Date: November 12, 2025
To: CITIZENS OF SAGKEENG ANICIANBE NATION
TAKE NOTICE that a ratification vote of the Voters of the Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation, Fort Alexander Band #262 (“Sagkeeng”), will be held on December 12 and 13, 2025, to determine if the citizens of Sagkeeng approve and assent to the Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement between Sagkeeng and Canada AND the Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation Sovereign Wealth Fund, both of which are summarized and included in Information Packages available to all Sagkeeng Voters. To be an eligible voter, you must be a registered member of the Fort Alexander Indian Band No. 262 and 18 years and older on the date of the Ratification Vote. (“Sagkeeng Voter”).
Ballot Question
The Ballot Question that will be asked of the Sagkeeng Voters, by secret ballot, is found in Schedule 2 of the Settlement Agreement and is as follows:
As a Voter of the First Nation, do you:
- agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement initialled by the negotiators for Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation and Canada, which settles and releases the Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Claim, and the Trust Agreement;
and
- authorize and direct the Council of Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation to sign all documents and do everything necessary to give effect to the Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement and the Trust Agreement?
Information Meetings
The following information meetings will be held for the purposes of the Ratification Vote:
| Location | Venue | Date / Time |
|
Online |
To join by computer, mobile device, or tablet:
https://zoom.us/j/96916971478?pwd=6gP8Sqjypvonyal JS8Lc6cFKXr1U8O.1 Meeting ID: 969 1697 1478 Passcode: 770321
To join by phone: +15873281099,,96916971478#,,,,*770321# Canada +16473744685,,96916971478#,,,,*770321# Canada |
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. |
| North Shore | Sagkeeng Anicinabe Highschool, 713 Nika Cres, Fort Alexander, MB | November 22, 2025
at 9:00 a.m. |
| South Shore | Sagkeeng Junior Highschool, 664 MB-11, Fort Alexander, MB | November 22, 2025
at 1:30 p.m. |
| Winnipeg | Wyndham Garden Winnipeg Airport, 460 Madison St, Winnipeg, MB | November 29, 2025
at 10:00 a.m. |
Information packages will be available at the Information Meetings. To access electronic copies of the Information Package online, you’ll need to log into or sign up for a OneFeather account at www.onefeather.ca. You will need to provide a personal email address and verify your identity. Once you have a OneFeather account, visit members.onefeather.ca/documents. You may also access the Information Package in electronic format at Sagkeeng’s website at the Members Only Portal at: sagkeengportal.ca/tle-materials. Hard copies of the Information Package are also available by contacting Jennifer Smith, Ratification Liaison, during regular business hours at: jsmith@sagkeeng.ca or (204) 367-2287 ext. 310.
agkeeng Members Portal: https://sagkeengportal.ca/
Ratification Vote
The Ratification Vote will be held on December 12 and 13, 2025. Sagkeeng Voters may cast ballots either electronically or in person as follows:
- Electronic Voting will be available to all Sagkeeng Voters starting on November 30, 2025 at 9 m. up to December 13, 2025 at 9 p.m. To vote electronically, you’ll need to log into or sign up for a OneFeather account. You will need to provide a personal email address and verify your identity. Visit www.onefeather.ca/nations/sagkeeng to get started. Step- by-step instructions can be found in the OneFeather Help Centre.
- In Person at the following polling stations on December 12-13, 2025, from 9 m. – 9 p.m.:
- North Shore: Sagkeeng Anicinabe Highschool, 713 Nika Cres, Fort Alexander, MB
- South Shore: Sagkeeng Junior Highschool, 664 MB-11, Fort Alexander, MB
- Winnipeg: Wyndham Garden Winnipeg Airport, 460 Madison St, Winnipeg, MB
Voters List
AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Voters List is posted with this Notice of Ratification Vote. It is important that all Voters review the Voters List and immediately contact the Ratification Officer if a name is omitted from the Voters List. The Voting Guidelines provide that:
- 3 On request, the Ratification Officer shall confirm whether the name of a person is on the Voters List.
- The Ratification Officer shall revise the Voters List where it is demonstrated that
- the name of a Voter has been omitted from the Voters List;
- the name of a Voter is incorrectly set out in the Voters List; or
- the name of a Voter not qualified to vote is included in the Voters
- For the purposes of Section 4, a person may demonstrate
- that the name of a person has been omitted from, or incorrectly set out in, the Voters List by presenting to the Ratification Officer evidence that the person is a Voter; or
- that the name of a person not qualified to vote has been included in the Voters List by presenting to the Ratification Officer evidence that that person is not a Voter.
- The Ratification Officer shall revise the Voters List where it is demonstrated that
DATED at Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation, in the Province of Manitoba, this 12th day of November 2025.
An application for an amendment to the Voters List or a request for a copy of the Voting Guidelines or forms should be made to the Ratification Officer at:
Ratification Officer:
Brett Bilyk
OneFeather Mobile Technologies Ltd.
209-852 Fort St., Victoria, BC V8W 1H8 P
hone Number: 1-855-923-3006
Email Address: voterhelp@onefeather.ca
Brett Bilyk, Ratification Officer


