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Letter to City of Thunder Bay to Declare State of Emergency on Homelessness
January 23, 2026 Mayor Ken Boshcoff, and City CouncilCity of Thunder Bay500 Donald St. EThunder Bay, ONP7C5K4Via Email: ken.boshcoff@thunderbay.ca Re: Declaration of Emergency on Homelessness We are writing today to call on the City of Thunder Bay to declare a […]
Kashechewan Deserves Better: Frustration Grows over Lack of Federal and Provincial Response to State of Emergency
Kashechewan First Nation – Members of Kashechewan First Nation are being forced to stay in substandard, unsafe conditions due to the critical infrastructure failures that have occurred in the remote Cree community, and the lack of appropriate government response to […]
Update on our Diversion Dam Court Action from Chief Bruce Achneepineskum- Marten Falls First Nation- Treaty 9 – James Bay Treaty
Marten Falls Chief and Council filed a Notice of Claim on August 7, 2025, on diversion dams affecting our Aboriginal and treaty rights but also our inherent rights. The claim is a notice. It is a notice that can be […]
NAN Joins Communities Mourning Passing of Norwegian Adventurer Steffen Skjøttelvik
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council has issued the following statement regarding the discovery yesterday of Norwegian adventurer Steffen Skjøttelvik, who was found deceased on the banks of the Hayes River: “We had hoped and prayed that Steffen would […]
NAN Calls on Federal Government to Support Community-led Search for Missing Adventurer
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, has issued the following statement regarding the disappearance of Steffen Skjottelvik, a Norwegian adventurer believed to be missing while trekking across the Far North: “Steffen Skjottelvik […]
NAN Honours Keewaywin Awards Recipients
MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Deputy Grand Chiefs Anna Betty Achneepineskum, Bobby Narcisse, and Mike Metatawabin, congratulate recipients of the 2025 Keewaywin Awards for their outstanding leadership and contributions to […]
First Nation Police Services Demand Their Day in Court: Canada Called out on Stall Tactics
Posted on behalf of Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario Ottawa, ON On December 5, 2024, First Nations community leaders and police service representatives gathered in Ottawa to provide an update on the human rights complaint of the Indigenous Police Chiefs […]
Federal Commitment Will Help Improve Vital Winter Road Network to Remote Communities
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler welcomes new federal commitments to address the increasing fragility of the winter road network after meeting with First Nation leadership, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, and community members today […]
NAN Mourns Sudden Passing of AMC Grand Chief
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council members Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Deputy Grand Chiefs Anna Betty Achneepineskum, Bobby Narcisse, and Mike Metatawabin, share heartfelt condolences following the sudden passing of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand […]
Letter from Sachigo Lake First Nation
RE: Mining and Exploration In the Spring of 2023 Exiro Minerals contacted the Chief and Council of Sachigo Lake First Nation. At the time, the Chief and Council stated that answering their phone call was not to be used as […]