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PRINCE ALBERT GRAND COUNCIL Strength in Unity ANNUAL 20 REPORT 15 PAGC O FFI C ES Forestry Personnel Executive Office Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 2300 - 10th Avenue West 2300 - 10th Avenue West 2nd Floor 2300 - 10th Avenue West P.O. Box 580 P.O. Box 2410 P.O. Box 2350 Prince Albert, SK S6V 5R8 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7G3 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1 Tel: 765-5373 Fax: 763-2012 Tel: 953-7217 Fax: 953-1045 Tel: 953-7200 Fax: 764-6272 Health & Social Development Sakwatamo Lodge Agriculture Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 James Smith Cree Nation #100 Dept of Agriculture, Box 3003 851 - 23rd Street West P.O. Box 3917 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6G1 P.O. Box 1775 Melfort, SK S0E 1A0 Or Prince Albert, SK S6V 5T3 Tel: 864-3631 Fax: 864-2204 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Tel: 953-7248 Fax: 763-6611 2300 - 10th Avenue West (SIIT) Business Admin P.O. Box 2350 Holistic Wellness Centre 710 15th Ave East Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7A4 Tel: 961-7405/953-2363/953-2755 2300 10th Avenue West, Cottage #10 Tel: 953-7225 Fax: 763-6899 Fax: 953-2440 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7G3 Tel: 765-5305 Fax: 765-5223 Spiritual Healing Lodge Angus Mirasty School P.O. Box 2350 2101 - 5th Avenue West Information Technology Services Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1 P.O. Box 1988 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Tel: 953-2498 Fax: 953-2514 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6K1 851 23rd Street West, Cottage 4 Tel: 953-7232 Fax: 763-9245 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6K1 Sports, Culture & Recreation Tel: 953-7281 Fax: 764-5388 Sturgeon Lake Office Complex Child Care & Education Centre 3601 - 5th Ave. East Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Justice Unit P.O. Box 2770 851 - 23rd Street West, Cottage #5 77 11th Street West Prince Albert, SK S6V 7M2 P.O. Box 1988 Prince Albert, SK S6V 3A8 Tel: 953-7234 Fax: 922-3135 Prince Albert, SK S6V 4M4 Tel: 953-7254 Fax: 764-7295 Tel: 953-7210 Fax: 763-1270 Sprucelodge Boarding Home Northern Lights Community 807 - 15th Street West Education Development Corporation Prince Albert, SK S6V 3S1 Sturgeon Lake Office Complex Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Tel: 953-1590 Fax: 922-2502 3601 - 5th Ave. East 2300 - 10th Avenue West P.O. Box 2770 P.O. Box 2350 Urban Services Prince Albert, SK S6V 6K1 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1 1410 B Central Ave. Tel: 953-7234 Fax: 922-3135 Tel: 953-7259 Fax: 764-0765 P.O. Box 2350 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6Z1 2nd Site Northern Spruce Housing Tel: 765-5300 Fax: 922-5544 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 P.O. Box 777 2300 10th Ave West, Cottage #11 Prince Albert, SK S6V 5S2 White Buffalo Treatment Centre Prince Albert, SK S6V 7M2 Tel: 922-4122 Fax: 764-9222 Sturgeon Lake Reserve #101 Tel: 953-7234 Fax: 922-3135 P.O. Box 2500 P.A. Development Corporation Prince Albert, SK S6V 7G3 Housing & Technical Services Wahpeton Reserve #94A Tel: 764-5250 Fax: 764-5255 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 P.O. Box 278 2300 10th Ave West, Cottage #12 Prince Albert, SK S6V 5R8 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7G3 Tel: 922-0099 Fax: 922-5075 Tel: 953-7242 Fax: 922-1710 PAGC Learn & Grow Daycare Finance Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 Chief Joseph Custer Reserve #201 2300 10th Avenue West, Cottage #9 2300 - 10th Avenue West P.O. Box 2350 P.O. Box 2410 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6K1 Prince Albert, SK S6V 7G3 Tel: 765-5308 Fax: 763-0838 Tel: 953-7217 Fax: 953-1045 T A BLE O F C O N T EN T S 2 Tributes 3 Population Statistics 4 PAGC First Nation Chiefs 6 Grand Chief Ron Michel 8 Vice Chief Brian Hardlotte 10 Vice Chief Joseph Tsannie 12 Director of operations 13 Program Directors 14 Child Care & Education Centre 16 Education 20 Technical Services & Housing 26 Forestry 28 Health & Social Development 42 Information Technology Services 43 Human Resources 44 Justice 46 Valley Hill Youth Treatment Centre 48 Urban Services 50 Agriculture 51 SIIT Prince Albert Campus 52 Women’s Commission 53 Spiritual Healing Lodge 54 Boards & Commissions 1 T RIBU T E to C HIEF W ESLEY D A NIELS The Prince Albert Grand Council honours the late Chief Wesley Ray Daniels by dedicating the 2014- 2015 Annual report to his memory. Chief Daniels was elected as Chief of Sturgeon Lake First Nation for seven terms. During this time he made positive contributions to the First Nations developments in the areas of econom- ic development, education development, health services, Child and Family Services and Women’s Rights. He played a key role in the successful ne- gotiations of Sturgeon Lake First Nation specific and the treaty land entitlement claims. He was an active member of many Prince Albert Grand Council boards and commissions. He was a long term member of the Board of Directors of Prince Albert Development Corporation as well as the Northern Spruce Housing Corporation. Chief Daniels also served on numerous Feder- ation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations boards and commissions. He was the first chairman of the National Aboriginal Minerals Associa- tion. He was a strong advocate for Treaty rights throughout his life, a loved father and hus- band. After years of dedicating his life to First Na- tions causes and developments, Chief Dan- iels succumbed to his illness on May 22, 2015 with his family by his side. 2 P op UL at I O N S tat IS T I C S FIRST NATION 2014 2015 Black Lake Denesuline Nation 2,046 2,046 Cumberland House Cree Nation 1,480 1,558 Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation 1,924 1,948 Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation 1,744 1,779 James Smith Cree Nation 1,472 1,472 Lac La Ronge Indian Band 10,122 10,349 Montreal Lake Cree Nation 3,795 3,889 Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation 10,019 10,151 Red Earth Cree Nation 1,652 1,689 Shoal Lake Cree Nation 950 950 Sturgeon Lake First Nation 2,822 2,835 Wahpeton Dakota Nation 506 519 TOTAL 38,532 39,185 3 PAGC F IRS T N at I O N C HIEFS Lac La Ronge IndIan Band CHIEF EDWARD HENDERSON CHIEF CHIEF TAMMY COOK-SEARSON PETER BEATTY CHIEF IAN MCKAY CHIEF CHIEF LORNE STEWART CARLTON BEAR 4 Wahpeton dakota natIon VACANT CHIEF CHIEF JUSTIN BURNS LEO J. OMANI CHIEF EARL LIDGUERRE CHIEF CHIEF RICKY ROBILLARD BARTHOLOMEW J. TSANNIE fond du Lac denesuLIne fIRst natIon BLack Lake denesuLIne hatchet Lake denesuLIne fIRst natIon fIRst natIon 5 G R A N D C HIEF R O N M I C HEL Tansi, I would like to express my gratitude to the In contrast Statistics Canada just released the Elders, Senators, Leadership, Staff and the twelve latest set of Canadian Demographics, which member First Nations for all their contributions show that for the first time ever in the history of towards providing the necessary commitment, Canada, the population of Seniors 65 and over, strength and wisdom required for the improving outnumber the youth age 14 and under. The PAGC conditions within our communities for newborn will continue to negotiate and lobby, until such infants, children, youth, adults and seniors in all time, that there is equity for the education of our areas related to the general well-being of all. children that is on par with that of the children being educated within the Provincial and Separate The Prince Albert Grand Council has made sig- School Systems. nificant strides towards ensuring the continued growth and sustainability of member First Nations The PAGC is also committed to ensuring that all by steadfastly holding onto the wisdom of the of our member First Nations have full access to Elders, by embracing and protecting our Inherent health care both on and off-reserve both in the Rights and Treaty Rights to be a Self-Governing short and long terms. This can be achieved by and Sovereign Peoples within our ancestral home- looking at new and innovative ways to build on lands of Treaties of 5, 6, 8 and 10 within the Cen- existing services, looking at the feasibility of cre- tral, Eastern and Northern Saskatchewan. ating new speciality services and building effective partnerships to look after the wellbeing and health The PAGC is committed to working on the strength of all our First Nations People. We believe that this of those treaties to ensure ongoing control of the can be achieved by; Education Programs for our Youth, who comprise over 65% of our populations within the PAGC ■ A First Nations Controlled Hospital within an boundaries. All the investments that we make in Urban Setting, whereby high end specialist our First Nations Youth now will be an investment services can be provided, such as more access that we make towards the long term growth and to Dialysis Machines, MRI’s, and CT Scans, etc. well-being of our communities. 6 There have been ongoing efforts by our staff to collaborate with the communities to ensure that there are adequate programs offered throughout the course of the year at the community level. The PAGC Fine Arts and Cultural Festival has been ongoing for many years and we are seeing higher levels or participation at all age groups. We will continue to encourage and celebrate the achieve- ment of our youth. As an organization, we the Executive of the PAGC continue to attend and support all community ■ More Long-Term Care for our Elders, functions, whether they be graduations, cultural events, treaty days, sector gatherings and sadly, ■ Cooperative efforts with Regional Health Au- funerals of our beloved members.