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ANISININEW TERRITORY / NORTHERN ONTARIO — Red Sucker Lake Anisininew Nation (“RSLAN”) and Sachigo Lake Anisininew Nation (“SLAN”) — two sister Anisininew Nations located approximately sixty miles apart in the remote north, with kinship ties and shared governance traditions stretching back since time immemorial, are jointly issuing this public statement to place Signature Resources Ltd.…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is calling for action on the approval and implementation of a Flight and Duty Time Regulatory Sandbox as federal and provincial transportation ministers meet in Vancouver this week. The contentious and prescriptive regulations introduced in 2020 do not reflect the realities of remote First Nations…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Wapekeka First Nation Chief Brennan Sainnawap are raising serious concerns over the Special Investigations Unit’s (SIU) disrespectful handling of several related investigations into the deaths of three NAN members at the hands of the police. Since 2024, NAN has been looking for accountability…

Leaders from Anemki Wajiw (Fort William First Nation), Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the City of Thunder Bay met today to strengthen dialogue and collaboration in response to the ongoing crisis related to homelessness. The loss of life in the community and ongoing impacts of colonization on Indigenous peoples were acknowledged, and all agreed that there…

THUNDER BAY, ON: The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council and Jonathon Mamakwa, father of the late Kevin Mamakwa, have issued the following statement regarding the postponement of the inquest that was set to get underway in Thunder Bay this week: “The Presiding Coroner has determined that a recent family tragedy experienced by the Mamakwa…