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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following statement in response to the Government of Ontario’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies curriculum launch in Thunder Bay today: “We are disappointed that the province has walked back its commitment to the curriculum by offering it as elective courses instead of making…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon release the following statements following a tragic house fire this morning that is believed to have claimed five lives in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug: “We were saddened to learn of the tragedy this morning and our prayers are with the victims, their…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has responded to the release of the Government of Ontario’s Budget 2019, which reduces the budget of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs while promising far-reaching investments to support First Nations: “The first budget by the Ford government makes many commitments to improve access to education, skills and…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Roland Morrison on his appointment as Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS): “Chief Morrison is the first recruited member from Nishnawbe Aski Nation to rise through the ranks to lead NAPS and we are pleased to welcome him…

Today, Ryerson University’s Together Design Lab, in partnership with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), facilitated a full-day interactive discussion about community-based housing design, collaboratively creating models to address the collective housing emergency declared in June 2018. This design charrette, which contributes to the development of NAN’s housing strategy, was executed as part of their Environment, Climate…