👇🏼👇🏼Colonization has always been about the land and the resources on/in the lands! #extractive And requires Consent!

Are these Métis nations’ dreams of self-governance dead? Here’s what we know about the latest developments in a contentious bill: thestar.com/politics/feder…

Making some great progress again this week on House #3. New homes being built by FN youth is a positive step forward in helping to address the housing and skilled trades gap. Proud of these young leaders! LPS_Hammarskjold #Indigenousskillstradestrainingprogram Matawa ᒪᑕᐧᐊ

For decades, Mushkegowuk leaders in far northern Ontario have sought protections for a vast expanse of Hudson and James bays known as the Breathing Lands. The project is nearly a reality — but some worry it could miss its window. via Emma McIntosh #onpoli thenarwhal.ca/mushkegowuk-ja…

The latest reporting from CBC on Canada's non-compliance with the Tribunal's orders on Jordan's Principle.

Read it here: cbc.ca/news/politics/…

New data shows Indigenous Services Canada often fails to respond to urgent requests to help First Nations children and delays are getting worse.

The department met its 12-hour deadline only 33 per cent of the time during the 2022-23 fiscal year.
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🪶By incorporating traditional Indigenous teachings and values into the tech industry, we can create technologies that not only advance innovation but also contribute positively to society and the planet as a whole.

📣The Chiefs of Ontario Education Sector has released a report on the Review of the Implementation of Jordan’s Principle in Ontario School Boards!

View and download the report here:
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To view the full Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis report, which provides an Ontario-specific analysis and outline the investments needed from the government to close the gap for Ontario First Nations, please visit: chiefs-of-ontario.org/wp-content/upl…

The attitude of George Pirie is one of the reasons that mining projects are going to be held up in Northern Ontario.
Treaty 9 is not empty land. It is the homeland to many great people.
They aren't begging for drill holes.
They are demanding respect for their rights.

'(Northern Ontario) is largely empty and begging for exploration drill holes,' Ontario Minister of Mines George Pirie tells NetNewsLedger.

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Words fail me to describe how offensive this statement is to the lands and waters, and then to the many people that call Kiiwetinoong home. We should change George Pirie’s title to the Minister of Perpetuating the Violence of Resource Extraction, it would be more accurate.

Today the federal and provincial governments announced a $5B investment for an auto plant to build EV’s.

I asked the government whether they have the free prior
and informed consent of all the First Nations where those minerals are located.

Critical mineral development must have the approval of the nations on whose territory, where those minerals are located. FSIN AFN Nishnawbe Aski Nation Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3

[1/2] Funding for Eabametoong First Nation will help provide community needs and support students after a fire at the community school.

Speaking with Chief Sol Atlookan about the ongoing restoration of the John C. Yesno Education Centre.
 
Our government mobilized quickly to ensure Eabametoong First Nation has the supports they need following the school and community hub’s devastating fire.news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

MAMAKWA JOINS FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Sol Mamakwa Alvin Fiddler Anna Achneepineskum Reg Niganobe Christopher Moonias As parents, we remember the day our child is born. Unfortunately, there’s other days we never forget. The day they are taken from us, the day we bury them in the ground, said Colleen Belesky, mother of the late Corey Belesky, supported by Corey's sister Donna.

First Nation leaders in Ontario call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police
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First Nations leaders urge Ontario to disband Thunder Bay police, get outside service to investigate deaths
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