Grand Council Treaty #3 and Gaakinawataagizod Vandermeer stands in solidarity with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Grand Chief Kyra Wilson in expressing our outrage over the horrific attack and attempted abduction of a Buffalo Point First Nations woman in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In alignment with the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and community of the Honourable Murray Sinclair, Mizhana Gheezhik, following his passing. His tireless work as Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has made a profound impact on the journey toward healing and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 is deeply concerned with the recent treatment received by a Treaty #3 citizen when accessing services at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre (TBRHSC) in which the patient was left unattended on a hallway floor. This incident highlights an unacceptable approach to care by TBRHSC and is reflective of the […]
Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember those we have lost to toxic drug poisoning and take time to consider how we can all work towards healthier, happier communities. Communities in Treaty #3 have continually faced ongoing long-term states of emergency resulting from substance use and mental health crises. No one within our Nation […]
It is with great remorse that Grand Council Treaty #3 learns of the passing of Garnet Angeconeb of Lac Seul First Nation. Garnet was a regular attendee of many Grand Council Treaty #3 events and could regularly be found speaking with community leadership, staff, and government about his work. Over the years he worked with […]
ANISHINAABE NATION: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief for Grand Council Treaty #3, have issued a joint statement following the tragic shooting of Bruce Frogg, of Wawakapewin First Nation, by an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Kenora on Tuesday: “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Grand […]
Grand Council Treaty#3 is pleased to announce the new Gaakinawataagizod, Cheyenne Vandermeer from Couchiching First Nation. Leadership from across the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 gathered at Manitou Mounds Roundhouse at Rainy River First Nations for the Traditional Selection process for the Gaakinawataagizod on May 7, 2024. The selection process was supported by Electoral Officer, […]
After collecting 78 samples from 38 waterbodies in Treaty #3 territory, the Territorial Planning Unit (TPU) can confirm that the first presence of Zebra Mussel veligers (larvae) has been detected on the Treaty #3 side (Canadian side) of Rainy Lake. A single Zebra Mussel veliger was confirmed present in a sample collected at the Government […]
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 are pleased to announce the release of high speed fibre optic broadband internet services in the first four Treaty #3 First Nations to be served by the Dibaajimowin Project. Residents and businesses in Naicatchewenin First Nation, Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, Couchiching First Nation and Wabauskang First Nation now […]
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and the Treaty #3 leadership are pleased with the recent unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision released on Friday, February 9, 2024, upholding the constitutionality of Canada’s An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth, and families (“C-92”). Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and the Treaty #3 leadership sought and secured intervenor […]