected] or electronically with the form below if you are interested in obtaining copies of the…
Call Out for Information of Fisher River Residential School Attendees (Commemoration Park)
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…
Knowledge Keepers Christmas Dinner | December 21, 2021
Knowledge Keepers Christmas Dinner For Elders 65+ and their partners. Open to FRCN members & residents of Fisher River only. December 21st, 2021 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM FRCN Community Hall Pre-registration is required for attendance; First 100 people will be accepted. Please call 204-260-9240 (Tanya) to register. All attending must be double vaccinated and…
List of Upcoming Elders Meetings
A series of meetings have been scheduled, from October to December, to discuss the Governance Code, Election Code and Bill C-92 (CFS). Monthly meetings with Council have also been scheduled. October 5: Governance Code; Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm October 12: Bill C-92 with Sonny Cochrane; Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm October 19: Regular…
Mandate Variation Granted to Intertribal Child & Family Services
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…
FRCN Community Oral History Archive Obtains Contribution from the Library and Archives Canada (LAC), ‘Listen, Hear our Voices’ Program
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…
Journey from Fisher River
“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…
Fisher River Cree Nation and Canada sign Memorandum of Understanding on Advancing Reconciliation
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…