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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL REJECT ONTARIO GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO REPEAL THE FAR NORTH ACT

April 10, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Responding to a February 25, 2019 Government of Ontario announcement proposing to repeal the Far North Act, 2010—the Matawa Chiefs Council offered the following statement: “The Matawa Chiefs Council is opposed to any unilateral legislative change that will have an impact on the Inherent Aboriginal and Treaty Rights of Matawa First Nations […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION & CARE CENTRE WORKS WITH SPIRIT NORTH ON DEVELOPING A CROSS-COUNTRY SKI PROGRAM

March 25, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: The Matawa Education & Care Centre (MECC) Outdoor Education Class will host their first Cross-Country Ski Day in partnership with Spirit North a charitable organization established in 2009 that is run by former cross-country ski racing Olympian Becky Scott. Dedicated to improving the lives of Indigenous children and youth through the transformative […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE STUDENTS HOST THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE TO A HOCKEY GAME

March 20, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Students from the Matawa Education and Care Centre (MECC) will be hosting Officers from the Thunder Bay Police Service to play a mixed team hockey game at the Fort William Gardens. Since the beginning of this school year, MECC students from grades 9 to 12 have been participating in a Hockey Academy […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION HOST 12TH ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

March 4, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa Education, in partnership with Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board of Education (KOBE) will host the 12th Annual Matawa Education Conference from March 5 – 7 this week at the Valhalla Inn in the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation. The theme is: Gi-chi-inen-da-gon ga-ishi pi-matisi-yang Ish-shii-kii-shi-wey-win Kaayay Mino-pii-ma-tii-si-win (Language and Wellness: Honoring […]

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FAMILY OF SHERMAN QUISSES AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE INJUSTICES

February 26, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: The family of Sherman Quisses (deceased victim of Adam Capay) and Neskantaga First Nation expressed disappointment with the Ontario Attorney General/Crown Attorney’s decision to not appeal Justice Marc Fregeau’s decision to stay Adam Capay’s first-degree murder charge. This decision was made on January 29, 2019 in Thunder Bay Superior Court with an […]

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NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION ISSUE STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LACK OF DRINKING WATER IN THE COMMUNITY

February 16, 2019

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NESKANTAGA: Neskantaga First Nation has issued a Statement of Emergency with respect to lack of drinking water in the community. Clean drinking water is a basic human right and in 2019 should be readily available to all Canadians. Neskantaga First Nation is calling on the Minister of lndigenous Services Canada to provide bottled water to […]

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MATAWA HOSTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS WORKSHOP

February 6, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: In advance of Human Trafficking Awareness Day acknowledged on February 22, the Matawa Health & Social Meno Biimadeswin Department and the Matawa Health Co-operative are hosting a fundraising workshop for the Thunder Bay and Area Victim Services. The workshop is taking place from February 5 – 7, 2019. During the workshop, over […]

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NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION DISAPPOINTED WITH STAY IN ADAM CAPAY MURDER TRIAL

January 29, 2019

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NESKANTAGA: Neskantaga First Nation Chief Wayne Moonias has issued the following statement after a court decision yesterday that Adam Capay, who was charged with the first-degree murder of Neskantaga member Sherman Quisses, will not stand trial. “Neskantaga community and the Quisses family have fought for justice for Sherman since his murder in 2012 and we […]

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FOUR RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP OF MATAWA CO-LEAD WATER STEWARDSHIP RESEARCH PROJECT

January 21, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) today, announced they will be working with the Matawa member First Nations on a national watershed research project as part of a first step in increasing capacity to actively steward over 300,000 square kilometres of watersheds within their traditional homelands (see map in Figure 1 […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION AND CARE CENTRE ART STUDENTS HOST INDIGENOUS ARTIST IN MURAL PROJECT

January 21, 2019

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Art students from the Matawa Education and Care Centre (MECC) will be hosting an Indigenous artist named Joseph Sagaj, a member of Neskantaga First Nation who lives in Toronto, during the week of January 21 – 25, 2019 to do a mural project. Joseph Sagaj is an active artist in Southern Ontario […]

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