Membership

Number of Members

On & Off-Reserve Members

Total Band Members ON-Reserve: 270

Total Band Members OFF-Reserve: 660

Total Band Members: 930

Minors, Adults & Elders On & Off Reserve

Minors Total: 183

Adults Total: 639

Elders Total: 108

Minors ON-Reserve: 74
Minors OFF-Reserve: 109

Elders On & Off Reserve

Elders ON-Reserve: 31

Elders OFF-Reserve: 77

Total Elders: 108

Membership Clerk

The Membership Department is staffed by our Membership Clerk, who is also referred to by the official title of Indian Registration Administrator (IRA) by the Government of Canada. The Membership Clerk/IRA maintains the list of Fort McMurray 468 First Nation (FM468FN) Members.

The Membership Clerk is also able to help applicants:

Complete and remit Indian registration applications
Complete and remit Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) card applications
Apply for changes related to life events, such as marriage, change of name, change of address, and death with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) (formerly Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada - INAC).

Band Membership

Fort McMurray 468 First Nation is a Section 10 band and controls its own membership list and sets its own eligibility requirements.

Affiliation
To be affiliated with a specific First Nation or Band means that a person has family ancestry related to that First Nation or Band. It does not necessarily mean the person is a band member. As is the case for Section 10 First Nations or bands, an individual may be affiliated with the Nation but will not be considered a band member until they apply directly to the Section 10 Nation for membership.

Persons Entitled to be Registered
Section 6 of the Indian Act contains 9 different entitlement conditions under which an individual may be determined to be entitled or registered.

There are two key distinctions between entitlement categories, Subsections 6(1) and 6(2), which pertain to how status is passed to further generations.

6(1) Full Entitlement: A person registered under 6(1) can pass Indian status to their children regardless of the other parent’s status.
6(2) Partial Entitlement: A person registered under 6(2) can only pass Indian status if the other parent is also entitled (under 6(1) or 6(2)).

Becoming a Band Member

1

To qualify as a band member, you must be a registered Indian with Indigenous Services Canada. Once you have registered and received a government 468 treaty number, you can then apply for Band Membership within FMFN468.

2

Submit a membership application and a long-form birth certificate to the Membership Clerk/IRA. A marriage certificate and/or a change of name certificate may be required to process the application.

3

The acceptance of the application is contingent on conditions outlined in Section 3 of the FMFN468 Membership Code, such as:

3.4 An Indian Person born of parents, both of whom are Members, is eligible to apply for membership. Upon submitting satisfactory proof to the First Nation that both parents are Members, this Person shall automatically have their name entered on the Membership List.

3.5 A Person is entitled to be registered and their name recorded on the Membership List if they are an Indian and one parent is a Member.

4

On the condition that an applicant has submitted an application pursuant to Section 7 of the Membership Code, Chief and Council shall hold a hearing and make a decision to approve or reject the application.

For Information or Assistance

Please contact Ashly Swaren-Cree at:
Phone: 780-334-2293
Email: membershipclerk@FMFN468.com