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Ginoogaming First Nation hosts first-ever Special Court Sitting in Community

Ginoogaming First Nation, ON – Ginoogaming First Nation is marking a historic milestone today as the Ontario Court of Justice holds its first-ever Special Court sitting in the community, taking a Community Restorative Justice approach that brings justice directly to Ginoogaming and its members. The Special Court sitting is being held at the Ginoogaming Training…

First Nations Leaders Reject Bill C-39 and the Rush to Force it Through: Rights Cannot Be Fast-Tracked

(Canada – October 8, 2026) – The Chiefs of Ontario (COO), the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) are united in rejecting Bill C-39, Building Canada Strong Act, and are calling on Canada to withdraw it. Prime Minister Carney is weaponizing the…

NAN Congratulates North Spirit Lake First Nation Member Desta Buswa on Judicial Appointment

LAC SEUL FIRST NATION: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates North Spirit Lake First Nation member Desta Buswa, who was officially sworn in today as a Justice of the Peace of the Ontario Court of Justice: “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation I am proud to…

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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.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation News

October 8, 2026

First Nations Leaders Reject Bill C-39 and the Rush to Force it Through: Rights Cannot Be Fast-Tracked

October 1, 2026

NAN Congratulates North Spirit Lake First Nation Member Desta Buswa on Judicial Appointment

September 24, 2026

NAN Chiefs Reject Building Canada Strong Act

September 23, 2026

NAN Honours 2026 Keewaywin Awards Recipients

September 19, 2026

NAN Statement as Manitoba Premier Moves to Adopt Permanent Daylight Time for Province

September 10, 2026

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Demand Accountability in the Death of Miranda Mamakwa

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