Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 01/29/2026
• CHIEF: CORNELIUS WAPOOSE
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
• CORNELIUS WAPOOSE
• TYLER MARCEL SHEWAYBICK
• LEONARD BARTON BEAVER
• HARRY WABASSE
• RANDY JASON JACOB
• ERIC CARLYLE SHEWAYBICK
• SELENA BARBARA WABASSE

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.webequie.ca/
• PHONE NUMBER: (807) 353-6531
• FAX NUMBER: (807) 353-1218
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 268, WEBEQUIE, ON
• EMAILS:
• Chief CORNELIUS WAPOOSE:
• Councillor TYLER MARCEL SHEWAYBICK:
• Councillor LEONARD BARTON BEAVER:
• Councillor HARRY WABASSE:
• Councillor RANDY JASON JACOB:
• Councillor ERIC CARLYLE SHEWAYBICK:
• Deputy Chief SELENA BARBARA WABASSE:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band Financial Statements

• 2024 - Audited consolidated 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
• 2010 - Webequie20102011.pdf
• 2008 - Webequie20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Webequie20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Webequie20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Webequie20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Webequie20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Webequie20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Webequie20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Webequie20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 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

• Webequie First Nation Indian Band v. Beamish
• Indians and Webequie Band on the Webequie Indian Settlement Remission Order

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Webequie spay and neuter clinic shines a light on new pilot project
• A Seat at the Table
• Two teachers charged in separate sex abuse cases in Webequie First Nation
• First Nations and Ontario One Step Closer to Building All-Season Roads in the Ring of Fire
• Proponents see northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire opposition melting like ice roads
• Ontario poised to become community builders in the Ring of Fire
• Province agrees to fund shovel-ready projects on First Nations
• Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
• Ontario accepts First Nations framework for environment assessment of planned Ring of Fire road
• Webequie First Nation digs in against rebooting Ottawa's Ring of Fire Regional Assessment
• Webequie and Marten Falls Ring of Fire Road Terms of References Green Lighted
• Noront Statement on New Partnership Between Government of Ontario, Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations to Move Ahead With Road Access to the Ring of Fire
• Marten Falls, Webequie FN launch EA for northern road link
• Webequie Supply road to Ring of Fire mine more than a gravel road, its quarries too
• Consultations continue as 2 First Nations work toward road to Ring of Fire in northern Ontario
• Marten Falls, Webequie deny 'closed door' approach in all-weather road agreements
• First Nations to get $15M from Housing Accelerator Fund
• Ring of Fire: Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation Provide an Update
• Marten Falls and Webequie Congratulate Mushkegowuk James Bay Coastal Communities on All-Season Road Commitment
• Ontario and First Nations Celebrate Historic Milestone for the Ring of Fire
• Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations assert their traditional claim to the Ring of Fire
• Ontario promises to add 5 more First Nations to power grid, end reliance on diesel
• Two First Nations ask neighbours : 'trust us' with assessment for a Ring of Fire road
• First Nations to submit environmental assessment plan for final road linking Ring of Fire to Ont. highways
• Opinion: To develop Ontario’s Ring of Fire, we must develop trust with First Nations
• Road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire will undergo federal environmental assessment
• "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
• Ontario approves First Nations-led plan to build road to Ring of Fire
• Ontario pledges 'support' for year-round road access to 3 remote First Nations
• First Nations dispute Ring of Fire road agreement
• Death of First Nations teen in Thunder Bay surrounded by mystery, lawyer says
• DAREarts celebrates two young Indigenous men
• Ontario government signs agreement with two First Nations on Ring of Fire road
• First Nations man drags oxygen tank 1000 km on a toboggan in health care protest
• High-speed internet will be a ‘game-changer’ for remote Indigenous communities
• Plan to develop Eagle's Nest site a step 'in positive direction' for Indigenous communities
• Two First Nations in Ontario to start environmental assessments in Ring of Fire
• First Nations ‘merely pawns’ in wrangling over Ring of Fire: Marten Falls chief
• Three First Nation communities say they will go to court over the Ring of Fire
• Scathing reports call out Thunder Bay police for racism. Is there hope for change? The Indigenous community is not so sure
• First Nations student deaths inquest: Build schools on reserve, parents say
• Webequie First Nation chief mourns death of teen who left community in search of counselling
• Ring of Fire: A path to prosperity and environmental risk
• The Tories are dissolving the Ring of Fire agreement. So what comes next?
• Ford promises to connect five First Nations to power grid
• Two First Nations sign Ring of Fire agreement as another launches court battle
• 'Landmark' agreement signed over Ring of Fire
• Neskantaga First Nation calls for halt to environmental study process on Ring of Fire road
• Livestreamed open houses announced for Northern Road Link to Ring of Fire
• First Nations in Canada still face chronic issues in getting safe drinking water
• Webequie hosts Powwow
• ‘These divide-and-conquer tactics are destroying us’: Matawa First Nations reflect on Doug Ford’s Ring of Fire legacy
• Fire destroys new home on Webequie First Nation
• Proponents see northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire opposition melting like ice roads
• Noront Statement on New Partnership Between Government of
• Indigenous Leaders: First Nation partnerships will lead the way north
• Indigenous-led EAs are on the horizon
• RING OF FIRE: Ontario to move ahead with north-south road
• Ring of Fire road projects are 'sovereignty' issue, says Anishinaabe documentary filmmaker
• 'Landmark' agreement signed over Ring of Fire
• For Marten Falls First Nation, economic reconciliation begins and ends in the Ring of Fire
• Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development
• Ontario First Nations announce new step in Ring of Fire road building
• Body found in Thunder Bay is missing youth from Webequie: chief
• Ontario First Nations launch suit against province, feds over decision-making powers
• DAREarts celebrates two young Indigenous men
• Marten Falls First Nation Statement on Ring of Fire Blockade
• ‘Milestone’ deal reached with 15 First Nations on Ring of Fire mining development
• Ring of Fire Metals and Webequie First Nation Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Ring of Fire Development
• Inside the battle over Ontario's Ring of Fire
• Ford promises to connect five First Nations to power grid
• First Nation partnerships will lead the way north
• One of the big bosses drops in on the Ring of Fire
• Northern Road Link over a decade away from completion
• Webequie First Nation – Supply Road Project Assessment Process Starts
• Drones help fight inequity in First Nations communities
• Indigenous artist Cathy Elliott leaves 'huge' legacy say colleagues at DAREarts charity
• Ontario, First Nations agree on missing link road to the Ring of Fire
• Memorandum of Understanding signed by Webequie First Nation and Juno Corp.
• Ontario approves First Nations-led plan for the road to the Ring of Fire
• Northern First Nations Leadership clarify involvement in Infrastructure Development following Province's Ring of Fire Announcement
• NDP MPPs demand action as COVID seeps into First Nations communities
• First impressions: A road to the Ring of Fire clears another hurdle
• First Nation and Ring of Fire miner set the stage for Eagle's Nest partnership
• The step by step process to get a road to the Ring of Fire
• Bridges to the North building awareness about the "act of being Indigenous"
• First Nations and Ontario one step closer to building all-season roads in the Ring of Fire
• First Nations seek federal funding for new all-season road in Ontario’s Ring of Fire
• Mining company Wyloo gives update on Ring of Fire mining projects,as First Nations resistance continues
• Webequie youth release 'coming of age' music video
• Fast is slow: Will Ontario really build a road to the Ring of Fire?
• First Nations appeal for local high schools
• City and country meet in Inuit-First Nations youth exchange
• First Nations to get $15M from Housing Accelerator Fund
• First Nations face overlapping crises and inadequate support during pandemic
• First Nations announce new step in Ring of Fire road development
• Indigenous suicides getting worse, not better
• Webequie and Marten Falls First Nations Welcome Commitment to Advance Ring of Fire Infrastructure
• Livestreamed open houses announced for Northern Road Link to Ring of Fire
• Two Ring of Fire-area First Nations like what Poilievre has to say
• Ring of Fire access roads may not be complete until 2040
• Roads to the North: Three Proposed Northern Road Projects Present Updates at PDAC
• A Seat at the Table
• Indigenous Leaders: First Nation partnerships will lead the way north - Sault Ste. Marie News
• 5 indigenous youth who made a difference in 2015
• A Seat at the Table
• Indigenous Leaders: First Nation partnerships will lead the way north - Sault Ste. Marie News
• 5 indigenous youth who made a difference in 2015
• Door remains open for Indigenous dialogue, says Ring of Fire mine developer
• Fort Albany First Nation 'alarmed' by Northern Road link announcement
• Indigenous dancers from across the region to hit the stage in Toronto
• First Nations face overlapping crises and inadequate support during pandemic
• Bridges to the North building awareness about the "act of being Indigenous"
• Noront Resources Statement on New Partnership Between Government of Ontario, Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations to Move Ahead With Road Access to the Ring of Fire
• Press Release Distribution & PR Platform
• Moving Forward with Road Access to the Ring of Fire
• Ontario Regional Chief Congratulates Judith Beaver from Webequie FN
• Ontario and Aroland First Nation Sign Historic Agreement Connecting Roads to the Ring of Fire
• Ontario and Aroland First Nation Sign Historic Agreement Connecting Roads to the Ring of Fire

Academic Research

• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Across the Great Divide: Anishinaabek Legal Traditions, Treaty 9, and Honourable Consent
• Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care
• The fisheries of an Ojibwa community in northern Ontario
• Message from
• The north “like Darfur”
• Impact Assessment in the Ring of Fire: Contested Authorities, Competing Visions and a Clash of Legal Orders
• Towards an indigenous-informed relational approach to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC)
• Searching together: a model for community-driven research in remote First Nations
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Resource development in Canada: a case study on the ring of fire
• The right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC): Reflections on experiences of two Indigenous communities in northern regions of Canada and Chile
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities
• Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities