Community News

Saturday February 15, 2020, marked a huge milestone for the Community as Family, Friends, Leadership and Delegates came together to celebrate the first graduation for students who successfully completed the first Bachelor of Arts program that was located in Fisher River Cree Nation. 13 students completed the three year program which is part of a pilot program based in Fisher River Cree Nation and run through University College of the […]

After dedicating herself to 12 plus years; Matilda Mallette has decided to step down from the Volunteer Justice Committee. Matilda was presented a star blanket in appreciation of her dedication. She has touched many lives with her kind words & positive outlook on life.Her presence will be missed in Peguis Circuit Court. Matilda remains involved in the Justice field as she continues to sit on the RCMP Division “D” Aboriginal […]

Brittany Hobson APTN News When Shekinah Sinclair decided to pursue a post-secondary education she didn’t think it would be in her home community – or that her parents would be joining her as well. “I don’t think I could mentally handle being away from my family,” said Sinclair. “I’ve always been with my family so having this chance to take it with my parents it’s just awesome.” Three years ago […]

MANITOBA CELEBRATES 2018 EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD WINNERS UPDATED JANUARY 9, 2020 Thank you Minister Guillemard for a great meeting with Fisher River Cree Nation to discuss our initiative to protect our lands and waters for all Manitobans. Minister Guillemard presented Fisher River Cree Nation with an excellence in sustainability award in recognition of its efforts to establish protected areas, along with innovations such as the largest solar farm in […]

A Canadian Cree artist will have his exhibition launched Thursday at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Toronto-based artist Kent Monkman, whose work looks to paint a bold re-evaluation of history from an Indigenous perspective, now has his art front and centre at The Met’s main entrance. The installation, titled “mistikôsiwak” (“Wooden Boat People”), is part of a commissioned series by The Met that invites modern-day artists to create new pieces of work to […]

The Budget for individual and group sponsorship has been fully utilized for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Administration will no longer be accepting applications. Applications will be accepted for the 2020-2021 fiscal year starting April 1, 2020. As well; the Budget for Gifts & Giveaway's has been fully utilized for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Administration will no longer be making purchases for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Thank You for your cooperation […]

Christmas Holiday Office Closure In recognition of the Christmas Holiday Season, the Fisher River Cree Nation Administration Office will be closed at 12:00pm on Friday December 20, 2019 and will re-open at 8:30am Monday January 6, 2020. For those on Social Assistance, the Social Assistance Program will be distributing cheques on Monday December 30, 2019 between the hours of 8:30am - 3:30pm. For Work Orders, emergency repairs include NO HEAT […]

Building upon the long-term partnership between University of Winnipeg and Fisher River Cree Nation; Fisher River Health Services and Faculty members and students from Indigenous Studies and University of Winnipeg have been working together on Revitalization of traditional food project since October 2012. One of the outcomes of the project was a community food security manual ‘The forgotten traditional foods of Fisher River’ which was officially launched in Fisher River […]

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 — Reyce Cochrane was excited when he put on his white coat at the Opening Assembly for the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and the School of Dental Hygiene on Sept. 5. He thought about how hard he worked to get into dental school and how it all paid off. His inspiration to work tirelessly in school came from his grandfather, Harold Cochrane. “Even though my grandpa had a terrible experience with […]