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Thunder Bay, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and the NAN Women’s Council has issued the following statement in support of Sisters in Spirit Vigils honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) this month:  “Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the NAN Women’s Council would like to acknowledge all Missing and Murdered…

Thunder Bay, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler will join with people across the country to commemorate Orange Shirt Day today. “The orange shirts we wear every year are a symbol of solidarity and remembrance for Indian Residential School Survivors and those who never made it home. It is important that we…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council,  has expressed support for the Sipekne’katik First Nation who are facing harassment on St. Mary’s Bay in Nova Scotia for asserting their Treaty right to fish:   “I’m very disturbed by the aggression we are witnessing against Sipekne’katik First Nation, and I support Chief Mike Sack and these brave warriors for defending their Treaty rights.   It is unacceptable that the constitutionally protected rights of the Sipekne’katik fishers…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox has issued the following response to the Government of Canada’s Safe Return to Class Fund announced today: “It is unfortunate that the federal government has waited until days before classes begin to announce this much-needed funding. Our schools are remote, and it will take more than…

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox has expressed the frustration of First Nations leaders as the Government of Canada has all but ignored urgent requests to provide necessary resources and supplies that would allow students to return to school in a safe environment in September. “The lack of any meaningful action by…