Woos-kwee See-peek | Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation
Community Profile
- Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in northern Manitoba, with a rich cultural heritage and traditional connection to the land.
- Last Updated 2025-05-05 19:44:50 UTC
- Name: Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation (ISC Code: 324)
- Former Names: Birch River First Nation
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Swampy Cree Territory
- Indigenous Language: Cree
- Number of Registered Members: 877
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 04/14/2029
- CHIEF: ELWOOD ZASTRE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
- ELWOOD ZASTRE
- NATHAN KEMATCH
- MARIE GENAILLE
- MAXWELL KEMATCH
- SAFORD KEMATCH
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: /nations/273-wuskwi-sipihk-first-nation
- PHONE NUMBER: (204) 236-4201
- FAX NUMBER: (204) 236-4786
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 220, BIRCH RIVER, MB
- EMAILS:
- Chief ELWOOD ZASTRE:
- Councillor NATHAN KEMATCH:
- Councillor MARIE GENAILLE:
- Councillor MAXWELL KEMATCH:
- Councillor SAFORD KEMATCH:
- 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 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20112012.pdf
- 2010 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation20012002.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
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 10256
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION MESKANOW MIHTESKANAHK K
181.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10070
ANTLER CORNER
578.2 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9357
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION NO. 1
1524.2 Hectares
NORTHEAST SHORE OF SWAN LAKE
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9733
WUSKWI SIPIHK NO. 7
5850.0 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9358
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 2
91.5 Hectares
18 KM WEST OF SWAN LAKE
[52.4838849, -101.0897025] -
ISC Code: 9621
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3B
2.2 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186] -
ISC Code: 9622
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3C
54.9 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186] -
ISC Code: 9625
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3F
15.0 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186] -
ISC Code: 10206
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION MISTASINI NEKAPEYANOHK
735.9 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10205
MISTASINI SAWANOHK
424.1 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10215
MISTASINI WAPNOHK RESERVE
361.3 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10204
WAPISIW SIPIHK
0.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 9619
WUSKWI SIPIHK 4
191.0 Hectares
[52.6058508, -100.8395046] -
ISC Code: 9609
WUSKWI SIPIHK 5
1474.8 Hectares
[52.5500155, -101.1184417] -
ISC Code: 9610
WUSKWI SIPIHK 6
109.4 Hectares
[52.7104501, -101.1521456] -
ISC Code: 9620
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3A
47.5 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186] -
ISC Code: 10254
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION KEEWATINOHK
0.3 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10255
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION KINOSAO OTENAK
9.4 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10237
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION PORCUPINE RIDGE
266.5 Hectares
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 10203
MISTASINI KEEWATINOHK
680.8 Hectares
[50.4173471, -73.86988509999999] -
ISC Code: 6442
SWAN LAKE 65C
923.7 Hectares
ON WEST SHORE OF SWAN LAKE, SOUTH OF DAWSON BAY IN NORTHERN LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS TWP 41 RGE 24 WPM
[52.9764279, -100.9790379] -
ISC Code: 9329
TREATY FOUR RESERVE GROUNDS NO. 77
99.2 Hectares
ADJACENT TO AND WEST OF FORT QU'APPELLE
[50.75775059999999, -103.7889711] -
ISC Code: 9728
WUSKWI SIPIHK 8
746.7 Hectares
[52.6095902, -101.3709945] -
ISC Code: 9623
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3D
66.4 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186] -
ISC Code: 9624
WUSKWI SIPIHK FIRST NATION 3E
20.2 Hectares
[52.4666954, -101.2557186]
- The Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation’s traditional territory encompasses the Birch River watershed in northern Manitoba
- Traditional lands include boreal forest, wetlands, and riverine ecosystems
- Historical hunting and trapping grounds centered around Birch River region
- Territory spans approximately 250 square kilometers of Treaty 5 lands
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- First Nation buys bus depot, plans to revitalize northern bus service to Brandon
- Forests given a chance with hard-fought First Nations’ victory
- First Nations in Manitoba suing province, company over logging on traditional lands
- Sep 2017: First Nations to receive clean water
- New agreement between Manitoba, First Nations to change scope of forestry
- Democracy in First Nations Communities Requires an Informed Electorate
- 'Chance to seek justice' after First Nations' water advisories lawsuit certified as class action: lawyer
- Supporting families
- Unresolved: Cynthia Albena Audy
- 3 First Nations, Manitoba government sign deal on 20-year forestry plan
- 'Everyone needs to be recognized': Indigenous veterans honoured at Winnipeg ceremony
- 'Inertia and incompetence': Manitoba First Nation launches proposed class action over water advisories
- Manitoba First Nations concerned over major issues in province's forestry plan
- USask PhD candidate’s research shines light on Indigenous water governance in Manitoba
- 2nd Manitoba First Nation seeks to halt commercial logging on traditional lands
- Manitoba Government Secures Jobs in Parkland
- Manitoba First Nation buying old Greyhound depot in Brandon, restoring bus service
- Jan 2015: Sapotaweyak Cree Nation sets up teepee to protest Bipole III transmission line
- AMC Congratulates First Nations on Historic Forestry Agreement
- Manitoba, First Nations sign forestry plan agreement
- Wilderness Committee to speak to the World Wilderness Congress today
- AMC Congratulates Treaty Land Entitlement Committee on Historic Advance Payments Announcement
- Boil water advisories still in effect in three First Nations communities
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Indigenous Water Justice In Manitoba Through Engagement In Water Governance
- The failure of federal Indigenous healthcare policy in Canada
- Treaty relations between Indigenous Peoples: Advancing global understandings of self-determination
- Miyo pimatisiwin opikinawasowin: Living the good life in child rearing ways
- The significance of creating First Nation traditional names maps
- Measuring First Nations Engagement in Water Governance in Manitoba
- BOOK CONTRIBUTORS
- … and enhancing PAX Good Behavior Game for First Nations communities: a mixed-methods study protocol developed with Swampy Cree Tribal Council communities …
- Illil IIIEEE TS IIFTET
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