Anishinabek Nation Leadership will continue supporting Chippewas of the Thames First Nation’s Line 9B plight

ANISHINABEK NATION, NIPISSING FIRST NATION HEAD OFFICE (July 26, 2017)—The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its ruling in favour of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) approval of Enbridge’s Line 9B plan to reverse the flow of Line 9B,...

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Youth gather in Ottawa for ceremony, not for protest

UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) June 29, 2017 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that he is supporting the youth in Ottawa who are conducting ceremony and are there for spiritual reasons. “This is youth-driven,” says Madahbee.  “These...

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Madahbee congratulates newly elected AIAI leaders

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE, Nipissing First Nation (May 30, 2017)—On behalf of the Anishinabek Nation, Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee would like to commend the newly elected leaders of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians. “Firstly, I would like...

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Elder Paul Williams passes into Spirit World

AN Head Office (Nipissing First Nation) May 9, 2017 – Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee offers his condolences to friends and family in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on the passing of Elder Paul Williams. “Paul used to be on the recreation...

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Joint Declaration between the Anishinabek Nation and the Iroquois Caucus on the transport and abandonment of radioactive waste

LAC LEAMY, QC (May 2, 2017)—The Anishinabek Nation and Iroquois Caucus have unified and strongly oppose the transportation of highly radioactive liquid material from Chalk River to South Carolina and the abandonment of nuclear waste from Chalk River in...

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Iroquois Caucus, Anishinabek Nation issue Declaration, send letter to Trudeau regarding Radioactive Liquid Shipments from Chalk River

(Kahnawake – April 21, 2017) The Iroquois Caucus and the Anishinabek Nation wish to announce that they have issued a Joint Declaration regarding their serious concerns regarding the transportation of highly-radioactive liquid waste on their respective territories (see below). Additionally,...

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Former Chief Georgina Thompson passes into the Spirit World

AN Head Office (Nipissing First Nation) April 10, 2017 – Deputy Grand Council Chief Glen Hare on behalf of the Anishinabek Nation, sent out his condolences today to the family of former Sheguiandah Chief, Georgina Thompson. “I send my condolences...

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Anishinabek Nation celebrates Juno Award winners and nominees

UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) April 3, 2017 –Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee congratulates Anishinabek Juno Award winners and nominees. “Congratulations to Ian Campeau from Nipissing First Nation and his group A Tribe Called Red for their Producer of...

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‘First Nations need sufficient, predictable and sustained funding’: Madahbee

UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation) March 23, 2017 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that new fiscal relationships with First Nations are important for the federal government. “Sufficient, predictable and sustained funding is crucial for effective advocacy...

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‘We never relinquished our water and lake bed rights’: Madahbee

UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation)  March 22, 2017 – On World Water Day, Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that First Nations have always  had rights to the water. “First Nations people are the inherent keepers and caretakers...

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