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An organization representing Ontario First Nations launched a constitutional challenge against the province and the government of Canada on Tuesday, alleging First Nations are being denied equal access to justice. A statement of claim filed by the Chiefs of Ontario says that many provincial and federal laws — including those …
Read More »Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN
Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the provincial and federal government for support. An unseasonably warm winter, intensified by human-caused climate change, has left many remote First Nations cut off from an essential road …
Read More »2 teens arrested after fire destroys Ontario First Nation’s only school
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2024 6:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A northwestern Ontario First Nation says two teens have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the community’s only school. Chief Solomon Atlookan and the band …
Read More »Far from home, Indigenous students face challenges getting education but there’s hope
Charla Moonias lost her friends, her language and the connection to her culture after she left her northern Ontario First Nation at 14 years old to go to school hundreds of kilometres away. There was little support available as she struggled with addictions, tried to cope with the suicides of …
Read More »Northern Ontario First Nations call for help amid mental health crisis
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 10:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Several First Nations and health officials in northern Ontario are asking for help after declaring a state of emergency over mental health crises across their territories. Cat Lake First Nation Chief …
Read More »Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe
First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, said it was “extremely” concerned by the issues raised by the province’s …
Read More »Members from several First Nations rally against northern Ontario mining plans
TORONTO — Members of several First Nations rallied outside the Ontario legislature Thursday to raise concerns about mining exploration they say is happening on their lands against their will. Indigenous leaders and community members said they weren’t consulted as mining prospectors staked claims on their territories. They also pushed back …
Read More »Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government’s unmarked graves contract
An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is “confounded” by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked graves. The Anishinabek Nation released a statement today expressing its leadership’s “bewilderment” over Ottawa’s $2-million contract with the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing …
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