Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 04/22/2026
• CHIEF: WILFRED MCKAY JR.
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:4
• WILFRED MCKAY JR.
• CLAUDE SHANNACAPPO
• MELISSA SHANNACAPPO
• DEREK MCKAY

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: /nations/244-rolling-river
• PHONE NUMBER: (204) 636-2211
• FAX NUMBER: (204) 636-7823
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 145, ERICKSON, MB
• EMAILS:
• Chief WILFRED MCKAY JR.:
• Councillor CLAUDE SHANNACAPPO:
• Councillor MELISSA SHANNACAPPO:
• Councillor DEREK MCKAY:
• 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
• 2011 - Rolling River20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Rolling River20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Rolling River20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Rolling River20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Rolling River20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Rolling River20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Rolling River20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Rolling River20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Rolling River20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Rolling River20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Rolling River20012002.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

• Melanie Cameron v Rolling River First Nation
• Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1630 v Rolling River School Division
• Rolling River School Division v. Rolling River Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society et al.
• Michaluk v. Rolling River School Division No. 3 et al
• Rolling River School Division No. 39 v. Rolling River Division Association (Manitoba Teachers Federation, Local 39)
• Rolling River School Division v. Rolling River Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society et al.
• Kowalchuk v. Rolling River School Division, No. 39
• Rolling River School Division v. The Rolling River Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society and Brenda Nicholson
• Rolling River Teachers' Association No. 37 v Rolling River School Division No. 37

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• A Poisoned River, a Father’s Sacrifice: New Documentary Tells Story of Peru’s Toxic Mining
• Aaron McKay beocmes Riding Mountain NDP Council president
• Gila River Indian Community says it doesn't support latest Colorado River sharing proposals
• Mural unveiled in Winnipeg part of province’s Indigenous women’s strategy
• Indian Bowl & Roll opens on Hood River waterfront Friday, April 5
• Southwestern Manitoba First Nation's powwow a time to reflect after Clear Lake zebra mussel discovery: chief
• Gila River Indian Community rejects states’ plan for Colorado
• Rolling River First Nation distributes care packages to every household on reserve
• Farrah Huntinghawk | Women's Week
• Oregon Schools Slowly Rolling Out Indigenous Studies Curriculum
• Our Favorite River Songs -
• Storytelling project helps newcomers and Indigenous people find shared narratives
• Why I choose to celebrate Canada 150 while acknowledging our faults
• Brandon's Keystone Centre introduces its first Indigenous mural
• Gunpoint arrest of First Nations moose harvester dishonours the Crown: lawyer
• Roll, Columbia, roll: At Maryhill Museum, the river is a unifier and an artistic bridge
• As the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers heat up, managers try to keep fish cool
• Returning Stolen Land to Native Tribes, One Lot at a Time
• Rolling River First Nation's powwow returns with electric atmosphere for the community
• Jul 2022: First Nations sue federal government — economic, cultural losses cited in lawsuit
• 'Connection, community, empowerment': Giiwe Media links reconciliation, Indigenous tourism
• How this man plans to help other fathers in his Manitoba First Nation heal from trauma
• See damage to Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties by tornadoes, Milton
• Mad River bought by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians
• Louisiana’s Coastline Is Crumbling. These Tribes Know How to Save it
• CBC Manitoba announces new Community Advisory Board
• Banks Must Divest From the Coastal GasLink Pipeline -- or Hollywood Might Divest From Them
• MMIWG families retie red ribbons province removed from Selkirk bridge
• Jack River’s Guide to the Northern Territory
• Year of the Voice: A Conversation Between Nina Fitzgerald and Holly Rankin (Jack River)
• Music, dance and more among celebrations happening across Manitoba for National Indigenous Peoples Day
• IndigE-girl Comedy emboldens Indigenous women's voices in standup, at JFL Vancouver's Best of the West
• ‘Wind River’: Taylor Sheridan on Why He Needed to Make This Modern Western
• Movement & Wellness with Yoga Instructor Dawn Chartrand
• Dene author’s Ndè-Tı-Yat / Land-Water-Sky to become graphic novel
• Indigenous women share the pride and challenges of their mixed ancestry
• Jack River on Using Art & Activism to Push for Systemic Change
• Jan 2016: Rolling River First Nation reaches agreement on land in Headingley
• 'Great heart' makes anything possible for southwestern Manitoba Indigenous men's group
• Harvesting of Traditional Medicine a Mindful – and Healing – Exercise
• Art installation in progress aims to become healing space for families of MMIWG
• ‘We are all related’: Artist Jeannie White Bird discusses her work now showing at Winnipeg’s city hall
• Powwow marks 150 years of Treaty 4
• Tribal Lobbying Is Booming After Abramoff Scandal
• U.S. singer Jelly Roll raising funds for Indigenous youth at Canadian debut in St. Catharines, Ont.
• ‘Native North America’: How We Ignored Incredible Folk and Country Made at Home
• New in school: Indigenous cooking, Harry Potter as literature and rock 'n' roll
• Family of Indigenous man killed after police shooting in Vancouver demand public inquest
• 'Our people were experimented on': Indigenous sanatorium survivors recall medical tests
• 2 Afro-Indigenous writers say telling their own stories helps empower youth
• WhereWeStand West: Bridging cultures through the arts
• Walking in 2 worlds: Dakota Nation Winterfest showcases culture and sports
• Meet the 22 Indigenous actors who brought the This Place podcast to life
• Sexualization, stereotypes and shame: A biracial Winnipeg teen reflects on the world she's grown up in
• After another beloved relative dies at the hands of police, calls for change amplify
• Boys commit to ending violence against women through Moose Hide Campaign | story | Kids News
• Jun 2022: Old and new pride, tradition for grads
• Dakota Nation's Winterfest strengthens traditions, emboldens youth
• New mural at Winnipeg city hall by Anishinaabe artist meant to signify the human spirit
• Sharing the Healing Spirit of Sweetgrass
• Women’s Health Clinic to incorporate traditional Indigenous teachings
• Family of Indigenous man killed after VPD shooting demands inquest
• Winnipeg financial firm offered ‘kickbacks’ to chiefs to land business deals
• Deadline approaching for CBC New Indigenous Voices media training course
• New library program fights illiteracy
• Today, on International Day Against Police Brutality
• Smudge The Blades: Hockey gear with a First Nations twist
• Mural depicting Canada's residential schools ready to be unveiled in Selkirk, Man.
• Brokenhead Ojibway Nation celebrates Treaty Days with new powwow arbour
• Manitoba First Nations say fulfil promise and turn over more treaty land
• First Nations casino to be built near Brandon
• AIM leader who visited Iran now grand chief of Manitoba chiefs organization
• AFN National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo gets an earful in Thompson at Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
• Lockhart River on the road to local success
• Scrap Indian Act, taxpayers federation urges Ottawa
• Manitoba Basketball Teams Heading to Halifax for 2023 North American Indigenous Games
• The Indigenous voices at the Democratic National Convention
• Hiawatha National Forest - Indian River Canoe Trail
• WhereWeStand West: Bridging cultures through the arts
• Manidoo-Abi: A True Story of the Land We Share
• Thunder Indigenous Rugby takes boys and girls 7s team on California tour
• Picture this: 2022 in southwestern Manitoba
• New mural in Selkirk, Man., dedicated to legacy of residential schools
• Gila River Indian Community says it doesn't support latest Colorado River sharing proposals
• First Nations Vow Fight Against Site C Dam in BC After Setback
• Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations
• Haunting folk song "Shenandoah" rooted in Virginia, West Virginia
• U.S. singer Jelly Roll raising funds for Indigenous youth | RCI
• River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week
• Rolling River First Nation holds election on April 22
• Bonnie Raitt, Indigo Girls Appear on 'No More Pipeline Blues (On this Land Where We Belong)'
• Coalition of First Nations with Interests in Riding Mountain National Park
• Indigenous communities - Riding Mountain National Park
• Jul 2016: First Nations are growing their economies
• Urban reserve coming to Headingley?
• Remembering Chris Amyotte, Killed by the VPD.
• Jun 2017: Public celebration of indigenous culture cherished
• Rolling the dice on our education
• Winnipeg financial firm facing federal probe over ‘potential inappropriate payments’ to First Nation
• Jun 2023: Belonging and togetherness the themes at Rolling River Powwow
• The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution
• The Daily Heller: Amazonian Painted Letters Rolling on the River
• Gallery: Demanding Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
• Native American Women Keep Turning Up Dead. Why Is Nothing Being Done?
• Valley tribal casinos start rolling out craps, baccarat, roulette games
• Jul 2023: Rolling River First Nation celebrates graduates
• IndigE-girl Comedy brings sharp jokes, Indigenous joy, and “big auntie energy”
• First Nations want Forks parking lot land
• Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | College of Nursing welcomes first summer cohort as part of expanded program
• Garden River First Nation ready to roll with new licence plates
• First Nation Members of AMC
• Indigenous convoys slow Ontario highway traffic in solidarity with B.C. pipeline protest
• Parks Canada bans watercraft from Manitoba's Clear Lake for 2024 over zebra mussel concerns
• George Harrison Bathed in the Ganges River in India Weeks Before His Death—Later His Widow Scattered His Ashes There
• Sep 2021: Planning commemoration for residential school survivors
• Sep 2023: Bridging divide with education, celebration
• Aug 2023: Indigneous artists’ market coming to Riverbank Discovery Centre this fall
• Mother who had her children taken by province offers advice on TikTok
• B.C. Rolling Justice Bus connects Indigenous and environmental rights
• Jun 2023: RMNP to celebrate Indigenous life
• Jun 2022: First Nations seek enhanced protection from flooding
• Jun 2022: First Nations seek enhanced protection from flooding
• Family of Indigenous man killed after police shooting in Vancouver demand public inquest
• Family of Indigenous man killed after police shooting in Vancouver demand public inquest
• Women’s Health Clinic to incorporate traditional Indigenous teachings
• Women’s Health Clinic to incorporate traditional Indigenous teachings
• Jul 2010: Rolling River firefighters place 2nd at regionals
• Jul 2010: Rolling River firefighters place 2nd at regionals
• Survivors of Canada’s ‘Indian Hospitals’ eligible for up to $200K under proposed settlement
• Survivors of Canada’s ‘Indian Hospitals’ eligible for up to $200K under proposed settlement
• Inaccuracy results in loss of $1M investment in ecological corridor project
• The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument Was a Victory for California's Water Future, Don't Roll It Back
• Inside the Fight to Save the Peruvian Amazon From Big Oil
• Tourism program will be ‘Indigenous ready’
• Jun 2023: CELEBRATING NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
• Family of Indigenous man killed after police shooting in Vancouver demand public inquest
• Man charged in Rolling River First Nation man's death
• Stories shared at Rolling River First Nation
• 12 Most Loved Tourist Attractions In North Dakota
• Jul 2023: Rolling River artist tells stories through poetry, photography
• Song You Need to Know: ICONYX, ‘Mulyawongk’
• First Nations mother risks fine, jail with social media campaign to get kids back
• Jul 2023: Tour showcases Indigenous talent
• Large scale mural honouring legacy of residential schools will be on display in Selkirk
• Some First Nations leaders turn their backs on Pierre Poilievre
• Aboriginal Affairs official threatens legal action over allegations of AFN election meddling
• Family of Indigenous man killed after police shooting in Vancouver demand public inquest
• Feb 2023: Event promotes literacy among First Nations
• Gila River Indian Community says it doesn't support latest Colorado River sharing proposals
• Women’s Health Clinic to incorporate traditional Indigenous teachings
• Youth-led mural promotes reconciliation at Winnipeg United church

Academic Research

• Sustainable Communit~ Planning in tbe Rolling River First Nation
• Culture and Community: Sustainable Community Planning in the Rolling River First Nation
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• The Environment Is Not B-Roll: Critical Ecomedia Justice for Makers, a Story Back Initiative
• Brazil: The dangers of rolling back social and environmental safeguards for indigenous and forest peoples during COVID-19
• Sogorea Te'Land Trust and Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Indigenous more-than-humanisms: Relational ethics with the Hurunui River in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Brazil: The dangers of rolling back social and environmental safeguards for indigenous and forest peoples during COVID-19
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Indigenous challenges to enhance freshwater governance and management in Aotearoa New Zealand-the Waikato river settlement
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty: Transboundary governance and indigenous rights
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• Indigenous challenges to enhance freshwater governance and management in Aotearoa New Zealand-the Waikato river settlement
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Our history is the future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance
• “The river is us; the river is in our veins”: re-defining river restoration in three Indigenous communities
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• River relationships: For the love of rivers
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Oral tradition as emplacement: Ancestral Blackfoot memories of the Rocky Mountain Front
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River
• Amazonian routes: indigenous mobility and colonial communities in northern Brazil
• Storying Escape from Settler Enforcement: The'Rolling Head'in Louise Erdrich's LaRose
• Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories
• Aboriginal Pathways: in Southeast Queensland and the Richmond River