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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to pursue joint initiatives to reduce poverty and homelessness while improving health outcomes for vulnerable members of society. The partners will work together to address priority areas to ensure adequate housing for all…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates recipients of the 2019 Police Awards as Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) celebrates 25 years of service to NAN First Nations this week. “I congratulate all of these outstanding individuals for the dedication and professionalism they display every day maintaining…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Ovide Mercredi who was confirmed with an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), by the Law Society of Ontario at today’s Call to the Bar Ceremony in Ottawa: “Ovide Mercredi is a respected lawyer…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following statement  demanding the resignation of the Government of Ontario’s recent appointment to the Thunder Bay Police Services  Board: “It is unacceptable and insulting that a person who has expressed support for  Senator Beyak’s racist actions would be appointed by the province to the…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following statement in response to the Government of Ontario’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies curriculum launch in Thunder Bay today: “We are disappointed that the province has walked back its commitment to the curriculum by offering it as elective courses instead of making…