Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, a ‘recipe for disaster’ says Grand Council Chief

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 24, 2020) – On June 18, 2020, the Government of Ontario enacted Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act. The Anishinabek Nation is concerned that the Act infringes on the protected...

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Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief ‘appalled’ by recent police-involved

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 16, 2020) – First Nation Leaders across Turtle Island are appalled following the news of a second fatal police-involved shooting. Rodney Levi of Metepenagiag First Nation was fatally shot by the Royal Canadian Mounted...

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Shooting of Chantel Moore ‘senseless’ says Grand Council Chief

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 5, 2019) –  Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare says he is appalled to hear about the shooting death of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation member Chantel Moore by a police officer in Edmundston, New...

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Failure to implement Final Report on national inquiry into MMIWG perpetuates targeted genocide

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 3, 2020) – One year ago, the Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly stood united following the long-anticipated release of the National Inquiry’s Final Report, Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into...

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Anishinabek Nation staff to work from home until Fall 2020

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE, NIPISSING FIRST NATION (May 28, 2020) – In response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, the Anishinabek Nation (Union of Ontario Indians) staff will be working from home until September 2020. The organization...

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Anishinabek Nation celebrates Great Lakes Day

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (APRIL 22, 2020) –  Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare invites all those who live in the Great Lakes Basin to celebrate Great Lakes Day today to honour the Great Lakes and to create...

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GCC statement on staying home during COVID-19

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 25, 2020) –  Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare says that the Anishinabek Nation citizens should stay at home and to follow the recommendations to stay safe to limit exposure to the novel...

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Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief statement on coronavirus disease pandemic

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 12, 2020) –  Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare states that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic because of the speed and scale of...

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Anishinabek vote on Governance Agreement

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 6, 2020) – The work we are doing is the building of the Anishinabek Nation Naaknigewin – our Naaknigewin. This journey began 25 years ago; leadership took the first step and now we are...

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Anishinabek Nation Leadership hold First Nation citizens’ safety in highest regard during Wet’suwet’en solidarity action

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (February 26, 2020) –  Anishinabek Nation leadership continue to support the Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary Chiefs who are protecting their traditional territory from encroachment. The support for the Wet’suwet’en across Turtle Island and globally has manifested...

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