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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…
MKO Expresses Condolences to Those Who Loved Two-Year-Old Santaya Tyo-Greyeyes
Press Release July 7, 2022 Treaty Five Territory, Thompson, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is issuing condolences to the family of 2-year-old Santaya Tyo-Greyeyes of Norway House Cree…
IAAW: Comments on the Finding of Remains near St. Bernard’s (Grouard) Indian Residential School Site
Press Release March 1, 2022 EDMONTON – IAAW wishes to issue the following statement on the graves discovered at the former St. Bernard’s (Grouard) Indian Residential School site in northern…
Six Nations Mourns Twenty-Fourth Community Member Lost to COVID-19
Press Release On February 18, 2022, Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council (SNGREC) received confirmation from Ohsweken Public Health that a twenty-fourth community member has passed away due…
MKO Statement About Fatal House Fire in Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Press Release February 15, 2022 Treaty Five Territory, Thompson, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. is issuing the following statement in response to a fatal house fire in the…
