Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 03/31/2027
• CHIEF: DELORES ELSIE KAKEGAMIC
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:10
• DELORES ELSIE KAKEGAMIC
• RINGO "TERRANCE" MEEKIS
• FABIAN MARTIN CROW
• RUSSEL MELVIN KAKEKAPETUM
• ALAN RAE
• MICHELLE LORNA GOODMAN
• WAYNE ROBBIE KAKEPETUM
• CYNTHIA LOUISE FIDDLER
• JOHN ANDERSON MCKAY
• MARCEL FRANCIS LINKLATER

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.sandylake.firstnation.ca/
• PHONE NUMBER: (807) 774-3421
• FAX NUMBER: (807) 774-1040
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 12, SANDY LAKE, ON
• EMAILS:
• Chief DELORES ELSIE KAKEGAMIC:
• Councillor RINGO "TERRANCE" MEEKIS:
• Councillor FABIAN MARTIN CROW:
• Councillor RUSSEL MELVIN KAKEKAPETUM:
• Councillor ALAN RAE:
• Councillor MICHELLE LORNA GOODMAN:
• Councillor WAYNE ROBBIE KAKEPETUM:
• Councillor CYNTHIA LOUISE FIDDLER:
• Councillor JOHN ANDERSON MCKAY:
• Deputy Chief MARCEL FRANCIS LINKLATER:
• 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
• 2011 - Sandy Lake20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Sandy Lake20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Sandy Lake20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Sandy Lake20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Sandy Lake20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Sandy Lake20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Sandy Lake20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Sandy Lake20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Sandy Lake20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Sandy Lake20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Sandy Lake20012002.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

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Dixon v. Sandy Lake First Nation
• Kamalatisit v. Sandy Lake First Nation

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Sandy Lake First Nation opens new health centre
• Sandy Lake First Nation Opens Doors and Access to Modernized Health Services
• Frontier Lithium project has northwest Indigenous opposition
• Indigenous musicians bring home record wins at Juno Awards
• Film star Adam Beach helps Sandy Lake celebrate
• Ontario First Nations sue federal government over fire protection services funding
• Mikwendaagoziwag Memorial Ceremony commemorates, honors traditions
• In Minnesota, Ojibwe recall horror of ancestors' death march
• Remembering the Sandy Lake Tragedy and the hundreds of Lake Superior Ojibwe who died
• First Nations in northwestern Ontario taking ownership of child-family services on road to federal reform
• Commemoration for Sandy Lake Tragedy Seeks Healing
• Indigenous artists break out in Canada’s Juno Awards
• University-Indigenous Community Collaboration
• Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project: a community-based intervention targeting type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in a First Nations community
• Northwestern partners with Indigenous scientists to conserve Great Lakes wetlands
• More air quality statements issued in northwestern Ontario First Nations with conditions expected to worsen
• Ontario coroner's failure to fully investigate death of Sandy Lake boy a dereliction of duty, lawyer argues
• How volleyball brings First Nations communities together in northwestern Ontario
• 'We are not Oji-Cree': 22 First Nations across Manitoba, Ontario clear the air on distinct identity
• Sandy Lake celebrates the arrival of power and light
• Sandy Lake First Nation kids get chance to play up their baseball skills
• Sandy Lake First Nation Nurse recognized with Award of Excellence
• Thirty years strong: Sandy Lake First Nation and Sinai Health’s partnership is tackling diabetes and driving lasting change
• 3 children dead in house fire in Sandy Lake First Nation in Ontario
• Homes in four Ontario First Nations have dangerous levels of carbon dioxide, mould
• Ontario First Nations file class action against government, alleging discriminatory underfunding of firefighting services
• Federal recognition one step closer for Sandy Lake Band
• Nurse at Sandy Lake First Nation wins award from Indigenous Services Canada
• Why are Indigenous babies being hospitalized more often?
• Breakout Indigenous nominations in the 2024 JUNOS
• For Indigenous Artists, Fur Is a Way of Life
• Junior hockey reps lead Indigenous softball camp in northern Ontario
• Update: 3 children perish in Sandy Lake First Nation fire
• Winter roads to northern Ontario First Nations destroyed by warm weather
• From ice fishing to stargazing: U of T students talk science with Sandy Lake First Nation
• This town’s mining battle reveals the contentious path to a cleaner future
• "The pilot won’t let you on the plane if you're not dressed for survival": This Toronto doctor travelled to Northern Ontario to vaccinate people in fly-in Indigenous reserves
• Aysanabee wins pair of Juno Awards
• Ontario First Nations sue the federal government over alleged deadly underfunding of fire protection on reserves
• 9 Indigenous musicians reflect on what truth and reconciliation means to them
• 'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
• Aysanabee's pandemic phone calls with his grandfather inspired his debut album
• Woman kicked out of Sandy Lake First Nation
• Junior A squad from northern Ontario runs hockey camps for Indigenous youth
• The case for an inquiry into Canada’s treatment of First Nations children
• MRU historian examines enduring 'thrifty gene' myth in new book
• Lawsuit against coroner after death of Indigenous child should proceed: appeal court
• 'Treaty rights mean sovereignty': Ojibwe bands celebrate rights to hunt, fish in Northwoods
• CBC Thunder Bay Sounds of the Season: Wasaya Airways touches down in Sandy Lake
• Aysanabee is nominated for a Juno award
• State of housing in First Nations laid bare
• Wake the Giant welcomes First Nations students to Thunder Bay with dancing, music and incredible performances
• CASUAL COUNTRY: Secwepemc woman preserves Indigenous food traditions through photography
• ‘Every community should have one’: newborn baby warmers coming to remote First Nations
• ‘Who is this guy?’: Aysanabee’s improbable path from crypto jackpot to Juno stage
• Data reveals close to 600 suicides in northern Ontario since the mid-1980s
• Catch up: Boy’s death shows First Nations health care faults and other stories you may have missed
• First Nations leaders want changes to on-reserve justice as fly-in courts resume in northern Ontario
• Cat Lake First Nation declares state of emergency after nursing station destroyed in fire
• Air quality statements issued for parts of northern Ontario due to prairie wildfire smoke
• Bridge, road funding will be regional catalyst for northwest First Nations
• Emotional plea for Indigenous mental health workers at Trudeau's town hall in Thunder Bay
• First Nations in Ontario's northwest restrict travel, some in lockdown over Omicron concerns
• Trial begins for Alberta man accused of murdering Indigenous woman, hiding body
• New service to help Indigenous peoples in southern Alberta navigate health services
• First Nations animal services project gets a boost
• Doctors spread thin in remote Ontario communities, inquest for First Nation woman told
• Saugeen Ojibway Nation has many questions for TC Energy
• First Nations high-speed internet access lagging behind Canadian average
• David Ahenakew
• Ontario First Nations say coroners don't visit sites of unexpected deaths
• Canadian Rangers from Four First Nations Train Together
• 'Call Me Indian' travels through trauma, triumph of NHL's 1st Indigenous player
• Fred Sasakamoose
• First Nations communities cope with lack of emergency response resources
• Nishnawbe-Aski Police reach out to possible victims of Casey MacDonald
• Province invests $37 million to assist First Nations during COVID-19 pandemic
• 10 First Nations with more than 10 years of bad water
• Sandy Lake Wilderness Area
• Sandy Lake First Nation celebrates being energized by Wataynikaneyap Power
• First Nations in northern Ontario facing COVID surge amid health care worker shortage
• Calls for better emergency infrastructure in Ontario's north after 3 children die in Sandy Lake house fire
• Federal government funding to help lift drinking water advisory in Sandy Lake First Nation
• First Nations health care: ‘The system failed my son’
• No room for racism in the workplace, says heavy equipment operator
• All-Indigenous ball hockey team competes in national championships in Winnipeg
• First Nations student struck by train near Sioux Lookout, Ont. in critical condition, chief says
• Sandy Lake First Nation mourning over the death of their Chief’s son
• Seven Clans Casino offers guided fishing packages within the Red Lake Indian Reservation
• Berens River bridge, road funding will be regional catalyst for northwest First Nations
• New ROM exhibit celebrates Anishinaabeg art, culture
• Breakout Indigenous nominations in the 2024 JUNOS
• Aysanabee: Somebody Else
• Indigenous education in Thunder Bay was broken. Now there are signs of hope
• Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Update December 4-6 2024
• Doctor worried about future of First Nations addiction program
• Indigenous support program returns to Lethbridge hospital
• New community health centre opens its doors in Sandy Lake First Nation
• Construction Complete on Largest Indigenous-led Energy Project in Ontario’s History
• December 2 2024: Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Update
• Alexander plots sound economic future with $500,000 from province
• Community members appeal for help in locating missing woman in Thunder Bay, Ont.
• Rising number of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities ‘very concerning’
• Meet the 2025 candidates in the Kiiwetinoong riding
• Let’s Talk Science partners with U of T Engineering and Sandy Lake First Nation to combat diabetes
• Indian Lake Area Historical Society lights up Sandy Beach Bridge tree
• Let’s Talk Science, St. George, heads north for science camp
• The case for an inquiry into Canada’s treatment of First Nations children
• WLFN professor named director of Lakehead University’s Indigenous law, justice institute
• Northern Ontario Grid Connection Project
• Man charged with sex crimes against male youth in 2 northern Ontario First Nations
• One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
• News
• Indigenous History Month 2023
• One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
• Sand Lake Archaeological District
• District staff, tribes gather to remember Big Sandy Lake tragedy
• Fatal house fire under investigation in Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario
• First Nation's community to U of T diabetes researcher: “Focus on the kids”
• Lawsuit against coroner after death of Indigenous child should proceed: appeal court
• Wataynikaneyap First Nations-led power company moves ahead
• Sandy Lake Athletes Compete at North American Indigenous Games
• NAN and SLFNHA mourning the loss of Peter Fiddler
• Junior hockey reps lead Indigenous softball camp in northern Ontario
• One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
• Sandy Lake and Contact North Partnership Helps Job Readiness
• One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
• Family implores public for help in the search for Deborah Anishinabie
• Community support is vital, Frontier Lithium official says
• Some First Nations already in lockdown as COVID-19 2nd wave ‘already underway’
• Tribunal rules woman may return to First Nation that banished her
• Oji-Cree singer-songwriter nominated for 3 Junos
• Aysanabee is giving back to local Indigenous artists on his new tour
• First Nations nurses find inspiration and reward in serving Indigenous communities
• Santa Fe Days in the Park Announces Their 2018 Featured Artists, Violet and Tony Duncan
• Santa Fe Days: Festival of Native American Indian culture in Carrollton
• Why Doug Ford’s Apology To Indigenous MPP Sol Mamakwa Completely Missed The Point
• 3 Indigenous youth from northwestern Ontario recognized with provincial writing award
• Child dead, two adults escaped house fire in northwestern Ontario
• More aboriginal students needed in Ontario law schools: academics
• One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
• Ontario’s largest Indigenous-led energy project complete
• Class action lawsuit over housing on First Nations in court this week
• Sandy Lake First Nation Water Treatment Plant Upgrades Announced
• Closing arguments heard in $5B First Nations housing class action lawsuit
• Human rights case puts First Nation's laws under scrutiny
• Bobby Orr supports program that gives aboriginal youth hockey equipment
• First Nations 'shouldn't be living like second class citizens,' says lawyer
• Closing arguments heard in $5B First Nations housing class action lawsuit
• First Nations seek $5.1B in compensation over housing crisis that is ‘national shame’

Academic Research

• Evacuation preparedness and the challenges of emergency evacuation in Indigenous communities in Canada: The case of Sandy Lake First Nation, Northern Ontario
• The role of social support and place attachment during hazard evacuation: the case of Sandy Lake First Nation, Canada
• Implementing Indian control of education in Sandy Lake, Ontario
• Anishininew Infant Feeding Experiences in Sandy Lake, Canada: A Story of Waabeequanee
• Determinants of Anishinabeck Infant and Early Childhood Growth Trajectories in Sandy Lake, Ontario
• The relationship of the burbot (Lota lota L.) to the reintroduction of off-the-land foods in the Sandy Lake First Nation Community
• Sandy lake health and diabetes project: a community-based intervention targeting type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in a first nations community
• Indigenous elders' experiences, vulnerabilities and coping during hazard evacuation: The case of the 2011 Sandy Lake First Nation wildfire evacuation
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Wildfire evacuation and emergency management in remote first nations: The case of Sandy Lake First Nation, Northern Ontario
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Implementing Indian control of education in Sandy Lake, Ontario
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850
• Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850