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NO MORE AUTOMATIC MINING CLAIMS IN ONTARIO, SAYS FIRST NATIONS’ COURT CHALLENGE

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                      August 12, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NO MORE AUTOMATIC MINING CLAIMS IN ONTARIO SAYS FIRST NATIONS’ COURT CHALLENGE TORONTO, ON:  Six First Nations have just filed a court case in Ontario Superior Court challenging the Province’s Mining Act regime as an unconstitutional violation of their treaty rights and their Charter equality […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION HOST 2024 OSHKI MAACHITA GRADUATION

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MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA EDUCATION HOST 2024 OSHKI MAACHITA GRADUATION Thunder Bay, ON – Matawa Education will be hosting a graduation ceremony for the graduates of the 32-week Matawa Waka Tere Certificate in Indigenous Pathways to Speaking the Language, Year One program. This inaugural event will gather in […]

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WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER JULY 1, 2024 HOUSE FIRE AS STUDY FOR PROPOSED RING OF FIRE SUPPLY ROAD PROCEEDS

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MEDIA RELEASE Monday, July 2, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER JULY 1, 2024 HOUSE FIRE AS STUDY FOR PROPOSED RING OF FIRE SUPPLY ROAD PROCEEDS Webequie First Nation, ON – Webequie First Nation (WFN) Chief Cornelius Wabasse announced today that a family of (6) […]

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FIRST NATIONS IN GREENSTONE AND CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS ON ANIMAL SERVICES ACTIVITIES

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MEDIA RELEASE   Monday, June 24, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST NATIONS IN GREENSTONE AND CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS ON ANIMAL SERVICES ACTIVITIES Greenstone, ON – Today, Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN), Long Lake #58 First Nation (LL58), Aroland First Nation (AFN) and Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) kicked-off the start of […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION & CARE CENTRE HOST 2024 GRADUATION

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MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE HOST 2024 GRADUATION Thunder Bay – The Matawa Education and Care Centre (MECC) will be hosting a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024. This event will celebrate the achievements of 16 graduates from the Matawa First Nations Communities. The ceremony […]

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ACHIEVING THE DREAM THROUGH EDUCATION AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATES MATAWA STUDENTS

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MEDIA RELEASE Friday, June 7, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACHIEVING THE DREAM THROUGH EDUCATION AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATES MATAWA STUDENTS THUNDER BAY, ON – On June 6, 2024, Matawa Education celebrated its student’s success at the annual Matawa Post-Secondary Graduation and Awards banquet, where 18 students received 21 awards, worth a total of $23,000.  Achieving the […]

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GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION REJECTS THE MANUFACTURED CONSENT PROPOGATED BY THE GREATER SUDBURY – WYLOO ANNOUNCEMENT OF BATTERY MATERIALS PROCESSING PLANT

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION REJECTS THE MANUFACTURED CONSENT PROPOGATED BY THE GREATER SUDBURY – WYLOO ANNOUNCEMENT OF BATTERY MATERIALS PROCESSING PLANT Ginoogaming First Nation – Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN) Chief and Council are raising serious issue with the May 29, 2024 joint announcement by the City […]

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AROLAND FIRST NATION DENOUNCES WYLOO ANNOUNCEMENT OF RING OF FIRE PLANT

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AROLAND FIRST NATION DENOUNCES WYLOO ANNOUNCEMENT OF RING OF FIRE PLANT AROLAND, ON: Wyloo Canada announced late last week that it just entered into an MOU with the City of Greater Sudbury to build a battery materials processing plant in the municipality that would take minerals […]

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RAPID LYNX PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON PHASES 1 AND 2 OF BROADBAND PROJECT AND ATTENDS INDIGENOUS CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RAPID LYNX PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON PHASES 1 AND 2 OF BROADBAND PROJECT AND ATTENDS INDIGENOUS CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT MEMBERTOU, NS: Further to reporting an overall 62% rate of completion of the Rapid Lynx Telecommunications (RLT) backbone network on April 30, 2023—RLT is providing […]

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