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OBASHKAANDAGAANG FIRST NATION (WASHAGAMIS BAY): Grand Chief Jerry Daniels (Southern Chiefs’ Organization), Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler (Nishnawbe Aski Nation) and Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh (Grand Council Treaty #3) are pleased to announce an Anishinaabe Summit to be held in Winnipeg in August 2018. All citizens of the Anishinaabe Nation, wherever they may be, are encouraged to […]

Obashkaandagaang, Treaty #3, ON, CA. – On Wednesday May 16th at the Treaty #3 National Assembly, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett addressed leadership, elders and members of the Anishinaabe Nation of Treaty #3. Minister Bennett’s address centered on reimaging what Canada will look like as we move forward in this time of reconciliation, and the Crown’s […]

Obashkaandagaang First Nation, Ontario – At the annual Spring Assembly, Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh announced the launch of the Cancer Burden Report: the first report of its kind to focus specifically on Treaty #3 First Nations. This report comes after a relationship agreement was signed between Grand Council Treaty #3 Chiefs and Aboriginal Cancer Care Ontario […]

The Grand Council is pleased to announce that Treaty #3 First Nations and the Province of Ontario’s forestry and mining sectors have committed to entering into a historic Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement. The Agreement is one of the first of its kind to occur within Treaty #3 Territory. It will share stumpage fees and mining […]

On April 13, 2018 theatres across Canada will be showing Indian Horse a film which is based on the book written by Richard Wagamese.  Indian Horse was written in 2012 and is about a Residential School survivor, Saul Indian Horse who had an extraordinary gift for hockey. The novel Indian Horse won a People’s Choice […]

Kenora, ON – Grand Council Treaty #3 is pleased that the 2018 Provincial Budget announced the location of the Community Justice Centre in Kenora with the exploration of a satellite hub in Sioux Lookout. Kenora was one of several selected locations for a Community Justice Centre and is proposing bi-cultural services with integrated facilities. Ogichidaa Francis […]