Chief Terrance Nelson Home - Welcoming address

Chief and Council for 2005 - 2007

Chief Terrance Nelson
Councillor Lawrence Henry
Councillor Gary Roberts
Councillor Keith Henry
Councillor June Laroque

Contact Information

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Government
P.O. Box 30, Ginew, MB R0A-2R0

Phone: 204-427-2312
Toll-free: 1-888-283-8765
Fax: 204-427-2584

The Chief and Council

The Chief and Council form the political arm for Roseau River Anishinabe Nation. One Chief and four Councillors are elected every two years. Chief and Council deal with governance and policy issues in the community. They negotiate with the federal government and work to increase federal funding and bring new money and programs into the community. Chief and Council are working towards the privatization of non-INAC funded programs.

The following programs are the responsibility of Chief and Council:
Economic and Community Development
Land Lease
Tobacco Tax Rebate
VLTs
Roseau River Training and Employability Center Inc.

The Custom Council and Elders

Roseau River is in the process of community capacity development, which will result in more community involvement in every aspect of the First Nation. A Custom Council is comprised of representation that is selected by families choosing to participate.

For example, Roseau River is changing to a clan system of governance and the Custom Council system will be incorporated into the government system. Traditionally, the direction for administrating community business and local politics comes from the Elders Council. Decisions are based on the wisdom as spoken by the elders.

Government Affiliations

The Roseau River First Nation is part of a number of political organizations which take directions from their First Nation members. It is usually the Chief that sits in committee to set policies and directions for these organizations. These organizations include:

The Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council (DOTC) – made up of four Dakota and four Ojibway First Nations, and includes programs and services in health, education, housing, and social development.
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) – a province-wide political organization involved with child welfare, economic issues, self-determination, treaties, health and social development.
Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) – consists of all chiefs of the 34 Southern First Nations and assists First Nations in government, treaty and aboriginal rights issues.
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) – the national representative organization of the 630 First Nation communities in Canada. Roseau River First Nation lies within the Emerson Provincial Electoral Division and in the Provencher Federal Riding.