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Indigenous leaders jointly call upon Ontario Government to take immediate action on Thunder Bay Police Service
It is now painfully clear that Indigenous people have no trust in the Thunder Bay Police Service or the Thunder Bay Police Services Board. The repeated failures of the Thunder Bay Police Service require a fundamental re-examination of whether it […]
NAN Welcomes Ruling that Police Video will be Considered at Mamakwa-McKay Inquest
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation welcomes a ruling that a video depicting the racist and degrading treatment of an Indigenous man by the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) will be considered at the inquest into the deaths of two […]
NAN Calls for First Nation Pandemic Protocols to be Respected as Restrictions Ease in Ontario
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox is calling for provincial and federal agencies to respect all community pandemic protocols that remain enacted in First Nations across NAN territory as the Government of Ontario prepares to […]
NAN Joins Community in Mourning as Three Children Laid to Rest in Sandy Lake First Nation
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum and the NAN Executive Council offer condolences as funeral services are being held today in Sandy Lake First Nation for three children who lost their lives in […]
NAN Calls on Canada to Act on Report Linking Health Issues to Poor Housing Conditions
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox is calling on the Government of Canada to take action following the release today of a report linking health issues to poor housing conditions in First Nations communities. “This […]
NAN Offers Condolences Following Fatal House Fire in Sandy Lake First Nation
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Bobby Narcisse, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences following news of a tragic house fire last night in Sandy Lake First Nation that is believed to have […]
NAN Statement on Historic Deal for Long-term Reform of First Nation Child & Family Services
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Bobby Narcisse has issued the following statement on a landmark deal with the Government of Canada on compensation and long-term reform of First Nations child and family services, including NAN’s […]
NAN Statement as Bearskin Lake First Nation Appeals to Canada & Ontario for Action
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox has issued the following statement in support of Bearskin Lake First Nation and all NAN communities struggling to deal with steadily rising cases of COVID-19: “The situation in Bearskin […]
NAN Congratulates Indigenous Leaders among new Appointees to the Order of Canada
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Indigenous leaders including Murray Sinclair and Ovide Mercredi who are among 135 distinguished Canadians named to the Order of Canada by the […]
NAN Calls for Urgent Response from Canada and Ontario as COVID-19 Cases Rise in First Nations
THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox is calling on the governments of Canada and Ontario to provide an urgent response to support First Nations leaders who are overwhelmed by the steady increase of COVID-19 cases across NAN territory. “The situation in Bearskin Lake First Nation and the sudden increases in positive cases in other […]