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May 8, 2024
SCO Celebrates First Nation Nurses
NationTalk: ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — Today, May 8, 2024, during National Nurses Week (May 6 to 12), the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) recognizes Indigenous Nurses Day and the contributions of First Nation nurses to our health care system, Nations, and families throughout the year. “The Southern Chiefs’ Organization thanks and recognizes Anishinaabe and...
November 15, 2022
First Nations governance and federal representatives come together at Ontario Joint Gathering in Toronto
NationTalk: Anishinabek News.ca – TORONTO — First Nations Chiefs, community members, and representatives came together with federal bureaucrats at the Ontario Joint Gathering hosted by Indigenous Services Canada in Toronto on Oct. 25 and 26. The two-day gathering at the Chelsea Hotel in Toronto was an opportunity to strengthen relationships between the Canadian government and...
September 6, 2022
Government of Canada announces investment to expand and upgrade the Pegamigaabo School
Morson, Ontario, September 6, 2022—Today, Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Lynn Indian, Chief of Big Grassy River First Nation, announced over $2.9 million to expand and upgrade the Pegamigaabo School to help meet the cultural, educational...
June 14, 2022
Indigenous-led concept for hosting future Olympic and Paralympic Games in BC
WHISTLER (June 14, 2022) – Today, at a ceremony at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, the Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, together with partners at the City of Vancouver, Resort Municipality of Whistler, Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), officially revealed a concept for...