Anishinabek Nation advocates for great recognition and respect for minerals in ancestral and traditional territories

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (December 20, 2024) – Greater recognition and respect of all minerals that lie within the Great Lakes Region being ancestral lands and traditional territories of Anishinabek First Nations and other First Nations is required by...

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‘Settlements are not taxpayer dollars’: Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (December 17, 2024) – The federal government's fall economic statement — tabled just a few hours after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet and questioned her government's recent handling of the economy — calls...

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Anishinabek Nation kicks off ninth annual Treaties Recognition Week

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 4, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation kicked-off the ninth annual Treaties Recognition Week with an episode about the Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities Claim on the Anishinabek Nation Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa—Talking to People Podcast. “Treaty education and...

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Anishinabek Nation hosts 2nd Annual Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities Forum

CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION (October 22, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department is proud to host its 2nd Annual Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities Forum now underway from October 22 to 23 at Casino Rama in...

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Red Rock Indian Band plans peaceful protest in fight to return ancestors home

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (October 17, 2024)— Red Rock Indian Band (RRIB) intends to facilitate a peaceful demonstration in Nipigon, Ontario, on October 21, 2024, should the search for its ancestors continue to be hindered by federal, provincial, and...

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Anishinabek Nation leadership seek greater implementation of Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations

ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— In 2007, The Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry produced 100 recommendations for implementation and the Anishinabek Nation is disappointed that there has been little to no movement on the implementation of the recommendations. The Ontario Provincial Police...

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Anishinabek Nation and Ministry of Natural Resources sign Memorandum of Understanding

ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY (July 3, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are committed to continuing to work together in a positive, solutions-based approach to resolve issues of concern in natural resource management through the...

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Rick Garrick Debwewin Citation recipient for excellence in journalism

ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY (June 25, 2024) – Journalist Rick Garrick, member of Lac Seul First Nation, has been selected for this year’s Debwewin Citation for excellence in journalism and storytelling. “For many years, we have all seen and read the...

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Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly elect new Grand Council Chief

SUDBURY (June 5, 2024) – Following a Traditional Stand-up Election, Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly elected Linda Debassige as the Grand Council Chief for the 2024-27 term. Candidates Reg Niganobe and Linda Debassige participated in the Stand-up Election with the vote results...

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Anishinabek Nation welcomes First Nations leadership and lands technicians to the 8th Annual Lands and Resources Forum

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (February 13, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation kicks off its 8th Annual Lands and Resources Forum: Kina-Gego-Naabadosin—Everything is Connected taking place from February 13 to 15 in North Bay, Ontario. “We are proud to have this...

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