The Power of Unity, The Dignity of Difference

AROLAND FIRST NATION BUILDING ON ITS SUCCESS OF SUSTAINABLY DECREASING STRAY DOG POPULATION

May 30, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, May 30, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AROLAND FIRST NATION BUILDING ON ITS SUCCESS OF SUSTAINABLY DECREASING STRAY DOG POPULATION AROLAND, ON: This weekend, Aroland First Nation will be holding a community-based animal wellness clinic as part of the community’s efforts to manage its dog population, which has led to a sustained […]

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GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO RISING CRIME

May 21, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO RISING CRIME GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION, ON: On May 15, Ginoogaming First Nation Chief and Council declared a State of Emergency due to an increase in violence and drug and alcohol-related crime in the community, which has […]

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AROLAND FIRST NATION ELDERS LODGE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

April 30, 2024

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MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, April 29, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 30 – For more information, please contact Charnel Anderson, Communications Generalist– Matawa First Nations at (807) 621-9405 or by email at canderson@matawa.on.ca.  

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MATAWA YOUTH DELEGATION RETURNS FROM INAUGURAL PARTICIPATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

April 29, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE Monday, April 29, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA YOUTH DELEGATION RETURNS FROM INAUGURAL PARTICIPATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES THUNDER BAY, ON – Led by Chief Sheri Taylor of Ginoogaming First Nation—a delegation of five (5) Matawa First Nations youth returned from the Twenty-third Session of the United […]

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MACKENZIE MOONIAS’ FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT HER DEATH

April 22, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE Monday, April 22, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘SOMETHING HAPPENED THERE THAT NIGHT’: MACKENZIE MOONIAS’ FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT HER DEATH TORONTO, ON – It’s been four months since the tragic loss of 14-year-old Mackenzie Moonias who went missing on December 13, 2023 and was found dead at the Thunder Bay marina on […]

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MATAWA LAUNCHES 211 DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED

March 27, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES 211 DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, Matawa First Nations Management launched the New Beginnings directory to help people leaving custody access the supports and services needed for successful reintegration. “Too often people released from correctional […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT TO LAUNCH ‘NEW BEGINNINGS’ DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED

March 25, 2024

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MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, March 25, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT TO LAUNCH ‘NEW BEGINNINGS’ DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY ENCARCERATED THUNDER BAY, ON – On March 27, 2024, Matawa First Nation Management (MFNM) CEO David Paul Achneepineskum will be joined by representatives of 211 North and the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION CONFERENCE CELEBRATES WOMEN EDUCATORS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 5, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE – Matawa Education Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA EDUCATION CONFERENCE CELEBRATES WOMEN EDUCATORS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY THUNDER BAY, ON – The Matawa Education Conference is celebrating the role women play in the classroom and the community at large this International Women’s Day. The annual conference, taking place March […]

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MATAWA EDUCATION HOSTS 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 4, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE – Matawa Education Monday, March 4, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA EDUCATION HOSTS 17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa Education will host the 17th annual Matawa Education Conference from March 5 to 7 at the Valhalla Inn Hotel in the traditional territory of Fort William […]

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DETECTION OF BLASTOMYCES DNA IN CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION HOMELANDS ANNOUNCED AS A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH

February 29, 2024

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MEDIA RELEASE – Constance Lake First Nation, Laurentian University, Matawa FNM and Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Joint Release) Thursday, February 29, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETECTION OF BLASTOMYCES DNA IN CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION HOMELANDS ANNOUNCED AS A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH CONSTANCE LAKE, ON – A significant scientific breakthrough has been made as Constance […]

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