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Statement on the passing of AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick
Press Release CPSM is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick. Our condolences go out to her family, friends, and community. Her absence will be…
Condolences to the family of Dr. Noah Carpenter, M.D.; IRC honours the accomplishment of becoming first Inuit/Inuvialuit doctor and a long surgical practice of medicine
Press Release September 27th, 2023 Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is remembering the great success and strong determination of Dr. Noah Carpenter from Ikaahuk (Sachs Harbour), son of Ada and Atjgaliaq…
Matawa Joins Family and Community in Mourning the Loss of a Child from a Bicycle Accident in Long Lake #58 First Nation
Press Release July 27, 2023 LONG LAKE#58,th ON: The Matawa Chiefs Council, Matawa Board of Directors and delegates of the 35 Annual General Meeting (AGM) are mourning the loss of…
Six Nations Mourns Twenty-Fifth Community Member Lost To COVID-19
Press Release Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council (SNGREC) was notified by Ohsweken Public Health that today they received a medical lab report confirming that a twenty-fifth member…
Joint Statement from MNBC President Lissa Dawn Smith and R1 Director Patrick Harriott on Tseshaht First Nation Unmarked Grave Discovery
Press Release February 21, 2023 “On behalf of the MNBC Board of Directors, we share our sadness to see the results shared by the Tseshaht First Nation that found a…
UBCIC Stands with c̓išaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht First Nation) amidst Ceremony Marking Phase I Results of ʔuuʔatumin yaqckʷiimitqin (Doing It for Our Ancestors) Project into the Former Alberni Indian Residential School
Press Release (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – February 21, 2023). The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) raise our hands to c̓išaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht First Nation)…
FNS saddened to hear of potential unmarked gravesites at Alberni Indian Residential School site
Press Release F EBRUARY 21, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh), Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are deeply saddened by today’s…
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh Mourns the Discovery of Potential Grave Site Discoveries at St. Mary’s Indian Residential School
Press Release January 17, 2023 Today the Kaatagoging Survivor’s group of the St. Mary’s Indian Residential School announced its preliminary findings of 171 anomalies suggesting potential graves sites at the…
MCA Condolences for Family, Friends of Diane King
Press Release January 10, 2023 With sadness, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announces the passing of long-time employee Diane King. Diane started her career as a nurse in 1984 and…
Statement from MNO on the tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, Saskatchewan this past weekend
Press Release September 7, 2022 Statement from MNO on the tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, Saskatchewan this past weekend Our hearts go out…
