Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation

Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation
Type	First Nation government

Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation is a First Nation community in Ontario.

In Anishinabek News

• March 2020: An Elder from this community questioned the application of recent colonial laws over ancient Indigenous laws. The community's members contributed to discussions on decolonizing heritage legislation.
• March 2020: The community organized a food distribution center at Hillside School to assist members during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Volunteers and leadership coordinated the delivery of fresh fish and traditional medicines like cedar to community members. A state of emergency was declared to manage local food security and protect vulnerable community members.
• May 2020: The community sought to establish its own COVID-19 testing site by May 2020. Leadership investigated the possibility of setting up a 12-unit isolation facility for members.
• August 2020: Members of this community shared their experiences of trauma and healing 25 years after the Ipperwash Crisis. The community provides health services through Kettle & Stony Point Health Services. Survivors from this nation described the intergenerational effects of trauma on their families.
• March 2021: The community is represented on a committee advising Sarnia on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Its flag will be included in a permanent display at a Sarnia waterfront park.
• May 2021: The community reached a Final Settlement Agreement with the Canadian government in 2016 regarding the former Camp Ipperwash. In 2020, the provincial and federal governments fulfilled a promise to return the lands of Ipperwash Provincial Park to the First Nation. Residents of the community were forced to surrender their lands in 1942 to support the war effort with a promise of return that was not kept.