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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 […]

Wauzhusk Onigum Nation, Ontario – On Tuesday, March 13th and Wednesday March 14th 2018, Treaty #3 members ages 16-29, gathered at the Youth Assembly.  Led by the Treaty #3 Youth Council, critical engagement of youth occurred on a broad scale of issues affecting their territory.  This inaugural event focused on high-level social, legal, educational, health, […]

Fond Du Lac, Minnesota Black Bear Casino, located on the Fond Du Lac Reservation in Minnesota graciously hosted elders, chiefs, and staff members from the Anishinaabe Nation of Treaty #3 for the four-day Niibaakawin Elder’s Gathering Tribal Chairman Kevin Dupuis spoke on the connection that Treaty #3 and the Fond Du Lac Band have through their […]