Caldwell First Nation

Caldwell First Nation
Type	First Nation government

Caldwell First Nation is a First Nation community in southwestern Ontario.

In Anishinabek News

• February 2019: The community is one of seven nations collaborating to grow their economies through mutual spending and joint initiatives.
• March 2019: As of March 2019, this community is served by outreach programs from the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre in Windsor.
• October 2019: The community participated in a study by the Southern First Nations Secretariat to address economic leakage. It is part of a group of nations working to localize their economies through new digital tools.
• April 2020: Staff from this community participated in a 2020 workshop focused on navigating federal bureaucracy for child services. It is one of the communities served by Mnaasged Child and Family Services.
• July 2020: This community is one of the First Nations served by the Tecumseh Community Development Corporation.
• October 2020: The community is developing an economic strategy focused on tourism and sovereignty to reduce government dependency. Plans include transforming its fish-and-chips shop, The Happy Snapper, into a destination restaurant and cultural hub on the Lake Erie shore. The First Nation has been working since 2018 to establish an Indigenous tourism hub in the Leamington area.
• November 2020: The community used federal pandemic funding to create stay-at-home gardening kits for its members. The gardening initiative was designed to improve food security and mental well-being while members practiced physical distancing.
• December 2020: The community collaborated with Parks Canada to rename a portion of Point Pelee National Park. A contribution agreement was signed to provide the community with funds for language revitalization, youth engagement, and historical research. The council stated that the renaming of Madbin Jina helps share the collective history and traditions of the nation.
• January 2021: Artists from this First Nation contributed designs to be displayed on the Gordie Howe International Bridge towers. The nation's council expressed pride in the project for representing their ancestors' historical connection to the land.
• April 2021: The community receives approximately 25 consultation requests every week from developers operating within its traditional territory. Leadership at the community helped develop a web application to triage these requests based on local priorities like sacred sites and harvesting practices. The community aims to use the new tool to enforce its own protocols rather than following those set by government agencies.
• September 2022: The community is partnering with Hydro One to ensure businesses and residents in their treaty lands have necessary energy access.