Marcel Colomb First Nation


Marcel Colomb First Nation, Band #328, is a First Nations Band of approximately 449 Registered Swampy Cree and Rocky Cree located in the area of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada.
Marcel Colomb First Nation is affiliated with the Swampy Cree Tribal Council.

Reserve

The MCFN reserve is Black Sturgeon Reserve. The reserve is located on Hughes Lake, approximately east of the town of Lynn Lake. Only 81 band members live on this reserve.

Heritage

The Rock Cree people of the Black Sturgeon Falls Reserve are ancestral descendants of Indigenous peoples originally from Pukatawagan and other areas within the Nickel Belt. These Indigenous people have populated the Canadian Shield region of northern and central Canada since the retreat of the glaciers about 10,000 years ago.

Infrastructure

Located within the reserve is the band office and nursing station and Jordan's Principle center, water treatment plant, 55 houses, a bunk house which serves as a community center, and many other community infrastructure projects under development.

Geology

In 2016, Alamos Gold procured the Lynn Lake Gold Project, located within the traditional territory of MCFN. At a signing ceremony in 2023, the MCFN and Alamos Gold came to an agreement that will be an “economic driver” for the band according to John McCluskey, CEO of Alamos Gold. Officials with the MCFN stated the agreement will provide jobs, job training, revenue sharing and allow for more environmental protections.

Band administration

Chief: Douglas Hart - elected: 01/30/2024 current re-elected January 2024
Councillors:
  • Evelyn Sinclair
  • Priscilla Colomb
  • Amanda Castel

Previous chiefs

Previous leaders of the Marcel Colomb First Nation are: