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News and notices from our 49 First Nation communities.

Ginoogaming First Nation hosts first-ever Special Court Sitting in Community

Ginoogaming First Nation, ON – Ginoogaming First Nation is marking a historic milestone today as the Ontario Court of Justice holds its first-ever Special Court sitting in the community, taking a Community Restorative Justice approach that brings justice directly to Ginoogaming and its members. The Special Court sitting is being held at the Ginoogaming Training…

Ginoogaming First Nation Forced to Fund Its Own Safety as OPP Fails to Act

Ginoogaming First Nation, ON – Ginoogaming First Nation Chief Sheri Taylor and Council are demanding that the Ontario Provincial Police take full responsibility for the ongoing drug and crime crisis in their community. Today, Chief Taylor and Council are meeting with the OPP to confront the force’s failure to provide adequate enforcement and funding support.…

Statement from Kashechewan First Nation: Our Members are Displaced, not Homeless

Niagara Falls, ON – Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley has released the following statement regarding comments made during a Niagara Falls council meeting last week that has left many evacuees feeling unwelcome in their host community: “Over the past six months, the people of Kashechewan First Nation have been living through one of the…

NAN Supports Call by Mamakwa Family to Close Inhumane Thunder Bay District Jail

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is supporting the recommendations being sought by the family of the late Kevin Mamakwa to close the Thunder Bay District Jail, where Kevin tragically passed away in 2020: “This inquest has been a difficult process for Kevin’s family, friends, and the community of Kingfisher…

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