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Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO)

Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO)

      "East Side of the Lake Governance"

(Formerly known as the East Side Planning Initiative)

PHASE 2

Participants List

Round Table, First Nations Council, Advisory Committee, Government  Review Panel (Phase I), 
Secretariat and Government Liaison Committee

National Chief Phil Fontaine – Chair  

Mr. Ed Wood – Associate Chair  

East Side Round Table  

The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer – Special Advisor  

Mr. Al Benoit

Mr. Dan Benoit (Alternate)  

Mr. Paul Chief  

Mr. Don Courchene  

Ms. Sherry Dangerfield  

Mr. Helgi Einarsson  

Mr. Ken Ellison  

Mr. Wesley Harper  

Mr. Ed Huebert  

Mr. Peter Kinew  

Mr. Gilbert Knott  

Mr. Mike Martel  

Dr. Peter Miller  

Chief Vera Mitchell  

Mr. Tom Nepetaypo  

Dr. David Punter  

Mr. Don Sullivan  

Mr. Jim Ticknor  

Ms. Cherry White  

Chief Nancy Whiteway  

East Side First Nations Council 

Hilda Flett  Berens River First Nation  
Frank Young
Dwayne Bushie (Alternate)
Bloodvein First Nation
Chief Bailey Colon Bunibonibee Cree Nation 
Jack Fiddler Garden Hill First Nation
Chief Gilbet Andrews God's Lake First Nation
Larry Barker suceeded by 
Chief Ian Bushie
Ferlon Barker (Alternate)
Rene Barker (Alternate)
Hollow Water First Nation 


Jonas Peebles Little  Black River First Nation
Nelson Keeper
Little Grand Rapids First Nation 
Chief Roger Ross, succeeded by Chief Moses Okimaw Manto Sipi Cree Nation
Jim Cromarty Norway House Cree Nation 
Albert Pascal, succeeded by Sheldon Kent Pauingassi First Nation 
Eddy Hudson Poplar River First Nation 
Lawrence Harper, succeeded by Chief Fred Harper Red Sucker Lake First Nation
Joe Daniels Sagkeeng First Nation 
Roy A. Mason St. Theresa Pont First Nation 
Chief Cornelius Wood Wasagamack First Nation 
Simon Fobister
Joe Kuhn
Grand Council Treaty #3

East Side Advisory Committee

Note:  While other groups were contacted by the Wabanong Nakagum Okimawin Secretariat for membership on the Wabanong Nakagum Okimawin Advisory Committee, no other names were forwarded.  

Aboriginal Resource Council Richard Gaywish
Aghaming Community Council Bob Bull
Berens River Community Council Henry McKay & Brian Whiteway
Bissett Community Council Patti Grapetine
Gods Lake Narrows Community Council Mayor Leslie Anderson Sr.
Island Lake Community Council Jerry Bilewitch
Little Grand Rapids Community Council George Quantrill
Loon Straits Edgar Bruce
Manigotagan Community Council Dale Boulette & Greg Wood
Matheson Island Community Council Harold Bennett & Terry Bennett
Norway House Community Council Glen Flett
Oxford House Community Council Tommy Weenusk
Pine Dock Community Committee Margaret Johnson
Princess Harbour Community Council
Marlene Monkman & Myrtle Magnusson
Red Sucker Lake Community Council Heather Disbrowe
Seymourville Community Council Ted Seymour & Brian Lepott
Eastman Regional Development, Inc. Ron Funk
St. Georges Economic Development Council Dianne Dube
Winnpeg River Brokenhead Futures Mary Greber
Anishaabe Turtle Island Protectors Gary Raven
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Krista Scott
Canadian Nature Federation
Gaile Whelan-Ens
Jared Whelan (Alternate)
Manitoba Eco-Network Anne Lindsey
Manitoba Future Forest Alliance Sara Peloquin
Manitoba Model Forest Carl Smith
Manitoba Naturalists Society  Les McCann
Northern Lights Heritage Services Virginia Petch
Resource Conservation Manitoba, Inc. Liz Dykman
T.R.E.E. Dr. John Sinclair
Western Canada Wilderness Committee Ron Thiessen
Canada Wild Rice Council Lorne Williams
Manitoba Hydro Wade Munro
Manitoba Prospectors & Developers Association  Ryan Cooke
Manitoba Trappers Association  Stewart Jansson
Mining Association of Manitoba  David Markham
TEMBEC Pine Falls Operations  Vince Keenan
RM of Alexander George Harbottle
RM of Lac du Bonnet Bob Bruneau & Don Halbert
LGD of Pinawa Leonard Simpson
Village of Powerview Ted Pichor
Island Lake Tribal Council Chief Goliath Harper
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. Michael Anderson
Manitoba Metis Federation  Dan Benoit
Manitoba Metis Federation Interlake Region Bill Flett
Manitoba Metis Federation Southern Region  Marcelle Vezina
Southern Chiefs Organization  Dina Bruyere
Manitoba Wildlife Federation  Roger Venton
Manitoba Aviation Council Fred Petrie
SnoMan, Incorporated Duncan Stokes

Phase I (August 2000 to March 2002)

Government Review Panel:  

Bill Barto  

Bruce Bremner  

Blair McTavish  

Joe Morisseau  

Sandy Thompson  

Phase 2  

East Side Secretariat (March 2002 to July 2003):  

Mike Waldram – Executive Coordinator

Bill Anderson  

Paulette Delaquis  

Joann Hiebert  

Barb Hobson  

Moses Okimaw

Jennifer Tavares  

East Side Secretariat (July 2003 to September 2004)  

Peter Globensky– Executive Coordinator  

Bill Anderson  

Bruce Bruyere  

Barb Hobson  

Rick Ratte  

Dale Sobkowich

Jennifer Tavares  

Pat Williamson  

Bernie Wood  

Government Liaison Committee:  

Serge Scrafield  

Blair McTavish  

Ron Missyabit