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NAN Commemorates Orange Shirt Day
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 […]
NAN supports Sipekne’katik First Nation in assertion of Treaty right to fish
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 […]
NAN statement on Federal Education funding
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 […]
First Nations frustrated as Federal Government silent on support for safe return to school
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 […]
NAN mourns passing of Bill Nothing
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, sends condolences to the family, friends and community of Bearskin Lake First Nation following the passing of Bill Nothing, one of the founders of NAN: “We […]
NAN Responds to Ontario Announcements on Child Welfare
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau has issued the following statement in response to the Government of Ontario’s plan to modernize the child welfare system announced today: “The transformation of child welfare in Ontario is long overdue, […]
NAN Congratulates Health Team for Award-winning First Nations’ Air Quality & Housing Study
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler congratulates an award-winning health team for a groundbreaking air quality and housing study designed to help improve health in Indigenous communities. The Sioux Lookout Zone Children’s Environmental Health Study Team was awarded […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Urge Kenora to Reject Loitering Bylaw
The City of Kenora has proposed a by-law against loitering and plans to vote on it by July 21, 2020. It is the opinion of Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3) and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) that this by-law disproportionately targets […]
Government of Canada supports Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Mental Health and Addictions Program for Northern Ontario First Nations
Ottawa, Traditional Algonquin Territory, Ontario — Indigenous Services Canada Community-driven, culturally appropriate and timely mental health supports are critical to promote the well-being for anyone struggling to cope with the added stress and anxiety the COVID-19 pandemic has created. Prior […]
Coalition of Residential School Survivors, First Nations Leaders and Community Advocates Question Motive Behind Senator Lynn Beyak’s Recent Training on Indigenous Issues
“In effect, our people have once again been silenced. Heads of bureaucracy claim to know what’s best for us. History repeats itself.” – Danielle H. Morrison That’s the sentiment behind a letter today (attached) from Indian Residential School survivors and […]