Bəfəlō Rivər Dənē Nāšən | Buffalo River Dene Nation

The Buffalo River Dene Nation is a First Nations community located in northern Saskatchewan, with a strong connection to traditional Dene lands and culture

POPULATION

1,787

Rank #204 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

82.6 KM²

Rank #151 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

03/01/2028

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-06-13 16:29:03 UTC

Name

Buffalo River Dene Nation (ISC Code: 398)

Former Names

Buffalo River Band

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Boreal Forest, Northern Saskatchewan

Indigenous Language

Dene

Number of Registered Members

1787

Band Website

http://brdnngo.googlepages.com/

Phone Number

(306) 282-2033

Fax Number

(306) 282-2101

Address

GENERAL DELIVERY, DILLON, SK

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

KELLY MONTGRAND

Term Expires

03/01/2028

Number of Council Members

KELLY MONTGRAND

Chief

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ERIC BEKKATLA

Councillor

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DEBBIE BILLETTE

Councillor

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MELISSA DESJARLAIS

Councillor

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J NOLTCHO

Councillor

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JULIAN SYLVESTRE

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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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

Buffalo River Dene Nation v Saskatchewan (Energy and Resources)

Buffalo River Dene Nation v The Minister of Energy and Resources

Folbar v. Buffalo River Dene Nation

Birch Narrows First Nation and Buffalo River Dene Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Duboff Edwards Schachter Law Corporation v Buffalo River Dene Nation

Buffalo River Dene Nation and Metis Nation Clearwater Lake Region, re: Devon Canada Corporation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6592
BUFFALO RIVER DENE NATION RESERVE NO. 193
8259.7 Hectares
84 KM NW/NO OF/DE ILE A LA CROSSE
[55.4505648, -107.9036302]

Media Reports

Three people deceased after ATV collision near Dillon, SK

Evacuees from northern Sask. communities return home

NexGen submits draft EIS for its Rook uranium project in Saskatchewan

2 former athletes from Garden River First Nation to be inducted in Canada Sports Hall of Fame

March 2018 continues progress on lifting long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve

Too early to forecast 2024 wildfire season: SPSA

School bus driver charged with impaired driving in Northern Sask.

Gang violence escalates on Buffalo River Dene Nation: Chief Catarat

First Nation voting locations for provincial election

Buffalo harvest brings tradition and lunch to northern Saskatchewan schools

Dillon school bus driver charged with impaired driving

Buffalo River Dene Nation re-issues state of emergency

Buffalo harvest celebrates tradition and provides lunch

No Home on the Range: Indigenous resistance to the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range

Edmonton Oilers’ forward adopted by First Nation in Alberta, named Hits Like a Buffalo

‘Carrying the torch’: La Ronge man translating Pope Francis’ words to Dene

Buffalo harvest brings tradition and lunch to northern Saskatchewan schools

Two First Nations sign boreal caribou protection agreement with feds

Who’s running in my riding? Saskatchewan’s federal election candidates

NexGen advances federal environment assessment process for Rook Uranium Project

Buffalo River Developments LP acquires majority interest in Threeosix Industrial Services Inc.

Bridge Builders unites organizers

Police and families across province share ‘Stories, not Statistics’ as part of Missing Persons Week

Buffalo River Dene Nation re-issues state of emergency

Judge rules on some evidence in land use dispute between Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Métis groups

Edmonton Oilers’ forward adopted by First Nation in Alberta, named Hits Like a Buffalo

Origin of a Queen

Buffalo River Dene Nation want bombing site land back

'A reconciliation fail': B.C. First Nations promise court action over NDP's approval of Site C

NexGen Advances Federal Environmental Assessment Process Through Submission of Responses to Remaining Information Requests

The numbered treaties in Canada and where they are located

Police and families across province share ‘Stories, not Statistics’ as part of Missing Persons Week

MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding

Memorandum signed between SRC and Meadow Lake Tribal Council around microreactors

Gangs and drugs leads to State of Emergency Buffalo River Dene Nation

Six Nations man and partner killed in Buffalo, shocking 2SLGBTQ+ groups and Ontario friends and family

Research council looks into microreactors for the north

AMC Congratulates Treaty Land Entitlement Committee on Historic Advance Payments Announcement

Wildfires continue to burn across the Prairies, forcing evacuations

University study seeks Indigenous participants for emergency evacuation research

Cree and Dene languages help keep Indigenous culture, history and identity Alive in Bonnyville

Crown seeks life sentences for two accused in La Ronge manslaughter case

Day of Pink 2025

FSIN calls on province to assist Buffalo River Dene Nation in halting COVID-19 outbreak

Wildfires threaten Indigenous communities

‘Nowhere else to turn’: First Nations inundated by oilsands projects face impossible choices

Fire suppression efforts continue as Buffalo River Dene First Nation and area residents take refuge

Wildfires force full evacuations of Chipewyan Prairie and Little Red River First Nations

Poundmaker Cree Nation welcomes back bison to traditional territory

BRDN to hold general election next week

Buffalo River Dene Nation receives government funding for community centre

Buffalo River Developments LP acquires majority interest in Threeosix Industrial Services Inc.

Meadow Lake Tribal Council and SENS partner for ecological sustainability

Sask. women aim to preserve Cree and Dene languages with new apps

‘We are in a pandemic in our communities’: First Nations leaders call for aid

App designed for Indigenous language education expected to launch in late January

Northern Saskatchewan First Nations seeing COVID-19 outbreaks

Life-long learning for a person’s well-being with Normie Carlson

Eagle Vision and APTN’s 7TH GEN returns for Season Two

COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Over 62 per cent of First Nations and Inuit fully vaccinated

Buffalo River Dene Nation Elects a new Chief

Billette sees Northern Saskatchewan's tourism potential

Elders, trappers from First Nation ask Alberta to protect bison herd

La Loche volunteers help rescue couple and granddaughter trapped by snowstorm

BRDN signs mutual benefits agreement with Fission Uranium Corporation

Husband of northern Sask. chief charged in historical sex assaults

The Saskatchewan RCMP says a man died after being struck by a police vehicle

Canada invests in Meadow Lake clean energy project

Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes

NexGen signs impact benefit agreement with Clearwater River Dene for Rook I

Norma Catarat elected Dene Vice-Chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council

Buffalo River murder case committed for trial

Buffalo River Dene Nation angry about oil drilling program

Sask. school bus driver arrested for impaired driving after transporting 50 kids

First Nations want Forks parking lot land

First Nation Members of AMC

Fishing Lake First Nation death marks 3rd fatal encounter between Sask. RCMP, Indigenous communities inside a month

‘We are in a pandemic in our communities’: First Nations leaders call for aid

Parks Canada unveils new national Indigenous Stewardship Policy

Reserves in Saskatchewan

Billette aims to empower eco-tourism in Northern Saskatchewan

Northern Sask. First Nation partners with electrical contracting firm

New company supports growth of Indigenous businesses

NexGen inks two agreements with First Nations

Sask. First Nation communities have 8 active outbreaks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Paladin Energy Secures Indigenous Partnership for Canadian Uranium Project

State of emergency reinstated as elders assaulted on Buffalo River Dené Nation

The Saskatchewan Research Council and Meadow Lake Tribal Council sign an agreement

Long-term water advisories lifted on Saskatchewan First Nations

Lloydminster opens it heart to embrace fire evacuees

Northern leaders put out call for assistance at Prince Albert media conference

'I can do what any guy can do': Faces on the front lines of Saskatchewan's wildfire fight

Saskatoon affordable housing project gets $23.6M from federal government

Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes

Creator Spotlight Series: #TikTokCanadaCreates with @chelazonleroux

West Moberly, Prophet River First Nations warn Site C approval could lead to billion dollar treaty violation

Feeding the spirit of First Nations students

'Long awaited' $122.3M settlement paid to members of Clearwater River Dene Nation

Saskatoon News | Local Breaking

Report outlines 'violent, fraught' history of Wood Buffalo National Park and impact on First Nation

Northern Saskatchewan residents continue to flee homes due to wildfires

FSIN calls on province to support Buffalo River Dene Nation during outbreak

Meadow Lake Tribal Council releases Cree and Dene language apps

NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan

Indigenous politician who admitted buying votes removed as Meadow Lake Tribal Council vice-chief

How northern Sask. communities plagued by high crime rates are trying to stifle the violence

150 people fled Buffalo Narrows, Sask., 100 more registered to leave, says councillor

‘Carrying the torch’: La Ronge man translating Pope Francis’ words to Dene

Meadow Lake Tribal Council kicks off election assembly at Dakota Dunes

2nd largest pipeline spill in Alberta history leads to charges

Feds announce high-speed internet expansions for Saskatchewan in La Ronge

Parks Canada, First Nations take down trapper's cabin in Wood Buffalo National Park

End of the Indigenous Hunger Strike at the United Nations

10 Ways to Experience Indigenous Culture and Heritage in Manitoba

Inuit Children's Health: A Report Using the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (Children and Youth Component)

Red Cross to offer new free youth safety program in Sask. Indigenous communities

‘You gave us a life sentence’: guilty plea entered in La Ronge murder case

Indigenous Community Innovation Bringing Clean Energy To Saskatchewan

Indigenous groups in Alberta, N.W.T. say they've borne 'enormous costs' from B.C. dams, call for end to Site C

Accused in La Ronge woman’s death receives eight-year sentence for manslaughter

Serial murders leave mark on First Nations: chiefs

Land-based education in Sask. education system not just a trend: teachers

Reconciliation- Alberta First Nation Chiefs bid to keep $130 million in Federal funds for well cleanup

Breaking the cycle: How northern Saskatchewan is rallying to end suicide

The Saskatchewan RCMP says a man died after being struck by a police vehicle

Mapping water flow in the Peace-Athabasca Delta

First Nations, Métis skeptical of Athabasca River tailings plan

First Nations students showcase knowledge at science fair

Dene language lessons give Indigenous learners of all ages words they didn’t know they needed

2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Meadow Lake Tribal Council

Sask. police watchdog investigating death of man hit by RCMP truck responding to unrelated hit and run

Former Red Wing Ted Nolan among 8 Indigenous NHL players featured in new card deck

'We come from the stars': How Indigenous peoples are taking back astronomy

History of Canada’s largest national park reveals exclusion of First Nations people and injustice

Saskatoon affordable housing project gets $23.6M from federal government

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

MLTC signs partnership to advance healthcare for First Nation members

Sask. school bus driver arrested for impaired driving after transporting 50 kids

Daughter of Indigenous woman believed buried in Winnipeg landfill files human-rights complaints

Sask. health minister defends decision to not make self-isolation mandatory after COVID-19 diagnosis

Youth wellness summit brings together Indigenous youth from across Saskatchewan

Montreal vigil honours lives of Indigenous people killed in RCMP incidents

5 TikTokers to follow for National Indigenous History Month

Northern parkland returned to Alberta First Nation after 95 years

NexGen marks Rook I Project permitting milestone

Rural school bus driver charged with impaired driving after dropping off busload of kids

Why don’t more Indigenous communities have locally-administered police service?

Buffalo River Dene Nation evacuees to remain in Lloydminster over the weekend

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

Sask. government approval brings new biggest uranium project in Canada closer to reality

Indigenous teens reflect on isolation during the pandemic | story | Kids News

'Why has it taken 134 years?': First Nations in Manitoba, Ontario move closer to flood compensation

A place in the circle : 2-spirit people seek visibility and supports

Rook I uranium project moving forward, as province touts mining and mineral success

Buffalo Narrows orders partial evacuation as Sask. wildfire spreads closer to community

Scholarship recipients showcase drive, excellence and determination to include Indigenous peoples' unique perspectives from the jump

Wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan affecting a dozen First Nations

Reserves in the Northwest Territories

“It is a crisis, it is an emergency, we need to do something now”- Buffalo River Dene Nation re-issues state of emergency and calls for help

150 flee Buffalo Narrows, Sask., 100 more registered to leave, says councillor

First Nations leaders question new Sask. marshals service amid calls for better policing

No Home on the Range: Indigenous resistance to the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range

Surge in Prairie meth use forces First Nations to find creative solutions

Indigenous-led company enters renewable energy market

NexGen Signs Four Study Agreements With Local Communities

Sask. First Nation calls for nurses, health orders due to COVID-19 outbreak

Buffalo River Dene Nation chief optimistic after meeting with provincial officials

Sask. First Nation issues state of emergency due to increased drug and gang activity

Wildfire continues to threaten communities of the Buffalo River Dene Nation

Accused pleads guilty to manslaughter for death of La Ronge woman in 2019

Sask. First Nation reinstates state of emergency in response to drug, gang activity after elders assaulted

Buffalo River Dene Nation returns to state of emergency, calls for help build security capacity

First Nations chiefs ask feds not to claw back $135 million in unspent site rehabilitation funds

State of emergency in Buffalo River Dene Nation over gangs and drug

Over $75 million for affordable housing in Saskatchewan from the federal government

Police and families across province share ‘Stories, not Statistics’ as part of Missing Persons Week

Buffalo River Dene Nation partners with Threeosix Industrial to launch Buffalo Contracting

History of Canada’s largest national park reveals exclusion of First Nations people and injustice

Backgrounder: Government of Canada to bring high-speed Internet access to Saskatchewan communities

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations visits First Nations communities in Saskatchewan

MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding

‘Who do we call when we need help?’: Indigenous people killed by police spark questions from families of those lost

MPs to hold emergency debate after 6 First Nations deaths by police over 2 weeks

Province invests $400K in Indigenous natural resource sector workforce

Feds, First Nations mark $1.4 billion 'cows and plows' settlement

Celebrating the first year at Tsuut’ina Nation

Buffalo River Developments takes majority stake in Threeosix

Academic Research

Remembering Our Relations

Remembering Our Relations: Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park

Drum songs: Glimpses of Dene history

Kēdzéntēdé Kedzedı̨̄: Aunties, Disestablishment, and the Making of Communiversitea

Code-switching and language ideology in a Northern Dene community

NEDITATION, ABORIGINAL

The exhaustion of wood buffalo national park: Mikisew cree first nation experiences and perspectives

Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Boreal Woodland Caribou in Western Wood Buffalo National Park

BUFFALO LAKE, RIVER, AND TRAILS CANDIDATE AREA RENEWABLE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

Indigenous Interpretations of Indigenous Treaties and the Politics of Law: Conflicting Interpretations of Treaty 10 (1906, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Drum songs: Glimpses of Dene history

Decolonizing conservation? Indigenous resurgence and buffalo restoration in the American West

Drum songs: Glimpses of Dene history

… Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal knowledge to assess and manage feral water buffalo impacts on perennial freshwater springs of the Aboriginal-owned Arnhem Plateau …

Drum songs: Glimpses of Dene history

… DENE NATION, BUFFALO RIVER DENE NATION, CANOE LAKE CREE NATION, CLEARWATER RIVER DENE NATION, ENGLISH RIVER FIRST NATION …

The call of the buffalo: exploring kinship with the buffalo in Indigenous creative expression

Drum songs: Glimpses of Dene history

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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