Kitsaki In the Community
Kitsaki is committed to investing in community, and to developing training and employment opportunities for LLRIB members.
Profit Distribution
- Over $20 million to LLRIB Communities since 2009
- Leader in distributing dividends to its owner communities
- Contributions to housing, elder and youth programs, land and resource management, community business development, cultural projects, treaty activities, education, training and more
Community Benefits
- More than $1 million to important community initiatives since 2010, including:
- Wake assistance and donations
- Healing Our Communities Fund
- Wild rice harvester donations and leases
- Fire assistance
- Elders Gathering
- Hospitals
Scholarships
- $200,000 in scholarships for band members since 2018
- Collaboration Agreement support for scholarship resources with Cameco – current program sees LLRIB, Kitsaki and Cameco match investments of $50,000 per year ($150,000 annually)
Land and Resource Management
- Funding of the Land and Resource Management Board
- Regular meetings to address various lands and resource-related issues
- Development of Terms of Reference and land and resource policies
- Improved communication between membership, industry and government on projects that impact traditional users and LLRIB membership
- Funding for Loss of Use Process
- Funding for Treaty Land Use mapping 2014-2016
About Our Community
Lac La Ronge Indian Band is the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan, with a population of more than 11,000 members. They are a Woodland Cree Nation, and intensely proud of their culture and language. Located in north-central Saskatchewan, in Treaty 6 territory, LLRIB is located on the edge of the Pre-Cambrian Shield, with territory ranging from rich farmland to boreal forest and the Churchill River. LLRIB is a multi-reserve band that includes six communities: Little Red River, Morin Lake (Hall Lake), La Ronge, Sucker River, Stanley Mission, and Grandmother’s Bay. LLRIB is governed by an elected Chief and 12 Councillors. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson has served in the role since she was elected in 2006.