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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT ON THE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT FORMER KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

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MEDIA RELEASE Monday, May 31, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT ON THE DISCOVERY OF REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT FORMER KAMLOOPS INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL THUNDER BAY, ON: Responding to the discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children in unmarked graves at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School […]

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WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION WELCOME $3.7 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR RAPID HOUSING

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MEDIA ADVISORY Friday, April 16, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEBEQUIE FIRST NATION WELCOME $3.7 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR RAPID HOUSING WEBEQUIE, ON: Webequie First Nation (WFN) Chief and Council today welcomed a federal $3.7  million investment as announced today by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible […]

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CALL FOR ARTIST INTERPRETATIONS/ARTWORK FOR MATAWA HEALTH & SOCIAL MENO BIIMADESWIN MANUAL

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Thursday, March 25, 2021                                                                                                               CALL FOR ARTIST INTERPRETATIONS/ARTWORK FOR MATAWA HEALTH & SOCIAL MENO BIIMADESWIN MANUAL Thunder Bay, ON —Matawa Health and Social Meno Biimadeswin (MHSMB) is developing a resource manual for front-line mental health and wellness workers. The Manual: BEHMADESWIHKAMIK: LIFE LODGE – A PLACE OF GOOD LIFE will provide […]

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MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE TO HOST FIRST COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC IN THUNDER BAY FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATION

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MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE TO HOST FIRST COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC IN THUNDER BAY FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATION Thunder Bay, ON – The Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC) will be hosting their first COVID-19 vaccination clinic event on Wednesday March 3 and Thursday March 4 from 12:30 – 4:00 […]

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NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OFF-RESERVE MEMBER COVID-19 OUTBREAK

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MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OFF-RESERVE MEMBER COVID-19 OUTBREAK THUNDER BAY, ON: Neskantaga First Nation (NFN) Chief and Council have issued a declaration of state of emergency with respect to a large number of off-reserve members in Thunder Bay testing positive for COVID-19. […]

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MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE MARK 1 YEAR OF PANDEMIC SERVICES INCLUDING WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN THUNDER BAY TO ASSIST WITH COVID-19 OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE MARK 1 YEAR OF PANDEMIC SERVICES INCLUDING WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN THUNDER BAY TO ASSIST WITH COVID-19 OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT Thunder Bay, ON – The Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC) today announced the marking of one-year of providing pandemic services both, in the Matawa […]

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MATAWA ISSUES CALL FOR CANADA TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL AND FIRST NATION PARTNERSHIPS AS NORTHERN ONTARIO FIRST NATIONS MAY HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS OF CANADA AND ONTARIO’S COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SECURITY

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MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA ISSUES CALL FOR CANADA TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL AND FIRST NATION PARTNERSHIPS AS NORTHERN ONTARIO FIRST NATIONS MAY HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS OF CANADA AND ONTARIO’S COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SECURITY THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) CEO David Paul Achneepineskum today presented […]

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