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NAN congratulates 2019 NAPS award recipients
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 […]
NAN congratulates Ovide Mercredi
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 […]
NAN demands resignation of Provincial appointee to police board
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 […]
NAN responds to provincial education curriculum launch
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 […]
NAN leaders offer condolences following fatal KI house fire
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon release the following statements following a tragic house fire this morning that is believed to have claimed five lives in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug: “We were saddened […]
NAN response to Provincial budget
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has responded to the release of the Government of Ontario’s Budget 2019, which reduces the budget of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs while promising far-reaching investments to support First Nations: “The first […]
NAN congratulates new NAPS Chief Roland Morrison
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Roland Morrison on his appointment as Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS): “Chief Morrison is the first recruited member from Nishnawbe Aski Nation […]
Ryerson University’s Together Design Lab partners with Nishawbe Aski Nation to Design Appropriate Housing that Reflects the Needs of Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario
Today, Ryerson University’s Together Design Lab, in partnership with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), facilitated a full-day interactive discussion about community-based housing design, collaboratively creating models to address the collective housing emergency declared in June 2018. This design charrette, which contributes […]
NAN response to Federal Budget
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has responded to the release of the Government of Canada’s Budget 2019, which promises investments to support reconciliation and improve living conditions for First Nations but lacks detail on its funding commitments. […]
First Nations sign MOU’s to address poverty, homelessness in Northern Ontario
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) today with municipal partners to jointly develop approaches to address poverty and homelessness in northern Ontario. To the east, an MOU was signed with the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board. […]