- Source: Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky Cree: ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, Pelican Narrows, Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), Sandy Bay, Southend and Sturgeon Landing. The administrative centre of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is Pelican Narrows and the centralized government of the First Nation is located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Government
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is governed by an Indian Act Chief and Council, elected for three year terms under the 2014 Election Code.
In 2003 and 2004, work in amending the Election Act was undertaken by staff and a Cree speaking lawyer. PBCN membership consultations were done through utilization of community committees and staff for many months. Membership at the time did a remarkable job in updating the 1994 Band Custom Election Act. However, the proposed 2004 Election Act did not pass the referendum process with 2 communities rejecting the new election act.
In August 2013, Chief and Council acquired funding from Indian Northern Affairs of Canada to begin the process again of amending the existing Election Act of 1994. Due to limited funding from the INAC, Chief and Council had suggested the work done in 2003 and 2004 be revisited and taken back to the membership for further consultations and amendments.
The work to amend the 1994 Election Act started in early September 2013. The first round of community meetings with the membership were completed on October 23, 2013. It was expected that the process would be fast-paced in order to meet the amendment deadline date. A tentative date to hold a band wide referendum was slated for January 30, or early February 2014.
The governance workers, Randy Clarke, Loretta Ballantyne, the band lawyer and other staff used input collected from technology such as surveys and the PBCN website as well as the community meetings to gather input from communities. After this process, the first draft of the 2014 Election Act was produced after it had been reviewed by the PBCN lawyer. The last round of consultations took place early December 2013 and it was passed in 2014 through a referendum. It was the membership of PBCN who decided on what amendments would be included in the election code, therefore, it was easily passed by the people.
There are 14 elected councillors, two each from Sandy Bay, Southend, and Deschambault Lake, five from Pelican Narrows, and one each from Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Prince Albert (Kiskaciwan), and Sturgeon Landing.
= Past leaders
=2021-Present: Karen Bird
2013-2021: Peter A. Beatty
2007-2013: Darrell McCallum
2005-2007: Harold Linklater
2001-2005: Ronald Michel
1999-2001: Susan (Linklater)/ Custer
1985-1999: Ronald Michel
1979-1985: Joseph Custer
1975-1979: Phillip Morin
1973-1975: Albert Ratt
1971-1973: Arthur Morin
1969-1971: Simon Linklater
1958-1969: Peter Linklater
1956-1957: Simon Linklater
1954-1956: Vacant
1948-1954: Simon Linklater
1939-1948: Solomon Merasty
1930-1939: Joe Highway
1922-1930: Cornelius Ballantyne (Bear)
1911-1922: Peter Ballantyne
Indian reserves
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has reserved for itself several reserves:
Amisk Lake 184 (Cree: ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, amisko-sâkahikan)
Amiskosakahikan 210 (Cree: ᐊᒥᐢᑯ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, amisko-sâkahikan)
Birch Portage 184A (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᐅᓂᑳᐦᐱᕽ, waskway-onikâhpihk)
Chief Joseph Custer
Chief Philip Morin 232
Denare Beach (settlement) (Cree: ᒨᓇᐦᐃᓲᓂᔮᐚᓂᕽ, mônahisôniyâwânihk)
Deschambault Lake (settlement) (Cree: ᑭᒧᓲᒼ ᑇᑎᓈᕽ, kimosôm pwâtinâhk)
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204 (Cree: ᑭᓄᓭᐤ, kinosêw)
Kipahigan Sakahikan 222 (Cree: ᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, kipahikan-sâkahikan)
Kiskaciwan 208 (Cree: ᑮᐢᑲᒋᐚᐣ, kîskaciwân)
Kistapinan 211 (Cree: ᑭᐢᑕᐱᓈᐣ, kistapinân)
Kistapinanihk 231 (Cree: ᑭᐢᑕᐱᓈᓂᕽ, kistapinânihk) (Urban Reserve in Prince Albert)
Manawanstawayak 230 (Cree: ᒪᓈᐚᐣᐢᑕᐚᔭᐠ, manâwânstawâyak
Maskikopawiscikosik 229 (Cree: ᒪᐢᑭᐦᑭᐩ ᐹᐏᐢᒋᑯᓯᕽ, maskihkiy-pâwiscikosihk
McKay 209
Mirond Lake 184E
Mistahi Wasahk 209 (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐚᓵᕽ, mistahi wâsâhk)
Mistik (Cree: ᒥᐢᑎᐠ, mistik)
Muskwaminiwatim 225 (Cree: ᒪᐢᑿᒥᓂᐊᐧᑎᒼ, maskwaminiwatim)
Nakiskatowaneek 227 (Cree: ᓇᑭᐢᑳᑐᐏᓂᕽ, nakiskâtowinihk)
Nemekus Sakahikan 221 (Cree: ᓃᒣᑲᐢ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, nîmêkas-sâkahikan)
Northern Lights 220 (Urban Reserve in Prince Albert)
Pelican Narrows 184B (Cree: ᐅᐹᐘᐦᑯᓯᒋᑲᓂᕽ, opâwahkosicikanihk)
Pelican Narrows 206 (Cree: ᐅᐹᐘᐦᑯᓯᒋᑲᓂᕽ, opâwahkosicikanihk)
Pisiwiminiwatim 207 (Cree: ᐲᓯᒥᓂᐊᐧᑎᒼ, pîsiminiwatim)
Sandy Bay (settlement) (Cree: ᐚᐸᐢᑯᑭᒫᐤ, wâpaskokimâw)
Sandy Narrows 184C
Sokatisewin Sakahikan 224 (Cree: ᓰᐦᑲᑎᓭᐏᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, sîhkatisewin-sâkahikan)
Southend 200 (Cree: ᐘᐹᑎᑿᒋᐘᓄᕽ, wapâtikwaciwanohk)
Southend 200A (Cree: ᐘᐹᑎᑿᒋᐘᓄᕽ, wapâtikwaciwanohk)
Sturgeon Landing (Settlement) (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
Sturgeon Weir 184F (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
Sturgeon Weir 205 (Cree: ᓇᒣᐤ ᓰᐱᐩ, namêw-sîpiy)
Thomas Morin
Wapaskokimaw 202 (Cree: ᐚᐸᐢᑯᑭᒫᐤ, wâpaskokimâw)
Waskwaynikapik 228 (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᐩ ᐅᓂᑳᐦᐱᕽ, waskway-onikâhpihk)
Waskwiatik Sakahikan 223 (Cree: ᐘᐢᑿᔮᐦᑎᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, waskwayâhtik-sâkahikan)
Woody Lake 184D
Notable people
Rick Harp, Co-founder and president of the INDIGENA Creative Group; former host/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN); set up mediaINDIGENA.com (an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression); served as Artistic Director for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival.[1]
Gary Merasty from Pelican Narrows, former MP
Dr. Bonita Beatty from Deschambault Lake
Judge Gerald M. Morin, the first Cree-speaking indigenous person to be appointed as a judge to the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
Cara Merasty from Pelican Narrows; first Cree speaking female lawyer from the PBCN
See also
List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
- Woodland Cree
- Cree
- Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan
- Joel Montgrand
- First Nations in Saskatchewan
- Kinoosao
- Lac La Ronge Indian Band
- Southend, Saskatchewan
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