Recent Updates
- August 8, 2019 – A summer of good news for Nipissing First Nation
- July 29, 2019 – Point-of-sale PST exemption in Ontario: What you need to know
(The application for Ontario HST refund is available here or on the Helpful Documents section of our website). - July 17, 2019 – North Bay Indigenous Hub Progress Pictures
- July 16, 2019 – Nipissing First Nation joins NBMCA in shoreline stewarship project
- July 16, 2019 – NFN Stewardship Youth Rangers on patrol
- July 15, 2019 – Notice to the Membership: Proposed Chip Stand in Garden Village
- July 11, 2019 – Notice of Engineering Work at Bineshii Business Park
- June 28, 2019 – Shipping container development aiming to prevent homelessness in West Nipissing
- June 18, 2019 – Passion takes lead role in North Bay Indigenous Hub
- June 14, 2019 – Community Safety Notice: Sharps Found in Public Areas
- June 11, 2019 – Natural Gas Installation (Yellek & Nova Beaucage)
- June 7, 2019 – 2019 Beaucage Park Hours of Operation & Rules of Use
- June 4, 2019 – Community Warning re: Potent Opioid Substance
- April 1, 2019 – North Bay Indigenous Hub FAQs
- March 29, 2019 – Duchesnay Creek Bridge Replacement Announcement
- March 29, 2019 – Anishinabek Police Service: Approval of 2019-2023 Tripartite Agreement
- March 21, 2019 – Yellek Mine Site Remediation Work
Chief McLeod’s Video Updates
- June 14, 2019 – Community Update Video: Cannabis Law, Anishinabek Nation Governance, Seniors’ Supportive Housing & Miller-Nipissing Partnership
- March 29, 2019 – Community Update Video: Cannabis Law, Fisheries, Economic Development opportunities & Seniors’ Supportive Housing
- February 20, 2019 – Community Update Video: Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities claim, Fisheries, Cannabis Law and Seniors’ Supporting Housing
Current Issues & Priorities:
Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
https://www.governancevote.ca/
- July 5, 2019 – Information Package
- July 5, 2019 – Map of the 19 First Nations with signed BCRs who will hold a ratification vote
- July 5, 2019 – Draft Governance Agreement (plain language version)
- July 5, 2019 – Draft Fiscal Agreement (plain language version)
- July 1, 2019 – Anishinabek Nation nearing end of ‘long journey’ (North Bay Nugget)
- June 13, 2019 – Milestone reached on Anishinabek Nation Governance negotiations; Citizen Engagement Sessions to follow
- March 5, 2019 – Leadership gather to discuss restoring rightful jurisdiction
Cannabis
- August 8, 2019 – Results of Allocation Process for Cannabis Stores on First Nations Reserves
- July 31, 2019 – Report to the Community: Cannabis Law Enactment
- July 23, 2019 – Chiefs pass resolution for cannabis self-government (My Espanola Now)
- July 22, 2019 – OPINION: First Nations are being left out of the cannabis sector – By Darcy Bear, Robert Gladstone and Scott McLeod (Contributed to the Globe & Mail)
- July 12, 2019 – Chief McLeod Responds to Province’s Announcement of More Cannabis Retail Store Licenses (My West Nipissing Now)
- July 4, 2019 – Ontario Moving Forward with Next Round of Cannabis Stores
- July 2, 2019 – NFN Cannabis Law (enacted, but not yet “in force”)
- June 12, 2019 – Ventures wait on governments as NFN passes own cannabis law (Anishinabek News)
- April 10, 2019 – DRAFT NFN Cannabis Law
- April 15 & 18, 2019 – Community Consultations to review draft NFN Cannabis Law:
- April 2019 – NFN Cannabis Law Development Update (Newsletter)
- March 29, 2019 – Cannabis Law Development Update
- January 2019 – Report to Council: Cannabis Survey Results
- December 2018 – Report to the Community: Cannabis Consultation Meeting Notes
- December 2018 – Cannabis & NFN: Community Consultation Meetings (Presentation)
- October 2018 – Update on Cannabis Legalization & Next Steps
- March 2018 – Official NFN Position on Cannabis Production & Sales
- March 2018 – Anishinabek Nation Cannabis Report
- Cannabis Laws & Regulations (federal)
- Cannabis Laws & Resources (provincial)
- Cannabis Fire Safety Information
Natural Resources
Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities Case
- Robinson Huron Treaty Annual Gathering – Save the Date! (September 13-15, 2019 in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory)
- Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities Case – March 2019 Bulletin
- Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities Case – Facebook Page
- Robinson Huron Treaty 1850 – Background Information
Sixties Scoop Settlement – Class Action Suit
- Individual Payment Application Form – Deadline August 30, 2019
Surveys
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