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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT ON EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE ON MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE STUDENT

December 4, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Responding to an incident caught on video that occurred on Saturday, December 1st that appeared to show a female Uniform Patrol Officer of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) striking a student of the Matawa Education and Care Centre while restrained in a Superior North EMS stretcher—the Matawa Chiefs Council offered the […]

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KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ORANGE SHIRT DAY, ACKNOWLEDGING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL LEGACY

September 28, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS) announced today that from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST they participated in an Aboriginal Skills Advancement Program (ASAP) Orange Shirt Day Walk acknowledging the residential school legacy they experience as Indigenous Peoples. KKETS teachers and staff were joined by approximately 81 students of the ASAP […]

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KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES (KKETS) STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ORANGE SHIRT DAY ACKNOWLEDGING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL LEGACY

September 27, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON – Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) Aboriginal Skills Advancement Program (ASAP) will host an Orange Shirt Day Walk on September 28, 2018 in Thunder Bay in the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation to acknowledge the legacy of Indian Residential Schools. KKETS teachers and staff will be joined by […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT STATEMENT ON REMOVAL OF REGIONAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT LEAD-NEGOTIATOR FOR ONTARIO UNDER NEW PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT

September 5, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: David Paul Achneepineskum, CEO of Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) has issued the following statement on behalf of the nine Matawa First Nations regarding the removal of Frank Iacobucci who has acted as the lead-negotiator for Ontario in the Regional Framework Agreement process: “On the removal of Mr. Iacobucci as lead-negotiator for […]

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KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES AND LABOURERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION 607 SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

August 28, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Joe Baxter, Board President of Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) and Terry Varga, Business Manager of the Labourers’ International Union of America, Local Union 607 (“LiUNA Local 607”) today announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement (“Agreement”) committing to work to work together on economic/employment development strategies to develop Indigenous […]

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KIIKENOMAGA KIKENJIGEWEN EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES (KKETS) AND LABOURERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION 607 TO SIGN AGREEMENT

August 27, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON – Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) and the Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local Union 607 (LiUNA!) will host a signing ceremony for an agreement to be signed on August 28, 2018 at the KKETS office in the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation. Officials from LiUNA Local […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT TO CONVENE 30TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

July 30, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) today announced that that the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place from July 31, August 1 & 2, 2018. The AGM provides Matawa people with the opportunity to gather as Nations, to celebrate the many success that have take place over the last year and, […]

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Healing Walk for all First Nations & Communities Takes Place for 2nd Year

July 16, 2018

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LONGLAC, ON – Members of the media and the public are cordially invited to attend an event this Thursday where walkers from the Healing Walk for all First Nations and Communities will be available to speak about a 7-day walk that began yesterday with a pipe ceremony at the Keemeshomnishnanak Monument in Ginoogaming First Nation. […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT AND MATAWA LEARNING CENTRE WELCOME LAUNCH OF “AM I MISSING?” CAMPAIGN IN RESPONSE TO SEVEN YOUTH INQUEST RECOMMENDATION 91

June 26, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) and Matawa Learning Centre (MLC) today welcomed the launch of a missing person campaign in response to the Seven Youth Inquest Recommendation 91. The ’Am I Missing?’ campaign, launched today, was created through a partnership with representatives from: City of Thunder Bay, Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School, […]

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MATAWA LEARNING CENTRE GRADUATES 8th COHORT OF STUDENTS

June 14, 2018

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THUNDER BAY, ON: The Matawa Learning Centre (MLC) today hosted a graduation ceremony including convocation and awards for four students successfully obtaining their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The graduation took place at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation. Families of graduates, MLC partners, representatives and […]

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