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THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Head Electoral Officer Jocelyn Formsma has received and verified nominations for the following candidates for the position of Grand Chief (1) and Deputy Grand Chief (3) for the 2021 election for the NAN Executive Council. Candidates for Grand Chief: Derek Fox, Bearskin Lake First NationBruce Shisheesh, Attawapiskat First…

THUNDER BAY, ON: The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Oshkaatisak Council is deeply heartbroken at the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the families and Nations affected, and have provided tobacco at a Sacred Fire in honour of the children.…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox has issued the following statement on the sentencing today of Brayden Bushby, who was convicted of manslaughter last year in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner: “Barbara was much loved and is very much missed, and our thoughts and prayers are with her…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox, on behalf of the Executive Council, is proud to honour the late Jennifer Landry, who has been posthumously awarded the 2021 Police Services Hero of the Year Community Role Model Award for her outstanding service in communities across northern Ontario. “Jennifer was an…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau supports families and communities calling for immediate action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, as the National Action Plan was announced today. “Let us all remember the countless we can’t forget, those who are missing and gone –…