Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 05/09/2026
• CHIEF: MURRAY WAYNE RAY
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
• MURRAY WAYNE RAY
• ROBERT JOHN MCLEOD
• SUSAN MAE BARIL
• LYNN SOPHIE RAY
• JAIME ALLYSA KEAY

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.wabun.on.ca/wtcpg9.htm#flyingpost
• PHONE NUMBER: (807) 887-3071
• FAX NUMBER: (807) 887-1138
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 1027, NIPIGON, ON
• EMAILS:
• Chief MURRAY WAYNE RAY:
• Councillor ROBERT JOHN MCLEOD:
• Councillor SUSAN MAE BARIL:
• Councillor LYNN SOPHIE RAY:
• Councillor JAIME ALLYSA KEAY:
• 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 - Flying Post20122013.pdf
• 2011 - Flying Post20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Flying Post20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Flying Post20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Flying Post20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Flying Post20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Flying Post20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Flying Post20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Flying Post20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Flying Post20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Flying Post20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Flying Post20012002.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

• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2486 v ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd.; Morris Modular Space Inc.; Globe Modular Limited; Flying Post Camp & Logistics Inc.; Karve Builders Canada Inc.; Morris Group (Sudbury) Inc.; Morris Group Limited; Morris Group (Gogama) Inc.; and Provincial Doors Inc.

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Disneyland’s Peter Pan ride to scrub ‘stereotypes’ of indigenous peoples
• Air Canada slammed after taking away indigenous chief's headdress
• Bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai to New York, diverted to Delhi
• Wabun Tribal Council recognized for success in mining
• Air Canada has new policy on sacred items in the cabin after incident with national chief's headdress
• India Flight Tests Indigenous Upgraded SEAD Missile
• Annual Wabun Youth Gathering Held In Wilderness Location
• Indigenous Leaders: Community builder Jennifer Constant makes the message clear to miners
• India Flight-Tests Indigenous Cruise Missile
• Working together critical for future of mining, says MPP
• After Bruising Vote, Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’ (Published 2023)
• After failed referendum, Indigenous Australians ask what’s next
• Flying Beast aka Gaurav Taneja shares heartwarming note amid separation rumours from wife Ritu Rathee: ‘Men are made villains very fast’
• Indian Indigenous Drone Makes Maiden Public Flight
• India Set To Retire Its Mig-21 Fleet In 2025 After 60 Years & 400 Crashes
• Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died
• Press Release: QantasLink A220 emerges with Aboriginal livery
• How Indigenous kids survived 40 days in Colombia's jungle after a plane crash
• Flight of the Condors
• Peter Pan's Flight Reopens with Updated Native American Village Scene at Magic Kingdom
• You might notice some new flags at the World Cup. Here’s why it’s a big deal.
• IAF Advanced Light Helicopter’s 2nd Accident In A Month “Punctures” Indian Dreams To Export ALH Dhruv
• S. Korea’s Indigenous KF-21 Fighter Completes Maiden Flight Test
• Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Creatives on the Set of ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’
• John Ivison: Canada's Air Force ends pilot training as Ottawa’s spending priorities grow more unbalanced
• Flights to Uluru suspended after Indigenous community forms park blockade fearing Covid-19 risk
• Ever more undocumented Indian migrants follow ‘donkey’ route to America
• Andean condors fly back into the wild after years-long rehabilitation in Chile
• Indigenous marine utility copter set to fly by May next year
• In A Major First, Indigenous Flags Fly At Women's World Cup In Australia And New Zealand
• How a teen survived 11 days in the Amazon after a plane crash in the ’70s
• How four children survived Amazon plane crash, 40 days alone in jungle
• How Indigenous women are taking back the birthing process: ‘There is a reclaiming happening’
• Second group of First Nations bids to build and operate northeastern Ontario power line
• What flyers can expect in early days of Vistara’s merger with Air India
• Analysis | Chilean protesters are waving the Mapuche flag. What’s the Mapuche flag, and who’s hoisting it?
• Aviation's Most Recognizable Face: Who Is The Man On The Tails Of Alaska Airlines' Planes?
• Canada accused of stonewalling in court challenge to Métis Nation of Ontario self-government deal
• Denver fur ban initiative targets fashion industry, but it’s got fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried, too
• How Daniella Petitti took to the skies: Graduate of Canada's only Indigenous-led flight program wants to encourage youth
• Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory
• Air India flight leaves Iqaluit after Canadian military steps in
• FIRST QANTASLINK A220 ROLLS OUT OF PAINTSHOP AS FLEET RENEWAL RAMPS UP
• Inside the struggle queer, Indigenous couples must overcome to start a family
• "Sense Of Pride": PM Modi After Flying On Tejas Fighter Jet In Bengaluru
• Indigenous research the focus of Maamwizing Conference
• Missing captains: Why Indian aviation is plagued by pilot shortages
• Chris Selley: Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians should be allies in demanding justice-system reform
• 'An existential threat:' First Nations challenge Ontario Métis self-government deal
• Rare white ‘spirit moose’ killed by hunters sparking outrage in indigenous population...
• Indians invented planes 7,000 years ago — and other startling claims at the Science Congress
• Province settles land claim with Flying Post FN
• Japan's indigenous stealth fighter to fly this year amid arms race worries
• Probe launched after Indigenous man is injured during medical airport transfer
• Some 8,000 more people in northern Ontario say they are Indigenous
• Did Native Americans Shoot Down an Airplane with Arrows?
• The sky's the limit after Indigenous Liaison Officer earns his wings
• Bharat joins elite group of nations with indigenous, hi-speed, flying-wing UAV
• Say It Ain't So: Disorder flying through the country: the forgotten 1781-82 smallpox epidemic
• Millions in mine and forest revenues coming back to northern Ontario and the province promising more to come
• Mission Divyastra: India completes maiden flight test of indigenous ICBM Agni-5
• High Speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’ successfully completes developmental trials with improved booster configuration
• Indigenous art to fly high in airport
• Laurier expert alert: Canada Day and summer holidays
• Education is the way of life for PhD student and role model Randi Ray
• Qantas called out after Indigenous Olympian Nova Peris' husband spotted a racist slur scrawled on the in-fligh
• Pune-Bengaluru IndiGo flight delayed by 5 hours after pilot refuses to take off; video of frustrated passengers goes viral
• Indigenous yes advocates have called for a week of silence post-referendum
• Petition asking Brisbane council to fly Indigenous flags on Story Bridge gains hundreds of signatures
• Private jets of Indian industrialists
• First Nation member offers $1,000 reward after 'spirit moose' illegally killed
• Aboriginal flag to permanently fly on Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Judge questions First Nations' right to challenge Ontario Métis self government
• Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly
• Air Canada apologizes to national chief after flight crew tried to take her headdress away
• First QantasLink Airbus A220 reveals stunning indigenous-inspired livery
• National chief says she was 'stunned,' calls for change after flight crew tried to store headdress in cargo
• Young aspiring chef falls from seat before flight’s takeoff, ‘dies on the spot’
• India’s First Unmanned Bomber Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
• Indigenous entrepreneurs take to the sky with new aviation initiatives
• Sydney Harbour Bridge Will Now Permanently Fly The Aboriginal Flag
• Flying high! UNSW engineers help make David Unaipon’s ‘helicopter’ dream a reality
• As ‘chacha-bhatija’ Nitish and Tejashwi share flight, JD(U) says ‘just a coincidence’
• The Canadian flag in the context of 'Freedom Convoy' and residential schools
• Venezuela’s hidden runways bring both life and destruction to Indigenous lands
• Walt Disney Original Ride Cleared Out, Losing Culture War After 53 Years
• Julian Assange boards flight after release from prison, according to WikiLeaks video – video
• The Wisdom of a Maritime People—Keeping Lanyu’s Tao Culture Alive
• Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year
• Pilots soar into history as Manitoba's 1st female Indigenous medevac team
• MiG-21s begin flying again after Rajasthan crash
• Two glasses of wine lead to Qantas plane being diverted
• Aboriginal flag will fly PERMANENTLY on Sydney's Harbour Bridge
• Alice Springs Aboriginal youths spit on and attack white pub patrons
• Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by Indian police after eight months in detention
• After the Voice’s defeat, we need the politics of protest
• Claim that airports have renamed Brisbane as Meeanjin is missing flight data
• Indian Naval Aviation - Air Arm & its Carriers - Page 31
• Air Canada reviewing policies after removal of national chief’s headdress from cabin
• India conducts successful test of Indigenous long-range hypersonic missile
• 4 Indigenous children found alive 40 days after plane crash in Amazon rainforest
• 'Everyone is outraged and sad': Canada shocked by killing of rare white moose
• New gold mine in northern Ontario could become biggest in Canada
• Pancon Partners with Flying Post First Nation on Montcalm, Gambler and Nova Projects
• Missanabie Cree First Nation suing for increase in annuities payments for Treaty 9 members
• Everything you need to know about South Australia's flying foxes
• Manitoba First Nations leaders 'overcome by sadness' after hearing 6-year-old boy was found dead
• AMC Fully Supports All Efforts of Treaty 9 First Nations to Protect Their Treaty and Traditional Territories, Including Legal Challenge of Canada - Metis Self-Government Agreement
• Three planned transmission lines in northeastern Ontario to cost $1.5B
• Aboriginal mother removes children from Port Augusta school after dispute over standing for national anthem
• 'They have a monopoly': Northern Manitoba First Nations decry Perimeter Aviation following crash
• Final settlement reached in 115-year-old land claim with northern Ont. First Nation
• Indigenous Leaders: Restoring the treaty relationship is the path to prosperity
• Identification of Historic Métis Communities in Ontario
• MAATS training program builds First Nation capacity
• India’s airline industry in chaos after 90 hoax bomb threats in a week
• “Karen” Gets Karma After Racist Tirade Toward Indian-American Family On Plane
• The Curious Case of the Accidental Indian Missile Launch
• Ontario Reaches Agreement with Flying Post First Nation on Historic Land Claim
• Wabun Tribal Council has an award-winning formula for engagement
• IAMGOLD moves forward with Côté Gold project in northern Ontario
• Five Nations Energy throws support behind bid for transmission line
• Métis Nation of Ontario urges judge to reject First Nations court challenge
• Teaching Indigenous Star Stories
• NT Indigenous community Yarralin unable to get enough food in to feed 300
• Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT- 40 to take flight on Friday
• Fury in India over U.S. allegedly flying deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains
• Hunters Kill Rare White 'Spirit Moose' Sacred To Indigenous Canadians
• Pope says genocide took place at Church schools in Canada for indigenous children
• Sacred white 'spirit moose' is killed by hunters in Canada to outrage of local indigenous population
• The great Australian outback flying mail service
• Aero India 2025: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu takes sortie in indigenous fighter jet
• The Wabun Model: Meaningful engagement mineral resource exploration and development
• KF Aerospace, Seneca, & other industry partners support Indigenous aviation program after hangar fire
• Canada’s only Indigenous flight school remains resilient after fire
• Canada’s only Indigenous aviation college program loses hangar, entire aircraft fleet in fire
• Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents
• CAE donates $160,000 to FNTI, the only Indigenous flight school of its kind in Canada
• First Nations trio is 1st all-women training crew for Indigenous flight school
• First Nations Technical Institute rebuild gets off the ground 2 years after devastating fire
• 2 men banned from PAL flights after making racist remarks to Indigenous passengers
• First time flying
• 'Bring them home': Hundreds call for answers after mysterious disappearances of Indigenous men
• Labrador woman spends 6 days in Alberta after Air Canada rejects Indigenous ID for return flight
• Seneca College - After fire, Indigenous flight school students soaring again in Seneca planes
• DRDO & Indian Army conduct four successful flight-tests of Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
• India's first indigenous combat unmanned aircraft FWD 200B takes flight
• Canada's first Indigenous airport restaurant opens in Vancouver next week | Food & Drink
• Qantas responds to racist comments on its in-flight magazine cover
• Indigenous locals call for more information at site of Flying Foam Massacre
• Eddie Betts' boots: Frequent-flying Crows' fan delivers for Indigenous round
• Canada Nickel signs Contracting Agreement with Mattagami, Matachewan, and Flying Post First Nations for Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project
• First Nations near Timmins to build infrastructure for new Crawford mining project
• Canada Nickel reaches agreement with three First Nations
• M is for mining deals, not for Métis say First Nations leaders in Ontario
• Air Canada apologizes after headdress of First Nations chief removed to hold
• Canada Nickel advances Crawford project with signing of agreement with three First Nations
• Sacred white ‘spirit moose’ killed by hunters, outraging indigenous population
• Indigenous Cinema Alliance Takes Flight in Berlin
• First Nations partner with Canada Nickel on early stage mine construction
• Air Canada apologizes to national chief after flight crew took her headdress away
• Fact check: Misinformation spread online as Indians deported
• Community buy-in is critical when talking major project development on Indigenous territory
• Indian Navy test-fires missile amid tensions after Pahalgam attack
• Working together critical for future of mining, says MPP
• Russia’s Civil Aviation in the Wake of the Sanctions
• Indian-origin passenger on American Airlines Delhi flight sends SOS from Rome hotel: 'I'm extremely stressed'
• India successfully flight tests BrahMos cruise missile with indigenous seeker
• Perimeter Aviation's terminal expansion draws rave reviews from Manitoba's First Nations
• 'An existential threat:' First Nations challenge Ontario Métis self-government deal
• Tasmanian ancestral remains to return home after being held in Scottish university collection since 1850s
• MNO calls for talks with First Nations as chiefs plan rally to kill Métis self-government bill
• Indigenous woman’s post about racial profiling incident at Victoria airport goes viral
• Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services to host an Elders Gathering
• Northern Ontario First Nations Announce Decision To Partner With Hydro One To Develop Major New Greenfield Transmission Line
• Ontario and Flying Post First Nation reach settlement of over $14 million in century-old land claim
• ‘Second way to close the gap’: Price outlines her post-voice vision
• Navy, DRDO undertake guided flight trials for indigenous naval anti-ship missile
• Indigenous students a step closer to aviation dreams after exclusive Royal Flying Doctor Service experience
• Canada Nickel signs agreement with First Nations for Crawford Nickel Project
• 'Smooth & Comfortable', Says Rajnath Singh After Flying In Indigenous LCA Tejas
• Vice Chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force make history after flying indigenous Tejas fighter in joint exercise
• New Wawa-Timmins 500-kV transmission project approved for Hydro One, emphasizing Indigenous partnership

Academic Research

• Indigenous Inclusion and Intervention: The Flight of Eagles
• Flying beyond: Diverse Sáminesses and be (com) ing Sámi
• The flying heads of settler colonialism; or the ideological erasures of indigenous peoples in political theorizing
• Small piece of paper--going out, flying around the world: A preliminary discussion on the reproduction of Aboriginal creativity on postage stamps
• Gabe-Bines:“Forever Flying Bird”: Teachings From Paul Peter Buffalo
• Fear of flying
• Visual cultures of indigenous futurisms
• Introduction: Indigenous Futurisms, Bimaashi Biidaas Mose, Flying and Walking towards You
• Understanding the Strengths of the Indigenous Communities: Flying Dust First Nation Focus Group Report
• … through alcohol management plans on serious injury in remote indigenous communities in remote Australia: a ten-year analysis using data from the Royal Flying …
• 'Wings to fly': a case study of supporting Indigenous student success through a whole-of-university approach
• Eyes in the skies: Repellent Fence and trans-Indigenous time-space at the US–Mexico border