Sow-ridge | Sawridge First Nation

The Sawridge First Nation is a Dene First Nation located in northern Alberta, with a rich history of land stewardship and cultural preservation.

POPULATION

726

Rank #413 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

21.4 KM²

Rank #317 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

02/19/2027

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-16 06:35:33 UTC

Name

Sawridge First Nation (ISC Code: 454)

Former Names

Sawridge Indian Band

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Northern Alberta Boreal Region

Indigenous Language

Dene

Number of Registered Members

726

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(780) 849-4331

Fax Number

(780) 849-3446

Address

PO BOX 326, SLAVE LAKE, AB

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

ISSAC TWINN

Term Expires

02/19/2027

Number of Council Members

ISSAC TWINN

Chief

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

SAMUEL TWINN

Councillor

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

JEANINE POTSKIN

Councillor

📧 Email not available

📞 Phone not available

Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2011 - Sawridge First Nation20112012.pdf

2003 - Sawridge First Nation20032004.pdf

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

Sawridge First Nation v. Canada

Twinn v. Sawridge First Nation

Stoney v. Sawridge First Nation

Sawridge First Nation v. Canada

Sawridge Band v. Her Majesty the Queen - AND - Tsuu T'ina First Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen

Sawridge First Nation v. Canada

Twin v. Sawridge First Nation

Sawridge First Nation v. Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)

Sawridge Band v. Her Majesty the Queen, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Native Council of Canada (Alberta), Non-Status Indian Association of Alberta and Native Women’s Association of Canada AND BETWEEN Tsuu T’ina First Nation (formerly the Sarcee Indian Band) v. Her Majesty the Queen, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Native Council of Canada (Alberta), Non?Status Indian Association of Alberta and Native Women’s Association of Canada

Sawridge First Nation v. Canada

Donald-Potskin v. Sawridge First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6683
SAWRIDGE NO. 150G
906.5 Hectares
130 KM N/N OF/DE EDMONTON
[53.5460983, -113.4937266]
ISC Code: 6684
SAWRIDGE NO. 150H
1236.8 Hectares
132 KM N/N OF/DE EDMONTON
[53.5460983, -113.4937266]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Alberta Indigenous Games Launch Opening Ceremonies

Seven Indigenous communities buy into Alberta PowerLine

Green energy pause in Alberta delays growing Indigenous industry

‘Full opposition’: Group of southern Alberta First Nations speak out against separation talk

Historic agreement inked -

Alberta budget commits $6.9M for expanded First Nations police detachment in Lesser Slave Lake area

Provincial Money to Local Indigenous policing

Treaty 8 Chiefs pushing for First Nations police service

Gibson Energy, Capstone Infrastructure and Sawridge First Nation announce Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement with Buffalo Atlee 2 and 4 Wind Farms, highlighted in the newly released Sustainability Update Report

First Nations win Federal Court battle over transparency law

Major pipeline owner strikes groundbreaking C$1 billion deal with Canada's indigenous groups

Indigenous groups acquiring stake in new transmission line through northern Alberta

Treaty 8 First Nations want their own police force across northern Alberta

TC Energy signs $1B deal to sell minority stake to Indigenous group

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

First Nations, Métis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

Sawridge Nation affiliate members asking Ottawa to allow them to form their own band

TC Energy sells partial stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

Driftpile Cree Nation accepts apologies and lifts boycott of Town of Slave Lake

7 Indigenous communities buying stake in Wabamun-Fort McMurray power line

Indian Act used as weapon to ‘break families’

Alberta First Nations challenge women's status change

Onion Lake Cree Nation and Sawridge First Nation win in Federal Court

Treaty 8 First Nations want their own police force across northern Alberta

Federal motives questioned on band membership, self-government

First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands

Runway relations

Treaty 8 chiefs urge Ottawa to make First Nations policing an essential service

‘Everyone needs to belong somewhere’: Daughter of late chief denied membership to her home community

Sawridge Nation affiliate members asking Ottawa to allow them to form their own band

Alberta Indigenous Games Launch Opening Ceremonies

Indigenous NHLer Bear inspires youth -

AFN National Chief and Alberta Premier ask feds for more First Nations policing funds

TC Energy signs deal to sell minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups

Capstone Infrastructure Corporation and Sawridge First Nation Celebrate the Start of Commercial Operations at Buffalo Atlee Wind Farms Alongside Corporate Off-taker Gibson Energy Inc.

Academic Research

Stronger together: First Nations community/municipality collaborations

Exploring identity and citizenship: Aboriginal women, Bill C-31 and the Sawridge case

Indigenous constitutionalism beyond section 35 and section 91 (24): the significance of First Nations constitutions in Canadian law

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and urban Aboriginal self-determination in Canada: A preliminary assessment

The politics of intragroup difference: First Nations' women and the Sawridge Dispute

Guide for First Nation–Municipal Collaboration on Economic Recovery and Resilience

A strong and meaningful role for First Nations women in governance

The Foundational Knowledge of Arriving Here Together

Firekeepers of the twenty-first century: First Nations women chiefs

First Nations community well-being in Canada: The community well-being index (CWB), 2001

Firekeepers of the twenty-first century: First Nations women chiefs

Colonialism isn't the only answer: Indigenous Peoples and multilevel governance in Canada

Firekeepers of the twenty-first century: First Nations women chiefs

Colonialism isn't the only answer: Indigenous Peoples and multilevel governance in Canada

Firekeepers of the twenty-first century: First Nations women chiefs

Weaving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis principles and values into health research processes

Land Back: A Case Study of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation and One County's Attempt at Reconciliation

Voices in Australia's Aboriginal and Canada's First Nations Literatures

Land, Language, Culture

Shuswap and Okanagan First Nation Root Food Protocols

Firekeepers of the twenty-first century: First Nations women chiefs

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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