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MATAWA FIRST NATION MANAGEMENT CELEBRATES PREMIERE OF ‘JOURNEY TO OUR HOMELANDS’ FILM

September 7, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATION MANAGEMENT CELEBRATES PREMIERE OF ‘JOURNEY TO OUR HOMELANDS’ FILM [Thunder Bay, ON] Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) is celebrating the premiere of the film ‘Journey to Our Homelands’ this week in Thunder Bay. Exactly three years after an historic journey by canoe, […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL CALL FOR ANISHINABEK GRAND CHIEF REG NIGANOBE TO RETRACT COMMENTS ENDORSING THE ACCELERATION OF ONTARIO’S ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH

August 11, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL CALL FOR ANISHINABEK GRAND CHIEF REG NIGANOBE TO RETRACT COMMENTS ENDORSING THE ACCELERATION OF ONTARIO’S ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH [Thunder Bay, ON] In response to a CBC article published on August 10, 2022 titled ‘Ring of Fire development possible with […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO REMOVAL OF INDIGENOUS CONTENT FROM ONTARIO’S SCIENCE CURRICULUM STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2022

August 8, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO REMOVAL OF INDIGENOUS CONTENT FROM ONTARIO’S SCIENCE CURRICULUM STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2022 THUNDER BAY, ON: Following the Matawa 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) that took place during the last week of July 2022 in Webequie First Nation—the Matawa Chiefs […]

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MATAWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022 – MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL SETTING A CLEAR PATH FORWARD ON ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITIES

August 2, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022 – MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL SETTING A CLEAR PATH FORWARD ON ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITIES WEBEQUIE, ON: Following the dialogue and discussions of Chiefs and community delegations at the Matawa Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 held in Webequie First Nation last […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT ON INDIAN DAY SCHOOL CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT JULY 13, 2022 DEADLINE

July 13, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT ON INDIAN DAY SCHOOL CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT JULY 13, 2022 DEADLINE THUNDER BAY, ON: Responding to today’s deadline to submit a claim to the Indian Day Schools Class Action Settlement (Settlement Agreement)—the Matawa Chiefs Council offered the following statement: “As […]

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NAN, MATAWA ACKNOWLEDGE 10,000-DAY MILESTONE AS NESKANTAGA STILL WITHOUT CLEAN DRINKING WATER

June 22, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAN, MATAWA ACKNOWLEDGE 10,000-DAY MILESTONE AS NESKANTAGA STILL WITHOUT CLEAN DRINKING WATER THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox and Matawa First Nations Management Chief Executive Officer, David Paul Achneepineskum, acknowledge Neskantaga First Nation’s June 19, 2022, milestone of 10,000 days […]

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NESKANTAGA FN MARK 10,000 DAY IN BOIL WATER ADVISORY

June 19, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION MARK 10,000 DAY IN BOIL WATER ADVISORY LANDSDOWNE HOUSE, ON: The community of Neskantaga First Nation (NFN) marked today as the 10,000th consecutive day of being under a Boil Water Advisory (BWA). Causing 27 years of anxiety, frustration, and hardship in the […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION & CARE CENTRE HOSTS GRADUATION OF 12TH COHORT IN NEWLY RENOVATED BUILDING

June 13, 2022

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MEDIA ADVISORY MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA EDUCATION & CARE CENTRE HOSTS GRADUATION OF 12TH COHORT IN NEWLY RENOVATED BUILDING THUNDER BAY, ON: The Matawa Education and Care Centre (MECC) will be hosting a graduation ceremony that will include a luncheon, convocation and awards for students successfully obtaining their Ontario Secondary […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL WORK TOWARDS SOLIDIFYING APPROACH TO RING OF FIRE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

June 13, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS’ COUNCIL WORK TOWARDS SOLIDIFYING APPROACH TO RING OF FIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TORONTO, ON: Chiefs of the Matawa First Nations of Northern Ontario announced today they are working towards solidifying a regional approach to the federal Impact Assessment (IA) in the Ring of Fire. […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT BEGIN PLANS FOR NEXT PHASE OF FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FOLLOWING SECOND ROUND OF GRANT AWARDS

April 13, 2022

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT BEGIN PLANS FOR NEXT PHASE OF FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FOLLOWING SECOND ROUND OF GRANT AWARDS THUNDER BAY, Ontario, and DENVER, Colo. (June 6, 2022) – Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM), a non profit corporation serving the needs of nine Matawa First Nations in Ontario, Canada, for […]

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