Anishinabek Nation leadership confirms position on the Métis Nation of Ontario

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (January 19, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation wishes to make it unequivocally clear that the recent meeting involving former Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, his former Chief of Staff Bob Goulais, and a...

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Anishinabek Nation calls on the Thunder Bay Police Service to fully implement the report: Broken Trust

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (January 16, 2024) – The Anishinabek Nation condemns the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) in their handling of a case that resulted in the death of a First Nation woman. On December 30, 2023, a 9-1-1...

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Anishinabek Nation kicks off Treaties Recognition Week with new public education resource

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 6, 2023) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe encourages everyone to take the time during the 8th annual Treaties Recognition Week to learn about treaties, including using the latest interactive learning tool:...

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Federal Court decision a step towards justice for First Nations children and families

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (October 25, 2023) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe commends the recent Federal Court approval of the $23.4 billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth, and families impacted by the federal government’s...

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Anishinabek Nation kicks-off inaugural Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities Forum

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO (October 24, 2023) – The Anishinabek Nation is excited to kick-off its inaugural annual Economic Development Opportunities Forum now underway from October 24 to 26, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. “Economic sovereignty has never been more...

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Anishinabek Nation responds to the desecration of Sacred Site in Bon Echo Provincial Park

BARRIE, ON (September 14, 2023) – The Chiefs of the Anishinabek Nation Southeast Region are calling attention to the recently discovered vandalism of a Sacred Site in Bon Echo Provincial Park. Mazinaw Rock has been a designated national historic site...

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Anishinabek Nation responds to the Auditor General’s Special Report on Ontario’s Greenbelt Development Plan 

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (August 18, 2023) – The Anishinabek Nation is disappointed in the recent findings that the Ontario government’s plan to encroach on the portions of the protected Greenbelt were found to be favourable to specific developers...

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Former Grand Council Chief Vernon Roote passes into the Spirit World

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE  – Former Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Vernon Roote has begun his Spirit Journey on August 4, 2023. Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe and the Regional Deputy Grand Council Chiefs, Chris Plain (Southwest), Mel...

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CHRT decision a step towards justice for First Nations children and families

ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (August 2, 2023) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe commends the recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) approval of the $23.4 billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth, and families impacted by...

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Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief welcomes Federal Court decision on First Nation policing

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA (July 11, 2023) — Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe is relieved with the recent Federal Court ruling on a motion filed by First Nation Police Chiefs of Ontario regarding their funding agreements. The Federal...

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