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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL LOOK FORWARD TO FULFILLING OF COMMITMENTS BY NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ENCOURAGED BY INDIGENOUS VOTE

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Further to the Your Vote Matters! Campaign launched on October 14, 2015, the Matawa Chiefs today expressed their encouragement for the increased Indigenous voter turn-out in the five (5) ridings of in the Matawa region during the October 19, 2015 federal election. “The people in the electoral districts in Matawa have spoken, […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS OPPOSE NORONT’S PURCHASE OF CLIFFS ASSETS, AND LACK OF ENGAGEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

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THUNDER BAY ON: Matawa First Nation Chiefs re-affirmed their commitment to a community based processes for Ring of Fire Development, including creating environmental protections and economic opportunities which are driven by their community members, not just industry plans. The recent purchase announcement by Noront goes against the Matawa First Nations Unity Declaration signed in Webequie […]

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Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS) Students of ASAP & ROFATA Celebrate at Graduation Ceremonies

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THUNDER BAY, ON: Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS) hosted a Graduation Ceremony for the 64 successful students from the 2014-2015 Aboriginal Skills Advancement Program (ASAP) and recognizing graduates of the Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance (RoFATA) Trades Training Program at the Da Vinci Centre in Thunder Bay. In preparation for Ring of […]

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Matawa Communities look to Strengthen Telecommunications Infrastructure with Broadband Development Project

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Thunder Bay, ON: The nine Matawa First Nations face a significant digital divide, especially the remote communities that are on satellite and microwave internet services that lack quality services like speed and reliability. As self-determining and autonomous, the First Nations are building broadband systems to deliver better public services to community members. To address this […]

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Matawa First Nations Congratulate Tsilhqot’in Nation

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To the Tsilhqot’in Nation: As leaders of the Matawa First Nations of Neskantaga, Nibinamik, Webequie, Long Lake 58, Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Aroland and Ginoogaming, meeting today in Neskantaga, we offer our congratulations to you on your victory today in confirming Aboriginal Title to your lands, and the right to prior consent to development. The court […]

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Ontario and Matawa Member First Nations Celebrate Historic Framework for Negotiations on the Ring of Fire

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Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Matawa member First Nation Chiefs were in Thunder Bay today, where they joined Matawa community members, to officially celebrate the recent signing of a landmark regional framework agreement to develop the Ring of Fire. The Regional Framework Agreement is a first step in the historic, community-based negotiation process that will […]

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Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services’ (KKETS) Aboriginal Skills Advancement Pilot Program Holds Graduation

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Thunder Bay – Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services proudly recognizes approximately 46 adult learners, members of Matawa First Nations communities, who completed the Aboriginal Skills Advancement Pilot Program (ASAPP). Many are now graduates with a General Education Development Diploma (GED) or Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). The Ceremony took place today from 1:00 pm […]

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Ontario, First Nations to Work Together on Ring of Fire

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The Province of Ontario and Matawa-member First Nations are taking another step forward by reaching a landmark agreement that will ensure First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development. The regional framework agreement is a first step in a historic, community-based negotiation process, which began in July 2013 at the request of […]

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