Eabametoong

The Matawa communities want to work with Platinex Inc. to explore the possibility of mining development in their traditional lands.

Claims adjacent to Webequie, Marten Falls, Eabametoong, Neskantaga, Gull Bay Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy condemned the province for issuing 72,000 acres of new mining claims to Platinex Inc.

A diesel fuel spill in a crawl space under John C. Yesno Education Centre in Eabametoong has temporarily closed the school while the community scrambles to clean the mess.

Twelve new constables joined the ranks of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service in a ceremony at the Valhalla Inn April 11 in Thunder Bay.

Three women from Matawa communities were honoured March 5 during the Journey Continues … Celebrating Success Towards a Brighter Future education conference in Thunder Bay.

Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament Sioux Lookout, Ont. March 10-16, 2006

Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament Sioux Lookout, Ont. March 10-16, 2006

Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament Sioux Lookout, Ont. March 10-16, 2006

Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament Sioux Lookout, Ont. March 10-16, 2006

Three officers with Nishnawbe Aski Police were given the province’s highest honour for bravery in a ceremony Jan. 18 at Queen’s Park.

If push comes to shove, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug have the support of more than one First Nation leader.

Take a drive through Sandy Lake and something will catch your attention – the amount of gang-related graffiti spray-painted on community buildings.

An Eabametoong First Nation home was destroyed by fire Nov. 5.The home�s interior, which was shared by six people, was gutted. Nishnawbe Aski Police reported no injuries connected to the afternoon blaze.The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is scheduled to attend the First Nation to determine the cause of the fire.NAPS is continuing to investigate the fire. �JT

At 15 years of age, Charlie Wabano has big plans. The young fiddle player from Sioux Lookout wants to take his talent wherever it may take him.September 20, 2007: Volume 34 #19