oh-chee-chak-koh-see-pee | O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation

O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in Manitoba, Canada, with a rich cultural heritage and strong community connections.

POPULATION

1,338

Rank #266 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

35.2 KM²

Rank #263 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/27/2025

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-06-26 20:44:32 UTC

Name

O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation (ISC Code: 279)

Former Names

Crane River First Nation

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Interlake Region, Manitoba

Indigenous Language

Ojibwe

Number of Registered Members

1338

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(204) 732-2490

Fax Number

(204) 732-2596

Address

PO BOX 103, CRANE RIVER, MB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

KERWIN CHABOYER

Term Expires

11/27/2025

Number of Council Members

KERWIN CHABOYER

Chief

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📞 Phone not available

VANIA DUMAS

Councillor

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FRED MCKAY

Councillor

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HAZEL MOAR

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements

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2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2011 - O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation20112012.pdf

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2001 - O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

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2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

No court records available for download at this time.

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6393
CRANE RIVER 51
3522.5 Hectares
225 KM NW/NO OF/DE WINNIPEG
[49.8954221, -97.1385145]

Media Reports

At least 9 Manitoba First Nations declare states of emergency over snowstorm power outages

Manitoba First Nations gear up to build more schools

With U of W degrees in hand, Indigenous women called trailblazers

Jeremy Skibicki acted out of hatred when he killed 4 Indigenous women, Crown argues as trial begins

Canada: hopes rise for landfill search where Indigenous women’s bodies believed to be buried

‘Buckets of tears’: The four women who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer

Manitoba First Nations gear up to build more schools

First Nations woman’s body found at Winnipeg landfill

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Winnipeg police charge man with murders of four women

Portage and Main round dance celebrates guilty decision for man who killed 4 Indigenous women

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Manitoba First Nation probed over loans, advances to former band council, staff

Winnipeg police charge man with murders of four women

Ottawa funding coding education on First Nations

‘As though they were garbage’: Trial hears serial killer targeted Indigenous women

Police to give update on Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, unidentified victim of Winnipeg serial killer

Why did it take Winnipeg police so long to interview a serial killer in search for victim's identity?

Winnipeg police say they will work with Indigenous leaders to access landfill search

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Timeline of investigation into slayings of four women in Winnipeg

MMIWG advocates praise families' love, strength after remains found in Manitoba landfill search

Parents decide Ashlee Shingoose will continue to be known as Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, search of landfill for remains

Complex investigation ruled out potentially undiscovered victims of Winnipeg serial killer, police say

‘Rage, Despair, Disgust’ Heighten Over Killings Of Indigenous Women In Canada

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, search of landfill for remains

‘We must all grieve their loss:’ Winnipeg man accused of killing four women

Winnipeg: A daughter's quest to find her mother's remains

August sentencing date set for Winnipeg serial killer who murdered 4 Indigenous women

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Aboriginal communities hit hard by Manitoba floods

Brigette Lacquette to make First Nations hockey history in Pyeongchang

The mostly male chiefs that comprise the AMC elected a female leader

Canada: Alleged serial killer accused of murdering four indigenous women

Morgan Harris: Remains of Canadian serial killer's victim found in landfill

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Manitoba premier, advocates praise families' love, strength after remains found in landfill search

Red Cross supporting evacuations for 16 First Nation communities in wake of 'catastrophic' snowstorm

Canadian man charged in deaths of 3 more women

‘Justice was served’: Killer of 4 women in Winnipeg guilty of first-degree murder

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

‘We must all grieve their loss:’ Winnipeg man accused of killing four women

First Nation Members of AMC

3 First Nations women, 1 unidentified woman were victims of alleged serial killer: Winnipeg police

A Canadian man is charged in the deaths of 3 more Indigenous women

'One step closer': Government working to build more schools in Manitoba First Nations

‘Rage, despair, disgust’: Canada reels from killings of Indigenous women

14-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder in Manitoba

Unresolved: Simone Samarah Ann Sanderson

Why does the Canadian justice system treat aboriginal people as if they’re all the same?

Indigenous women strong contenders for Team Canada

Officials locate inmate who escaped First Nation correctional facility

'These women are powerful': Record number of female chiefs leading Manitoba First Nations

7 candidates competing for Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leadership address province's chiefs

Winnipeg police announce charges in alleged serial killings of four women

Opinion: Genocide is not in Canada’s past. It is still happening, to this day

‘We must all grieve their loss:’ Winnipeg man accused of killing four women

Jeremy Skibicki charged with 4 counts of first-degree murder of Indigenous women in Winnipeg

UM speaks out in support of implementing the MMIWG Calls for Justice

Accused killer's allegedly hate-filled online presence should be factored into investigation, trial: experts

Manitoba First Nation wants used fiddles to help keep students on right path

For families of missing women, unknown victim of alleged serial killer conjures fears of the worst: advocate

Unidentified victim of alleged Winnipeg serial killer will be known as Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe or Buffalo Woman

Southern Manitoba First Nations walk to raise support for new health authority

2 First Nations women, 1 unidentified woman were victims of alleged serial killer: Winnipeg police

Alleged serial killer charged in deaths of more Indigenous women as police release image of jacket to try to identify victim

Grandmother, mother, daughter: Families remember 3 First Nations women police say were killed by same man

In photos: Dozens rally at B.C. Legislature to demand ‘Winnipeg’ landfill search

Winnipeg: A daughter's quest to find her mother's remains

Canada: Alleged serial killer accused of murdering four indigenous women

Canada’s Brigette Lacquette represents First Nations in gold medal game

’Justice was served today’: Jeremy Skibicki found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of 4 women in Winnipeg

Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains

Winnipeg serial killer told shelter worker 'he was just there to stalk his victims,' trial hears

Winnipeg serial killer seen with victims in video footage played at trial

'Keep Rebecca's name alive,' friend of Winnipeg woman slain by serial killer says at vigil

Families of 3 slain First Nations women call for landfill search as admitted serial killer's trial ends

Hundreds show up to birthday powwow honouring Morgan Harris as landfill search set to begin

After killer found guilty in deaths of 4 women, families brace for 'heartbreaking' landfill search

Actions of man who killed 4 Indigenous women 'purposeful and racially motivated,' Crown argues as trial begins

Victim impact statement on behalf of community planned for sentencing hearing of Winnipeg serial killer

Portage and Main round dance celebrates guilty decision for man who killed 4 Indigenous women

Assembly of First Nations calls for inquiry into deaths of 4 women who were victims of serial killer

A Killer Among Them

Man who admitted to killing 4 women in Winnipeg found guilty of first-degree murder

Impact statements to be delivered at Manitoba serial killer's sentencing vital 'part of the record': advocate

Manitoba First Nations gear up to build more schools

'One step closer': Government working to build more schools in Manitoba First Nations

‘Buckets of tears:’ The four Indigenous women who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer

'Do you know how many times I had to listen to how my mother was murdered?' serial killer hearing told

4 northern Manitoba First Nations getting new schools, 1 other to be renovated

Canada and Manitoba First Nations collaborate to build more schools

Academic Research

Flooding hope and livelihoods: Lake St. Martin First Nation

The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps

Seeking the end of indigenous archaeology

A cultural framework for Cree self-government: Retracing our steps back

Wiggle it, just a little bit

Decolonizing the archaeological landscape: The practice and politics of archaeology in British Columbia

… Underuse of Sections 81 and 84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Its Role in the Systemic Neglect of Indigenous Rehabilitation and Reintegration

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

Returning to ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities

The “other” accidental archaeologist

FIRST NATION POPULATION: ON RESERVE

Flooding hope and livelihoods: Lake St. Martin First Nation

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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