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GATINEAU, QC: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) stands in solidarity with Survivors and families as the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools has released a final report and Indigenous-led Reparations Framework. “I was honoured to be with Survivors as Special Interlocutor Murray presented her Final…

CALGARY, AB: On behalf of the leadership of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), the NAN Executive Council has issued the following statement following today’s vote on the $47.8-billion Final Agreement on the long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program: “We have travelled a long way to get where we are, not just…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Families with no recourse for credible death investigations into the loss of their loved ones are welcoming an inspection of the Thunder Bay Police Service by Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing announced this week. On April 22, 2024, the families of Corey Belesky and Jenna Ostberg filed complaints with the Inspector General…

TORONTO, ON: In a historic moment that will protect children and families for generations to come, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Chiefs-in-Assembly today ratified the landmark $47.8-billion Final Agreement on the long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program (FNCFSP). “Today, our Chiefs have decided to reject the status quo and assert the…

TORONTO, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Anishinaabe storyteller Tanya Talaga on the premiere this evening of her new documentary, The Knowing, at the Toronto International Film Festival: “Congratulations to our dear friend Tanya and her creative team for bringing such a powerful and evocative…