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Past Leadership
This is a historic list of all the previous Leadership of Fisher River Cree Nation
Terms per Chief (*Denotes Current Chief):
- Cochrane, Daniel: 1 Term
- Cochrane, Isaac: 1 Term
- Cochrane, John: 1905-1917
- Cochrane, Lorne: 3 Terms
- Crate, David*: 14 Terms
- Everett, Joseph: 1917-1921
- Hart, Wesley: 8 Terms
- Hudson, Alex: 1 Term
- Mallett, Solomon: 3 Terms
- McKay, Moses: 1 Term
- Murdock, James: 5 Terms
- Murdock, Sam: 1 Term
- Rundle, David: 1878 – 1905
- Rundle, Jeremiah: 1929 – 1937
- Sinclair, Charles: 5 Terms
- Sinclair, George: 1 Term
Election: August 23, 2023
Chief
David Crate, C.M.
Councillors
Delaney Mason
Hillary Murdock
Darrell Thaddeus
Barry Wilson
Election: August 23, 2021
Chief
David Crate, C.M.
Councillors
Darrell Thaddeus
Hillary Murdock
Cory Murdock
Delaney Mason (as of June 24, 2022)
Carl Cochrane (until February 24, 2022)
Election: August 24, 2019
Chief
David Crate, C.M.
Councillors
Darrell Thaddeus
Joshua Sinclair
Carl Cochrane
Vince Crate
Election: August 23, 2017
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Darrell Thaddeus
Carl Cochrane
Vince Crate
Shirley Ann Cochrane
Election: August 21, 2015
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Shirley Ann Cochrane
Darrell Thaddeus
Vince Crate
Carl Cochrane
Election: August 23, 2013
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Dion McKay
Carl Cochrane
Barry Wilson
Darrell Thaddeus
Election: August 24, 2011
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Dion McKay
Carl Cochrane
Barry Wilson
Darrell Thaddeus
Election: August 24, 2009
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Dion McKay
Carl Cochrane
Vince Crate
Darrell Thaddeus
Election: August 23, 2007
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Vince Crate
Carl Cochrane
Conrad Garson
Keith Sinclair
Election: August 18, 2005
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Vince Crate
Keith Sinclair
John McKay
Keith S. Murdock
Election: August 18, 2003
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
John McKay
Carl Cochrane
Vince Crate
Barry Wilson
Election: August 17, 2001
Chief
Sam Murdock
Councillors
Keith Sinclair
Barry Wilson
John McKay
Carl Cochrane
Election: August 23, 1999
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Keith Sinclair
Wayne Mason Jr.
Darren Sinclair
Barry Wilson
Election: August 23, 1997
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
Sam Murdock
Keith Sinclair
John McKay
Ted Murdock
Election: August 23, 1995
Chief
Lorne Cochrane
David Crate (A/Chief mid of Term)
Councillors
David Crate
Sam Murdock
Keith Sinclair
John McKay
Election: August 20, 1993
Chief
Lorne Cochrane
Councillors
Sam Murdock
David Crate
Keith Sinclair
Ada Wilson
Election: August 24, 1991
Chief
Lorne Cochrane
Councillors
Sam Murdock
Raymond Sinclair
John McKay
Joseph Garson
Election: August 24, 1989
Chief
David Crate
Councillors
John McKay
Raymond Sinclair
Lorne Cochrane
Wilfred Bouchey
Election: August 23, 1987
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Wilfred Bouchey
David Crate
Grenville Crate
Sam Murdock
Election: August 24, 1985
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Wilfred Bouchey
Raymond Sinclair
Sam Murdock
David Crate
Election: August 24, 1983
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Wilfred Bouchey
Ben Cochrane
Marshall Murdock
Walter Sinclair
Election: August 24, 1981
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Grenville Crate
Ben Cochrane
Walter Sinclair
Harvey Murdock
Election: August 22, 1979
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Stanley McKay
Ernest Murdock Sr.
Stanford Murdock
Walter Sinclair
Election: August 22, 1977
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Stanford Murdock
Grenville Crate
Walter Sinclair
David Kirkness
Election: August 22, 1975
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Ben Cochrane
Stanley Hudson
Leonard Kirkness
Stanford Murdock
Election: August 22, 1973
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Leonard Kirkness
Ben Cochrane
Norman Murdock
Walter Sinclair
Election: August 22, 1971
Chief
Wesley Hart
Councillors
Stanley McKay
Ernest Murdock Sr.
Stanford Murdock
Walter Sinclair
Election: August 22, 1969
Chief
Charles Sinclair
Councillors
Norman Murdock
Jim Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
Steve McKay
Election: August 21, 1967
Chief
Solomon Mallett
Councillors
Leslie Cochrane
Steve McKay
Fred Murdock
Walter Sinclair
Election: August 21, 1965
Chief
Issac Cochrane
Councillors
Solomon Mallett
Norman V. Murdock
Joe Sinclair
Leonard Kirkness
Election: August 21, 1963
Chief
George Sinclair
Councillors
William Hudson
Tom Cochrane
William Sinclair
John Mason
Election: August 20, 1961
Chief
Solomon Mallet
Councillors
Alex Hudson Jr.
Leonard Kirkness
Richard Crate
George Sinclair
Norman Murdock
Leslies Cochrane
Merdina Bradburn
Election: August 20, 1959
Chief
Soloman Mallett
Councillors
Walter Sinclair
Leslie Cochrane
Isaac Cochrane
Roy Murdock
Thomas Cochrane
Norman V. Murdock
George Sinclair
James Murdock
Election: August 27, 1957
Chief
Charles Sinclair
Councillors
Solomon Mallett
Miles Kirkness
Matthews Kirkness
Norman Murdock
James McKay
Allan Sinclair
Isaac Cochrane
Election: August 23, 1955
Chief
Charles Sinclair
Councillors
Ben Cochrane
John Flett
James McKay
H.J. Cochrane
Alex Hudson Sr.
Norman V. Murdock
Stanley Murdock
Election: September 9, 1953
Chief
Charles Sinclair
Councillors
Ben Cochrane
James McKay
John Mason
John Flett
John Bouchey
Stanley Murdock
Election: March 23, 1950
Chief
James Murdock
Councillors
Mike Crate
William Hudson
George Sinclair
Charles Sinclair
Election: April 17, 1947
Chief
James Murdock
Councillors
Mike Crate
James Hart
Elijah Bowers
John Chas Mason
Election: 1947
Chief
James Murdock
Councillors
J. Sinclair
Elijah Bowers
John Keeper
Felix Rundle
* After the Election of 1945, Previous lists are read to the best understanding
*1940 – 1945
Chief
Alex Hudson (July 4, 1941 to 1943)
Councillors
Moses McKay (July 4, 1941 to 1943)
W.D. Murdock (July 4, 1941 to 1943)
James Kirkness (July 4, 1941 to 1943)
John Sinclair (July 9, 1942 to 1944)
Election: July 4, 1938 to 1940
Chief
James Murdock
Councillors
Joe Mallett
J.J. Stevenson
Joe Cochrane
E. Bowers Jr.
1929 – 1937
Chief
Jeremiah Rundle
Councillors
Moses McKay (23-07-1929 – 1931)
Elijah Sinclair (23-07-1929 – 1937)
Charles Mason (15-07-1930 – 1934)
John Bouchey (12-07-1932 – 1937)
1926 – 1931
Chief
James Murdock
Councillors
Joseph Hart (June 1926 – 1928)
Joseph Mallett (June 1926 – 1928)
Fred Amos (June 1926 – 1928)
John Stevenson (June 1926 – 1931)
June 1923 – 1925
Chief
Daniel Cochrane
Councillors
James Murdock
Elijah Sinclair
John Thickfoot
June 1921 – 1922
Chief
Moses McKay
1914 – 1925
Chief
Joseph Everett (1917 – 1921)
Councillors
John Okemakapo (June 1914 – 1919)
Daniel Cochrane (June 1914 – 1919)
David Rundle (June 1918 – 1919)
Robert Paponikis (June 1920 – 1922)
Alec Cochrane (June 1920 – 1922)
George Okemakapo (June 1920 – 1922)
Philip Sinclair (June 1920 – 1925)
July 1905 – 1917
Chief
John Cochrane
July 1878
Chief
David Rundle
Councillors
James Cochrane
Henry Constatag *(Harry or Henry Koostatak)
Notes:
July 17, 1882 Councillor James Cochrane died and replaced by Joseph Rundle, until 1888. Chief David Rundle, died 1904. Councillor Henry Constatag died in 1919.
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