Namêwicêhk | Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Community Profile
- The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is a First Nations community situated in west-central Alberta, with a rich historical and cultural heritage rooted in the boreal forest region.
- Last Updated 2025-04-26 18:41:16 UTC
- Name: Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (ISC Code: 455)
- Former Names: Sturgeon Lake Band
- Band Style: First Nations
- Cultural Area: Boreal Forest
- Indigenous Language: Cree (nêhiyawêwin)
- Number of Registered Members: 3908
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 03/23/2028
- CHIEF: SHELDON SUNSHINE
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:11
- SHELDON SUNSHINE
- ROSALYN (LYNN) GOODSWIMMER
- SETH GOODSWIMMER
- TYRONE KAPPO
- CLYDE GOODSWIMMER
- GRANT GOODSWIMMER
- HUGH GARBITT
- TRACEY MCLEAN
- LYNN GOODSWIMMER
- SHANNON CHOWACE
- KARL ROBERT MOSES
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: /nations/373-sturgeon-lake-cree-nation
- PHONE NUMBER: (780) 524-3307
- FAX NUMBER: (780) 524-2711
- ADDRESS: PO BOX 757, VALLEYVIEW, AB
- EMAILS:
- Chief SHELDON SUNSHINE:
- Councillor ROSALYN (LYNN) GOODSWIMMER:
- Councillor SETH GOODSWIMMER:
- Councillor TYRONE KAPPO:
- Councillor CLYDE GOODSWIMMER:
- Councillor GRANT GOODSWIMMER:
- Councillor HUGH GARBITT:
- Councillor TRACEY MCLEAN:
- Councillor LYNN GOODSWIMMER:
- Councillor SHANNON CHOWACE:
- Councillor KARL ROBERT MOSES:
- 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 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20102011.pdf
- 2009 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20092010.pdf
- 2008 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20082009.pdf
- 2007 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20072008.pdf
- 2006 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20062007.pdf
- 2005 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20052006.pdf
- 2004 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation20022003.pdf
- 2001 - Sturgeon Lake Cree 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: 6685
STURGEON LAKE NO. 154
14814.3 Hectares
72 KM SW/SO OF/DE HIGH PRAIRIE
[nil, nil] -
ISC Code: 6687
STURGEON LAKE NO. 154B
97.1 Hectares
ON THE N SHORE OF GOOSE LAKE, 4 MILES S OF STURGEON LAKE NO. 154 TWP 69 RANGE 24 W5M
[54.9830895, -117.5620213] -
ISC Code: 6686
STURGEON LAKE NO. 154A
753.1 Hectares
ON N.E. SHORE OF STURGEON LAKE, 45 MILES S.W. OF HIGH PRAIRIE, TWP 11 RANGE 23 W5M
[55.1229259, -117.4578437]
- Encompasses regions around Sturgeon Lake and surrounding boreal forest areas
- Traditional hunting and trapping grounds in west-central Alberta
- Includes significant portions of woodland and riverine ecosystems
- Historical migration routes and seasonal settlement areas
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation v. Darwin Hamelin, et al.
- Kappo v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Municipal District of Greenview No. 16)
- Badger v. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Rath & Company Barristers & Solicitors v Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation v Rath and Company Barristers and Solicitors
- Rath & Company Barristers & Solicitors v Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Hamelin v. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Achieve Energy Services Ltd v Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation v. Hamelin
- Rath and Company Barristers & Solicitors v Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Garbitt v. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Rath & Company Barristers & Solicitors v Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation v Rath and Company Barristers and Solicitors
- Garbitt v. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Wildfires threaten Indigenous First Nations lands
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation includes a powwow photo contest as part of its annual celebration
- Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
- A GROWING LIST OF ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS STAND TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF WOODLAND CREE FIRST NATION'S TREATY CAMP AGAINST OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSE: OBE) | (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE)
- Alberta chiefs call for Assembly of First Nations to dissolve
- Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations visits First Nations communities in Saskatchewan
- Sturgeon Lake approves ‘cows and plows’ deal with feds
- Indigenous artist enjoys sharing her culture in Calgary: ‘Really cool thing’
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation wants bigger school to accommodate growing population
- Feds, First Nations mark $1.4 billion 'cows and plows' settlement
- ‘In order to have clean energy, we need good energy’ Indigenous youth say
- First Nations leaders demand end to federal, provincial taxation of their people
- UpLift! beautifies Jasper with swath of new murals
- Treaty 8 First Nations introduce law requiring children to stay in care of their nation
- Wabasca, Loon River, Sturgeon Lake win Treaty 8 First Nations Cup titles -
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation overwhelmingly approves ‘cows and plows’ deal with Federal Government
- Sask. First Nation agrees to $152M agricultural settlement with Ottawa
- Sturgeon Lake teen lands role in hit Netflix series
- Federal funding for Indigenous culture, language programs must be sustainable, say advocates
- Hundreds of Alberta evacuees still in hotels, temporary accommodations after 2023 wildfires
- Powwow for Evacuees in Sturgeon Lake
- Sturgeon Lake Pow Wow invites everyone to learn about First Nations culture
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation marks birth of baby boy, celebrated as first traditional birth in decades
- Indigenous culture, language help foster appreciation of nature and climate, Saskatoon conference hears
- Progress made in Alberta wildfire fight but officials say dangerous days are still ahead
- More than 1K First Nations people displaced as Alberta wildfires rage
- Community comes together to raise tipi after wildfire
- First Nations, Métis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
- Sturgeon Lake girl acts in new Treehouse TV series
- Longjohn elected first female Chief of Sturgeon Lake First Nation
- ‘You matter’: Ex-NHLer Tootoo spreads message of hope, hard work to Indigenous youth
- Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group
- Twelve-year-old from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation starring in new preschool cartoon
- 'We’ll rebuild. I’ll never leave': Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation residents mourning but resolute
- Indigenous artist sees handmade jewelry worn at Edmonton Oilers game
- 'A sacred experience': Indigenous midwives revive birthing traditions to deliver babies at home
- Beyond Local: Wildfires are threatening First Nations and Metis communities in Alberta
- Indigenous communities in Alberta coping with 'emotional roller-coaster' of wildfires
- AFN receives strong message to stay out of treaty business
- 45 structures destroyed by wildfire in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- 'It's a part of our identity': Indigenous language instructors learn alongside students at Sturgeon Lake
- Conversations with Indigenous Graduate Students: Kacheena Naytowhow
- 'It's heartbreaking': Dozens of homes destroyed in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation west of Valleyview
- Troubled, suffering Indigenous youth may, in fact, be spiritually gifted — Kingfisher
- Jasper welcomes home Indigenous partners
- Feature Story: Indigenous business owner Boomer Desjarlais says oilfield work lifting people out of poverty
- Health Information Management graduate shares experiences working in a First Nation health centre
- What climate activism means to 3 generations of this Indigenous family
- Indigenous | Honouring the contributions of Mihskakwan James Harper
- Health Director for Sturgeon Lake passes away, leaves behind strong legacy
- Meadow Kingfisher on Treehouse's Builder Brothers Dream Factory
- Saskatchewan First Nation reclaims childbirth
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation celebrates completion of major paving project
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation announces new fuel and convenience store in P.A.
- Wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan affecting a dozen First Nations
- Health Director for Sturgeon Lake passes away, leaves behind strong legacy
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation creating cultural birthing centre, aiming to recruit midwives
- Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
- TIPI Fuel and Convenience store officially open in P.A.
- Sturgeon Lake holds sod-turning ceremony for new Birthing Centre
- Belinda Daniels
- First Nation owned gas station officially open in Prince Albert
- 'A war on Aboriginal children': Alberta's 25 residential schools
- Unresolved: Bella Marie Laboucan-McLean
- Sturgeon Lake drum group carrying on Cree culture at pow wows across North America
- Sturgeon Lake celebrates first midwife-assisted birth in over 50 years
- First Nation in Alberta to Search for Unmarked Graves -
- First Nations receiving over $15,000 in agricultural benefit claims to lose access to income assistance
- Reserves in Saskatchewan
- Treaty 8 Chiefs of Alberta Re-Elect Grand Chief Richard Kappo
- Destroyed homes, infrastructure among wildfire losses in northern Alberta communities
- Thank you, Stephen Harper. Sincerely, Indigenous women
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation to open gas bar, convenience store in Prince Albert
- One Arrow band members questioning earnings of chief and council
- Indian status card delays impact health-care access
- Trudeau not honouring $2.6B education promise, First Nations leaders say
- 3 charged with first-degree murder in 2023 killing on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Edmonton woman performs on Canada’s Got Talent
- Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
- Sturgeon Lake approves ‘cows and plows’ deal with feds
- 59-year-old woman killed in shooting on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Beauty queen spotlights the beauty of Indigenous culture and peoples
- Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes
- An Archaeological Discovery in Canada Rewrites the History of North America and Questions the Bering Strait Theory
- 11,000-year-old settlement in Canada could rewrite history of Indigenous civilizations in North America
- News - New Dates for the Occupation of Western Canada
- 11,000-Year-Old Village Found in Canada Rewriting History of North America
- Alberta's First Nation opposes Mr. Wonderful's data center project
- Carbon dating puts Sask. Indigenous archaeological site at almost 11,000 years old
- First Nation Demands Alberta Halt O’Leary’s $70B Data Centre Project
- First Nation discovers pre-contact settlement dating back 11,000 years
- Indigenous site near Prince Albert could date back 11,000 years: researchers
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation asks for consultation on AI data centre
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation asks for consultation on AI data centre
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation announces archaeological discovery
- First Nation says it wasn't consulted on celebrity businessman's proposed data centre project
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation calls on governments to study and protect 11,000 year old settlement
- Sturgeon Lake chief says community unhappy with proposed AI centre
- Alberta First Nation voices 'grave concern' over Kevin O'Leary's proposed $70B AI data centre
- Searchers needed to help find Orlando Okemaysim: family
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation asks for consultation on AI data centre
- Alberta First Nation not consulted about Kevin O’Leary’s AI data centre, chief says
- Tragic end to search for missing man on Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan
- Sask. archeological site one of the oldest known Indigenous settlements on the continent
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation expressing concern over proposed AI data centre
- Starry, Starry Nights at Dark Sky Preserves
- First Nation says it wasn’t consulted on Wonder Valley AI data centre proposed for thousands of hectares of land
- Beauty queen spotlights the beauty of Indigenous culture and peoples
- ‘You matter’: Ex-NHLer Tootoo spreads message of hope, hard work to Indigenous youth
- Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
- UPDATE Evacuation alert issued for all of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
- Flags representing Treaty 8 First Nations and the Metis Nation permanently added to Grande Prairie council chambers
- The Controversial Challenge of Dealing with Canada’s Packs of Wild Dogs
- 'I love acting': 12-year-old from Sask. First Nation featured in Treehouse TV series
- First Nation, NDP blast government over AI project
- Settlement discovery rewrites Canadian First Nations history
- Carbon dating puts Sask. Indigenous archeological site at almost 11,000 years old
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation objecting to O'Leary AI Data Centre Project due to "lack of consultation"
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation calls on governments to study and protect 11,000 year old settlement
- Ironswing drums to first place in North Dakota
- Sturgeon Lake girl acts in new Treehouse TV series
- Alberta wildfires push thousands of Indigenous people from their homes
- 2023 Local Headlines…
- Expanding shelters network for Indigenous peoples
- Treaty First Nations To Rally in Edmonton
- Residential school survivors share pain
- First Nation to get in-person meeting with Alberta after cancelling virtual discussion about AI centre
- The Wheels Are Falling off Alberta’s Gas-Powered AI Data Centre Proposal
- First Nation says it wasn’t consulted on Wonder Valley AI data centre proposed for thousands of hectares of land
- Sturgeon Lake denounces proposed AI data centre on traditional hunting grounds
- Findings at site north of Prince Albert show evidence of long-term Indigenous settlement say archeologists
- Early government support for O’Leary ‘fantasy project’ demonstrates flawed approach to Indigenous consultation – NDP
- This archaeological site could prove humans lived in northern Sask. earlier than we thought
- Indigenous Services Canada confirms plans to publicly release FSIN forensic audit report
- First Nations leaders and Knights of Columbus donate hundreds of winter clothes
- Prince Albert celebrates National Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- Indigenous leaders say province didn't properly consult on designation of new heritage site
- First Nations communities in P.A. area fear forest management plan will destroy treaty territory
- Political studies student overcame challenges to get here and is now pursuing a degree with the intent to help others
- An 11,000-Year-Old Settlement Redefines Early Indigenous Civilizations in North America
- 11,000-year-old indigenous site — one of oldest on continent — found in Canada. See it
- Ancient Âsowanânihk settlement found in Saskatchewan revolutionizes North American history
- First Nation voices concern over proposed AI data centre in northern Alberta
- Indigenous archaeological site in Saskatchewan believed to be one of the oldest in North America
- Sask. archaeological discovery challenges long-held beliefs
- Matawa Chiefs Council Tells Doug Ford -- "Our Land Is Not for Sale"
- Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years
- Alberta wildfires: Close-up look inside Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation fire zone
- Idle No More: Highway 43 Temporary Blockade By Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (PHOTOS)
- Sturgeon Lake athlete will carry the flag at NAIG for Alberta
- ‘This is not honourable’: Chief cancels meeting with Alberta regarding O’Leary AI data project
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says wildfires forced 1600 people to leave the community
- Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
- First Nations members concerned about logging damaging historical areas
- Sask. First Nation communities have 8 active outbreaks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
- ‘Mr. Wonderful’s’ Alberta AI Plans Face Indigenous Opposition
- unmarked graves search starts in Sturgeon Lake
- unmarked graves search starts in Sturgeon Lake
- Five Indigenous Nations in Northwestern Alberta make $20.5 million investment in Greenhouse Gas emission-reducing cogeneration unit for Alberta gas plant
- Understanding history, protocol important for allies who want to wear ribbon skirts: Advocates
- Young actress and dancer from Sturgeon Lake lands role in Treehouse cartoon
- Reasserting Sovereignty: Defending Treaty Nations and challenging the governments of Canada and Alberta
- New support hub at YWCA Regina was designed by youth for youth
- Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
- Recipients of 2024 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples named
- 3 charged with first-degree murder in 2023 killing on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Beyond Local: Wildfires are threatening First Nations and Metis communities in Alberta
- Sturgeon Lake First Nation nurse wins award
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation wants bigger school to accommodate growing population
- Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation hockey skills camp ready to hit the ice
- Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
- Sturgeon Lake girl acts in new Treehouse TV series
- First Nations delegates say COP26 discussions should prioritize Indigenous knowledge
- 59-year-old woman killed in shooting on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
- Additional 317 acres of mineral rights up for transfer to Sturgeon Lake First Nation
- Prince Albert celebrates National Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- ‘Excited to see it continue’: The story of a graduate’s experience in Sturgeon Lake Health Center
- Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group
- Sturgeon Lake clothing designer sets sights on Prince Albert location
- 'Historic event': Sask. First Nation sees first on-reserve birth in 50 years
- Chief Steve Courtoreille takes over responsibilites of Grand Chief of Treaty 8
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Native American utilization of sturgeon
- S turgeon Co-Management in Manitoba.
- Occupancy, movement, and behaviour of namew (lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens) in an intact river in Canada
- Indigenous artefacts and oral stories
- Analysis of Change
- His knowledge and my knowledge, Cree and Ojibwe traditional environmental knowledge and sturgeon co-management in Manitoba
- Historical representations of lake sturgeon by native and non-native artists
- Towards biocultural conservation: Local and indigenous knowledge, cultural values and governance of the White Sturgeon (Canada)
- Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) on the Menominee Indian Reservation: an effort toward co-management and population restoration.
- A journey towards indigenous knowledge in social work practice: a research practicum at Sturgeon Lake Health Centre
- ENHANCING HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY, WITH AND FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH AT STURGEON LAKE FIRST NATION, SASKATCHEWAN
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- Project Description-Summary
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
- First Nations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem
Expert Analysis