This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....
Eabametoong First Nation Chief Harvey Yesno and Council have declared a State of Emergency as alarmingly high levels of contamination have been detected in the remote community’s water distribution system.
Next week, plans are underway for Kashechewan First Nation youth to witness another promise: the signing of the implementation agreement to begin the relocation of the Kashechewan community to higher grounds, agreed by both party governments of Canada Minister Seamas O’Regan and Ontatio Government Minister Greg Rickford and Kashechewan First Nation Chief, Leo Friday.
The report Chief Friday sent to Kashechewan [citizens] as per what we was agreed upon with both ministers in the pass few days…
Dear [Citizens] of Kashechewan,
The Vision Quest Conference & Trade Show, Canada’s longest running Indigenous business, community and economic development conference, is pleased to announce that Jordin Tootoo and Lorne Cardinal will be one of this year’s Keynote Presenters.
JORDIN TOOTOO, NHL’s First Inuk Player, Author of All the Way
Keynote Presenter, Wednesday May 15
The Board of Directors of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Roland Morrison as the Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, effective April 2, 2019. Roland Morrison was the Acting Chief of Police since September 2018 following the retirement announcement of former Chief of Police Terry Armstrong.
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) launched today with special guests and community leaders in attendance. The launch event was held at the NADF office in Thunder Bay with traditional ceremonies performed by a local elder and drum group. The ABPA will be initially run by an all-Indigenous powerhouse board of directors from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. The founders of the non-profit corporation include:
• John Beardy
• Brian Davey
• Ron Marano
• Rachael Paquette
• Jason Rasevych
• Jason Thompson
Fort Albany’s Edmund Metatawabin was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada on February 12.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to the Shoppers Drug Mart at 1186 Memorial Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3 following reports of a theft.
During the investigation police learned that a possible assault linked to this incident may have occurred.
Police conducted multiple witness interviews and reviewed video footage of an altercation between a youth and a security guard.
Following this, and after reviewing other evidence, officers have charged the security guard with Assault Causing Bodily Harm.
Western James Bay Telecom Network (WJBTN) will soon bring fibre to the home service to 957 homes in the communities of Attawapiskat, Kashechewan and Fort Albany. WJBTN will also increase transport and fibre internet capacity to community hospitals, schools and residents in these communities.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is calling for a coordinated response by the federal and provincial governments as Cat Lake First Nation has declared a state of emergency due to life-threatening housing conditions in the remote community.
Pikangikum First Nation has been connected to Ontario's electricity grid, bringing a reliable, clean supply of power to the community for the first time.
Pikangikum is the first of 16 First Nation communities that are expected to be connected through the First Nation-led Wataynikaneyap Power project, the largest and most far-reaching First Nation grid connection project in Ontario's history.
This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....