Indigenous

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox expressed grave concern with Ontario’s new government as the Ministry of Education abruptly cut summer sessions to develop education curriculum on Indian Residential Schools that were set to begin today. “Truth-sharing and education on the Indian Residential School experience is one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sudbury Detachment is advising motorists of several over dimensional loads being moved from the City of Greater Sudbury to Henvey Inlet. There will be several loads moved each weekday starting on July 4, 2018 and ending on November 30, 2018. The loads will be travelling from Elm street, Sudbury onto Regional Road 35. The loads ...

The NDP MPP-elect for Kiiwetinoong, Sol Mamakwa, released the following statement:   “Together Ontario has made progress, and if it’s true that Doug Ford plans to dismantle and do away with the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation (MIRR), it will have a profound negative impact on Indigenous people and the province.  MIRR has resolved long standing claims with First ...

  Jun 25, 2018 @ 08:15 Michipicoten First Nation hired InterGroup Consultants to research and write a Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Study related to NextBridge’s East-West Tie Transmission Project. In March and May, InterGroup interviewed members and mapped where they hunt, trap, fish, and gather resources, along with other culturally important sites. InterGroup is now returning to the community ...

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones : « Aujourd’hui, en cette Journée nationale des peuples autochtones, nous célébrons l’héritage unique et les cultures diverses des Premières Nations, des Inuits et de la Nation des Métis. Nous soulignons les contributions remarquables qu’ils apportent à notre pays. « Alors que nous ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day: “Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the unique heritage and diverse cultures of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, and the tremendous contributions they make to this country. “As we celebrate Indigenous cultures and communities, we also acknowledge the oppression and discrimination Indigenous ...

En ce jour du solstice d’été − la journée la plus longue de l’année, soulignée pour son caractère spécial par de nombreuses communautés autochtones −, nous nous réunissons afin de célébrer la culture, le patrimoine et la contribution des peuples autochtones. C’est aussi La Journée nationale des peuples autochtones, l’occasion pour nous d’en apprendre davantage au sujet des diverses cultures et langues ...

Jun 18, 2018 @ 15:21   Michipicoten First Nation, in partnership with the Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC), will be conducting a Juvenile Coregonine Seining Assessment in Quota Zone 11, around Lizard Islands, Leach Island, and Gargantua Harbour, and Quota Zone 09 off of Michipicoten White Sands beach.   The project will begin the last week of June and continue ...

Jun 6, 2018 @ 09:15 Goldcorp and three First Nation communities including Brunswick House First Nation (BHFN), Chapleau Cree First Nation (CCFN), and Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation (COFN) are pleased to announce the signing of an Impacts and Benefits Agreement (IBA) with respect to the development and operation of the Borden Gold project near the town of Chapleau in northern ...

Jun 4, 2018 @ 14:28 Sault College is honoured to announce that TD Bank Group is investing in the education of its students through a new bursary that will support Indigenous students pursuing post-secondary studies at the College. Over a two year period, TD will donate $50,000 to the College to offer up to $2,000 to Indigenous students who meet ...

Jun 1, 2018 @ 08:02 Final arguments for the Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) Annuity case will begin Monday, June 4, 2018, in Sudbury at the Radisson Hotel. The RHT Annuity case has been in court since September of 2017. The 21 Anishinabek nations with annuitants under the RHT took the federal and provincial governments to court to uphold the augmentation ...

May 23, 2018 @ 11:32 iChurchill Inc. has halted its negotiations to finalize the purchase of the flood-damaged Hudson Bay Railway, the Port of Churchill and associated assets from their current owner, OmniTRAX, due to the Government of Canada’s unwillingness to engage in meaningful dialogue. As a result, iChurchill believes the repairs to the railway are highly unlikely to proceed ...

Apr 17, 2018 @ 18:06 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler today marked the signing of a new agreement to strengthen the relationship between the province and Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Premier Wynne and Grand Chief Fiddler were at Queen’s Park today to sign the Treaty Relationship Agreement, along with a number of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Chiefs ...

Mar 22, 2018 @ 19:55 One of the most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects in Canada’s history got the green light today with the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario announcing funding for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project (“the Project”) in the aggregate amount of $1.6 billion.  The funding framework allows for a viable transmission business with ...

Mar 15, 2018 @ 09:47 Da-Namaamin Moseyang Giw-Ganchigaazjig Kwewag “We will walk in prayer for these murdered women.”   The prayer walkers began their walk Prince Rupert from Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) on the Winter Solstice. They on the shortest day of the year – looking forward to longer and brighter days. Very symbolic of their walk to help the healing ...