Tse'K'wa | Horse Lake First Nation
Community Profile
- Horse Lake First Nation is a Dane-zaa (Beaver) First Nation community in northwestern Alberta, situated near Grande Prairie
- Last Updated 2025-05-07 04:30:10 UTC
- Name: Horse Lake First Nation (ISC Code: 449)
- Former Names: Horse Lake Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Peace River Region
- Indigenous Language: Dane-zaa (Beaver)
- Number of Registered Members: 1435
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 10/24/2025
- CHIEF: RAMONA HORSEMAN
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:5
- RAMONA HORSEMAN
- CHANTILLE PETROSKI
- BRUCE HORSEMAN
- DALLAS FERGUSON
- CAMERON HORSEMAN
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.horselakefirstnation.com/
- PHONE NUMBER: (780) 356-2248
- FAX NUMBER: (780) 356-3666
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 303, HYTHE, AB
- EMAILS:
- Chief RAMONA HORSEMAN:
- Councillor CHANTILLE PETROSKI:
- Councillor BRUCE HORSEMAN:
- Councillor DALLAS FERGUSON:
- Councillor CAMERON HORSEMAN:
- 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
- 2010 - Horse Lake First Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Horse Lake First Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Horse Lake First Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Horse Lake First Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Horse Lake First Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Horse Lake First Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Horse Lake First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Horse Lake First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Horse Lake First Nation20022003.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: 6676
HORSE LAKES NO. 152B
1552.0 Hectares
60 KM NW/NO OF/DE GRANDE PRAIRIE
[55.170691, -118.7884808] -
ISC Code: 6675
CLEAR HILLS 152C
1547.1 Hectares
56 KM NW/NO OF/DE FAIRVIEW
[56.5332411, -118.7965055]
Horse Lake First Nation Traditional Territory
- Located in northwestern Alberta near Grande Prairie
- Encompasses portions of Peace River Region
- Traditional lands include boreal forest and river valleys
- Key geographic areas include lands around:
- Peace River
- Dawson Creek watershed
- Grande Prairie region
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horse Lake First Nation v. Horseman
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horse Lake First Nation v. Horseman
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horse Lake First Nation v. Napesis
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horseman v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Mcallister v. Horse Lake First Nation
- Horse Lake First Nation v. Horseman
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Arrow Lake wins Championship of Champions
- Relay rider loves job – “It’s a Blessing”
- Treaty 8 First Nations introduce law requiring children to stay in care of their nation
- Horse Lake First Nations soon to embark on bio-refinery construction
- ‘Our Children are not for sale’: Treaty 8 chiefs
- Chemco and Horse Lake FN aim to “reshape” energy industry in NW Alberta
- Horse Lake students learn how to tan hides traditionally
- AHS & Horse Lake First Nation working together
- Horse, wagon, bicycle riders en route to Williams Lake Stampede
- Training program brings opportunity to Indigenous Albertans
- Ojibwe horses are endangered, but a few Canadian ranches are determined to keep them alive
- Police hunting for Horse Lake First Nations man wanted for attempted murder
- ‘Fed up’: Horse Lake First Nation welcomes police raid on problem home
- AFN receives strong message to stay out of treaty business
- This Indigenous-owned Lodge in British Columbia Encourages Guests to Connect With Nature in a Deeper Way
- 'Willing to listen': Indigenous communities, Mercer Peace River partner on inclusive consultation
- Frog Lake First Nations’ Children & Family, Intervention/Prevention Horse Healing Centre
- North American First Nations and Horse Nation have a revered bond
- First Nations sue Canada over child-welfare system's destruction of culture, language
- First Nations, Métis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
- 'Our people are horse people': First Nations trainers on track for success at Assiniboia Downs
- Crow Girl: Indigiqueer graphic novel focuses on ‘glimmering moments of joy and hope’
- CTV Comedy Channel heads back to Grouse Lake First Nation for Season 2 of CTV original series Acting Good, beginning October 16
- Graphic novel depicting history of Homalco First Nation coming in summer
- Horse Nation Indian Relays championship sets records
- Horse Nations Indian Relay
- New leadership coming to School District 27 this fall
- New water treatment plant opens on Horse Lake First Nation
- Ramona Horseman re-elected as Chief of Horse Lake First Nation
- RCMP searching for man charged with attempted murder in Horse Lake shooting
- Horse Nation Indian Relays open
- IT'S A BOY: Second foal born at Ottawa's Mādahòkì Farm, expanding the herd of rare Ojibwe spirit horses
- Reuben Fast Horse celebrate Native American Culture on Nov. 18 at GWL Public Library
- $20,000 Purse at 2023 Oglala Nation Relays
- First Nations students take school equine program by the reins
- The Need to Protect Free Speech on First Nations Reserves
- Water Is Life: Indigenous Women Are Fighting For Rivers, Lakes and Oceans
- Indigenous on screen: Michael Greyeyes stars in Oklahoma-made 'Wild Indian,' Rutherford Falls
- Wild horses and Indigenous cowboys of Tsilhqot'in focus of new documentary series
- PHOTOS: Indigenous Cariboo horse roundup a time-honoured tradition
- Alexis Creek First Nation creates energy drink with local ingredients
- Free-roaming horses are feral and invasive, B.C. says — but biologist, First Nation argue they need protection
- WLFN remembers lost children, uplifts Youth at annual rodeo
- Alberta teacher races to save dying Indigenous language before time runs out
- No saddle, no helmet, just a determination to reach the finish line: A glimpse at Indian Horse Relay
- Unresolved: Roberta Marie Ferguson
- REMEMBRANCE DAY: Canada’s First Nations soldiers
- Indian Horse audiobook narrated by Williams Lake city councillor
- 'Extreme sport' of Indian Horse Relay makes return to Manito Ahbee festival
- Mid-year budget requests, legacy funds for two events among highlights of Grande Prairie City Council meeting
- Lady Warrior racer lives her dream of competing at Calgary Stampede
- School uses rocks to spread Orange Shirt Day message
- Pewaseskwan at USask supports Nehiyawak (Cree) language and culture revitalization on Saskatchewan First Nation
- Indian Horse
- New acute care hospital officially opens in Grande Prairie
- Îyârhe Nakoda stomp competition at inaugural Mînî Thnî Indian Relay Race
- Call to search landfill for remains started in Winnipeg. Now, it's coming from across the country
- Unresolved: Juanita Marie Cardinal
- Indian Horse
- 100 Mile House ready for reconciliaction
- For Indigenous people, ’Indian Horse’ is much more than a movie
- 14-year-old Indian Relay racer wraps up another successful season with national championship
- How a child's drawing of a horse inspired Drew Hayden Taylor's latest novel
- School District 27 announces new staff appointments at local schools
- New mom cuts ribbon at brand-new hospital
- Five Indigenous Nations, NuVista Energy invest to reduce green-house gas emissions
- Chasing Painted Horses
- Girl, 17, killed in Horse Lake crash
- Fleury to play senior hockey in Alberta
- Meet Tyrell Mcgilvery, a 13-year-old Indian Relay Race rider topping rodeo circuit standings
- Fleury to play in senior league
- Relay Races at MGBHLM First Nation see strong turnout on weekend
- Aboriginal land claim settlements: Show me the money
- Maskwacis Hawks skate circles around the competition in provincial tournament
- Deka District: ‘A quiet life’ on the lakes
- Indian Horse delivers historic injustice with style
- Students inspired to battle against the bully -
- And they're off! -
- Editorial: Indian Horse deserves a longer run in Burns Lake
- Dakota riders arrive in Lake Crystal
- You Need to Know Tia Wood, a Stylish Native Singer on the Rise
- Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case?
- ‘Like copyrighting Moses’: hands off our water spirit, say First Nations
- Looking Horse Proclamation on the Protection of Ceremonies
- PHOTOS: Warriors race at the second Îyârhe Nakoda First Nation Indian Horse Relay Racing
- Scenes From America’s First Extreme Sport
- Indigenous Connections - Yoho National Park
- syilx conservation knowledge at the heart of water forum in sw̓iw̓s
- From ballet dancer to zombie slayer: Cree actor Michael Greyeyes on his prolific career
- First Nations 'pulling a Chilcotin' in resource development battles across Canada
- When I was 18, I went on a vision quest that changed my life
- Gingerbread contest featuring teepees helps build Christmas spirit in Saddle Lake Cree Nation
- Sankey joins Rustad for reconciliation announcement in Lower Mainland
- Alberta Plains Cree actor Tristen Marty stars in film about residential school
- New TRU chancellor is Cariboo Chilcotin leader in Indigenous education
- Chuckwagon, Chariot Association stages first event since 2019
- Manitobans humbled, proud, honoured to be part of D-Day 80th anniversary celebrations in France
- Indian Relay Races returns to High Prairie -
- 7 candidates competing for Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leadership address province's chiefs
- Telling the forgotten stories of Indigenous servicemen in the first world war
- One of the best Indigenous-themed books to be released as film
- “The Wild Ones” debuts the story of the wild horses in B.C..
- Alberta, feds invest $70M to improve internet access for rural, Indigenous communities
- Micro-credential course created by NWP for Horse Lake First Nation initiative
- Graphic novel depicting history of Homalco First Nation coming in summer
- Indigenous tribes welcome rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park ceremony
- Indigenous Community Finds Prosperity Working with the Oil and Gas Sector
- Horses used to promote health and healing at Horse Lake
- PHOTOS: Indigenous Cariboo horse roundup a time-honoured tradition
- Horse Lake breaks ground on new energy project
- New indigenous youth treatment centre north of Hythe to open soon
- First Ride: 2022 Indian Pursuit Dark Horse
- Expedited ag claims compensate First Nations
- Flags representing Treaty 8 First Nations and the Metis Nation permanently added to Grande Prairie council chambers
- Rural high school students try on design thinking, problem-solving and collaboration at Indigenous Youth Forum
- Wild Horses of the Chilcotin
- Lloydminster casino: reigning in the details
- Indian Horse touring Indigenous communities
- Tsuut'ina First Nation holds fundraiser for Standing Rock protesters
- Grande Prairie Regional Hospital officially opens
- Edmonton singer wows judges on "Canada's Got Talent" (VIDEO)
- Delegation stands up for Alberta
- First Nations students take school equine program by the reins
- Glacier looks to establish native fish in Gunsight Lake
- Horse Lake First Nations man wanted for attempted murder
- Relay Races at MGBHLM First Nation see strong turnout on weekend
- Calgary Stampede Powwow held in Saddledome for first time
- Right where she needs to be
- First Nation and Métis artists in the Strathcona County Art Collection
- Drumming, dancing, insights on tradition shared at National Indigenous Peoples Day
- The politics of wild : where do Alberta’s wild horses belong?
- Wild Horse’s Wild History
- Ranching in the Cariboo: Keeping an eye on the bigger picture
- Year-in-review: July-December
- Saddle Lake Rodeo gives spectators a wild ride
- Sackets Harbor’s Horse Island: A Shared Heritage
- How the Ojibwe brought their horses back from the brink of extinction
- NOVA Gas Transmission expansion gets go-ahead from federal energy regulator
- Healing through humour: Author Drew Hayden Taylor on why laughing matters
- Bystander rescues girl from burning van in crash that kills 3 in Alberta
- Six Nations youth leads protest against Nestlé water operation in Ontario
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- AFN election forum begins with Greens the first to face chiefs
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful reward, billboard will lead to answers
- One charged following search warrant at Horse Lake First Nation home
- Alberta RCMP are offering a $10,000 reward for information on missing Indigenous women
- Chilliwack goalie named to Team B.C. roster for National Aboriginal Hockey Championship
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation hockey skills camp ready to hit the ice
- Enbridge's indigenous partners in failed pipeline were not a united front
- Justice for Justice Society to hold Overdose Awareness Walk at Horse Lake First Nation
- Athabasca celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
- First Nation health centre to use horses for therapy
- All water bodies closed in 2 B.C. national parks due to parasite
- Indian Horse – A Must Watch Movie – Here is why!
- We’ve got new Trans Mountain data and we’re sharing it
- Indigenous Peoples celebrated with first flag raising
- VIFF 2017: Indian Horse heads up a strong schedule of First Nations–themed films
- Idle No More: Highway 43 Temporary Blockade By Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (PHOTOS)
- FSIN bans 'Dances with Wolves' actor and Cecil Wolfe for life after sex charges
- Federal and provincial government invest $112 million to connect homes across the province to broadband internet
- Alberta, feds invest $70M to improve internet access for rural, Indigenous communities
- STANDALONE: Horse Lake Road MVI
- Willowford School #3 moving to new home in Lone Butte
- Ceremony, food and horse racing all part of Orange Shirt Day in Williams Lake
- Family still in search of answers one year after 22-year-old disappeared
- From left to right: John Wesley (Bighorn Chiniki Stoney Nation), Harrison Bull (Louis Bull Tribe), Stephen McDonald (Aseniwuche Winewak Nation), Isaac Horseman (Horse Lake First Nation), Josh Earl (Kelly Lake Cree Nation), Emma Smallboy (Bighorn Chini
- AFN receives strong message to stay out of treaty business
- PHOTOS: Indigenous Cariboo horse roundup a time-honoured tradition
- Five Indigenous Nations in Northwestern Alberta make $20.5 million investment in Greenhouse Gas emission-reducing cogeneration unit for Alberta gas plant
- ‘A historic victory’: Spirit Lake Nation reclaims land taken by federal government
- Horse Lake First Nation takes "extreme" COVID-19 precautions
- ‘Willing To Listen’: Indigenous Communities, Pulp Mill Partner On Inclusive Consultation
- PHOTOS: Indigenous Cariboo horse roundup a time-honoured tradition
- Nearly $30K in grants for post-secondary students available through Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta
- Students at Horse Lake Elementary help build teepee
- Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
- Horse Lake First Nation Gears Up to Host Annual Career Fair
- FNHA drops mental health counselling services for non-status clients
- Documentary chronicles near-fatal 200 km journey by horse and wagon
- Horse Lake First Nation installing solar panels on arena roof
- Grande Prairie area women honoured for community influence
- Long list of northwestern Alberta communities among 50 to get funding for broadband projects
- A fulfilling feast
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- Richard Wagemese's Indian Horse: Stolen memories and recovered histories
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- First Nations perspectives on the grasslands of the interior of British Columbia
- The relationship between the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the horse: Deconstructing a Eurocentric myth
- Eyininiw mistatimwak: The role of the Lac La Croix Indigenous pony for First Nations youth mental wellness
- The need for indigenous voices in discourse about introduced species: insights from a controversy over wild horses
- The Wild Horse Canyon Trail: Shifting strategies of colonial settlement in the Okanagan
- Knowing Naŝlhiny (Horse), understanding the land: free-roaming horses in the Culture and Ecology of the Brittany Triangle and Nemiah Valley
- Re-storying the colonial landscape: Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- The need for indigenous voices in discourse about introduced species: insights from a controversy over wild horses
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
- Horse nations: the worldwide impact of the horse on indigenous societies post-1492
- The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future
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