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GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION BEGINS STUDY TOWARDS GOAL OF CONSTRUCTING A LARGE ENGINEERED-WOOD-PRODUCT MILL ON-RESERVE

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, May 18, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION BEGINS STUDY TOWARDS GOAL OF CONSTRUCTING A LARGE ENGINEERED-WOOD-PRODUCT MILL ON-RESERVE Ginoogaming First Nation – Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN) Chief and Council are excited to announce that the Government of Canada, under their Indigenous Forestry Initiative, is providing $300,000 in funding to […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT MAKE A SECOND $20K INVESTMENT IN SHELTER HOUSE THUNDER BAY AND CALL FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS FUNDING, STAFFING AND FOOD SHORTAGE CHALLENGES

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT MAKE A SECOND $20K INVESTMENT IN SHELTER HOUSE THUNDER BAY AND CALL FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS FUNDING, STAFFING AND FOOD SHORTAGES THUNDER BAY, ON: President Rosemary Moonias,  on behalf of the MFNM Board of Directors, today announced an investment of $20,000 […]

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OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENTS & RING OF FIRE METALS FROM NORMAN SHEWAYBICK ON THE DEMAND FOR A FIRE TRUCK AND FIRE STATION IN WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION PARALLEL TO THE STUDY ON THE WEBEQUIE SUPPLY ROAD

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Monday, April 17, 2023 OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT & RING OF FIRE METALS FROM NORMAN SHEWAYBICK ON THE DEMAND FOR A FIRE TRUCK AND FIRE STATION IN WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION PARALLEL TO THE STUDY ON THE WEBEQUIE SUPPLY ROAD like to start by saying I am writing in the capacity of a Webequie First Nation […]

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THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE & MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE PARTNER IN LAST QUARTER OF THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR IN DEDICATED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE & MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE PARTNER IN LAST QUARTER OF THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR IN DEDICATED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) PROGRAM THUNDER BAY, ON: The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and the Matawa Education and Care Centre (MECC) have jointly […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE FORMAL RESPONSE TO ONTARIO GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED BILL 71 – BUILDING MORE MINES ACT: ONTARIO PREPARES ITSELF TO BOOM ON MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS WHILE MININMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT AND AVOIDING CROWN RESPONSIBLITIES TO FIRST NATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH

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MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY, April 3, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE FORMAL RESPONSE TO ONTARIO GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED BILL 171 – BUILDING MORE MINES ACT: ONTARIO PREPARES ITSELF TO BOOM ON MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS WHILE MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT AND AVOIDING CROWN RESPONSIBILITIES TO FIRST NATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH MATAWA TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES AND […]

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FIRST NATION IMPACTED BY RING OF FIRE REJECTS ONTARIO’S ROAD ANNOUNCEMENT; SAYS THE PROVINCE HAS NOT OBTAINED ITS FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT

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MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST NATION IMPACTED BY RING OF FIRE REJECTS ONTARIO’S ROAD ANNOUNCEMENT; SAYS THE PROVINCE HAS NOT OBTAINED ITS FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT TORONTO, ON: Neskantaga First Nation Chief Wayne Moonias made statements today at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) meeting to […]

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KKETS WELCOME $4.5M IN NUTRITION NORTH CANADA INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF HARVESTERS SUPPORT PROGRAM IN FIVE REMOTE FIRST NATIONS IN THE MATAWA REGION

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MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (KKETS) WELCOME $4.5M IN NUTRITION NORTH CANADA INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF HARVESTERS SUPPORT PROGRAM IN FIVE REMOTE FIRST NATIONS IN THE MATAWA REGION THUNDER BAY, ON: Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) welcomed $4.5 million in Nutrition North […]

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KKETS HOST NUTRITION NORTH CANADA AND LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LAUNCHING TWO PROJECTS

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MEDIA ADVISORY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (KKETS) HOST NUTRITION NORTH CANADA AND LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LAUNCHING TWO PROJECTS THUNDER BAY, ON:  Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) will host a media event tomorrow at the Matawa Wellness and Training Centre in the traditional territory of Fort William […]

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NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION MARK 28th YEAR IN BOIL WATER ADVISORY

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MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION MARK 28TH YEAR IN BOIL WATER ADVISORY LANDSDOWNE HOUSE, ON:  The community of Neskantaga First Nation (NFN) marked today as the 28TH year of being under a Boil Water Advisory (BWA). A major challenge for the federal government to resolve—the current BWA […]

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