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Thunder Bay Leaders Set a Collaborative Path Forward to Address Homelessness

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…

Letter to City of Thunder Bay to Declare State of Emergency on Homelessness

Download letter here 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 HomelessnessWe are writing today to call on the City of Thunder Bay to declare a State of Emergency on Homelessness.This crisis has gone on long enough. There will…

Statement from NAN, Family, as Inquest into the Death of Kevin Mamakwa Postponed

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…

Who We Are

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political territorial organization representing 49 First Nation communities within northern Ontario. It represents the legitimate, socioeconomic, and political aspirations of its First Nation members of Northern Ontario to all levels of government in order to allow local self-determination while establishing spiritual, cultural, social, and economic independence.

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