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Staffers of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation leaving their band office with complaints of headaches, nausea and dizziness. A family of three rushed to the hospital. An expectant mother fearing for the well-being of her baby. These are snapshots of the chaos that has unfolded on this First Nation in southwestern …
Read More »Ontario First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Dangerously high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have left residents of a First Nation near Sarnia, Ont., sickened and hospitalized. Aamjiwnaang First Nation, with an on-reserve population of 900, located along the Michigan border, issued an urgent statement Tuesday that called on the federal and provincial governments to shut …
Read More »Treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve: Supreme Court of Canada
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2024 12:43 pm Updated April 12, 2024 12:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well …
Read More »‘Huge loss’: Fire destroys band office in northern Ontario First Nation
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 6, 2024 11:57 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are investigating after a fire destroyed a First Nation band office in northern Ontario. Nishnawbe Aski Police says its crime unit is now investigating Thursday’s early morning …
Read More »Manitoba to fund $21m in road upgrades for Norway House Cree Nation and community – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government announced plans Thursday to fund $21.5 million in upgrades to provincially owned roads that pass through and connect the Norway House Cree Nation and the community of Norway House. The plan includes the repaving of about 30 kilometres of …
Read More »Woman found dead in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man., RCMP investigating – Winnipeg
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 26, 2024 11:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are investigating after a woman was found dead in a home in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man. On Monday afternoon, Mounties said they got a report about the …
Read More »Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable
This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation. There were just 11 days when the road – a roughly seven-kilometre stretch of packed snow and ice connecting the island First Nation to the mainland – was open. That meant delayed projects, tougher access …
Read More »Red Pheasant Cree Nation man headed to court for attempted murder
According to RCMP, Travis Wuttunee attacked a man on the First Nation and was arrested by police shortly after. News Source link
Read More »Baby’s death investigated as homicide on Wasagamack First Nation: Manitoba RCMP
Manitoba RCMP say the death of a baby on Wasagamack First Nation is being investigated as a homicide. News Source link
Read More »One person dead after house fire in Wasagamack First Nation
A 37-year-old man was found dead after a house in Wasagamack First Nation Thursday. News Source link
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