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THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum supports Indigenous families and leaders across Canada who are calling for action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people: “I acknowledge all women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people who have gone missing or have been taken from us through…

OTTAWA, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum has reaffirmed NAN’s commitment to seeking justice for Indian Residential School Survivors following the passing of an Assembly of First Nations resolution calling for the establishment of an independent international commission to examine how Survivors were failed by the Indian Residential School Settlement…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox, on behalf of the Executive Council, has issued the following statement reaffirming the predominance of Treaty No. 9 and Treaty No. 5, and supporting NAN First Nations asserting their inherent rights and jurisdiction over their traditional territories: “The people of Nishnawbe Aski are the…

Wunnumin Lake First Nation – Chief and Council of Wunnumin Lake First Nation are calling on the Government of Canada to ensure that compensation is provided for community members who have suffered from boil water advisories but are being denied compensation under the terms of a settlement agreement for class-action litigation on Canada’s failure to…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox welcomes recommendations delivered by the jury in the inquest into the deaths of Don Mamakwa and Roland McKay and calls for a process to begin their immediate implementation. “This inquest has been a long and difficult process for the families, friends, and communities of these…