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New Relationship Strengthens Advocacy, Enhances Services for NAN Women and Families
THUNDER BAY, ON Thursday November 26, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, together with representatives of the NAN Women’s Council and Equay-wuk (Women’s Group), today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will help improve the lives of ...
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Proposed HST Denies Constitutionally Protected Rights of First Nations
THUNDER BAY, ON Thursday November 19, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy demands consultation and accommodation of the rights of First Nations, following Premier Dalton McGuinty’s reported refusal to hold public hearings on the proposed harmonized sales tax (HST). “The ...
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Welcome
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is an Aboriginal political organization representing 49 First Nation communities within James Bay Treaty 9 territory and the Ontario portions of Treaty 5. NAN territory covers two-thirds of the province of Ontario. NAN's elected Executive Council (Grand Chief and three Deputy Grand Chiefs), together with individual NAN First Nation Chiefs, advocate on behalf of the people and communities of Nishnawbe Aski to ensure a better quality of life for the Next 100 Years and beyond.
