Henvey Inlet First Nation
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Henvey Inlet First Nation is a First Nation community.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- April 2013: It is the home community of Charlotte Contin, a survivor of the Indian Residential Schools system.[2]
- April 2013: Members focused on creating a citizenship law while the community was reviewing its membership code. The community held detailed discussions regarding the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin and the value of constitutions.[3]
- August 2013: Henvey Inlet First Nation began offering a monthly Good Food Box service in the spring of 2013.[4]
- September 2013: The health centre at this community received walking poles from the Diabetes Prevention Project.[5]
- January 2014: Henvey Inlet First Nation hosted a Community Kitchen workshop that saw a turnout of 12 participants. The session at Henvey Inlet First Nation focused on preparing easy meals and safe food handling.[6]
- May 2015: The community is one of the First Nations supporting the move toward an independent Anishinabek Nation education system.[7]
- June 2015: This community is one of several in the region that has enacted a Land Code. Its reserve lands along Highway 69 are immune from provincial expropriation because they are protected by a Land Code.[8]
- April 2016: The community utilized an environmental company to implement safety measures for species at risk during a wind energy project.[9]
- October 2016: The community is the home of Elwood Ashawasegai, who spoke at a 2016 vigil in North Bay.[10]
- December 2016: Jake Pine has provided traditional healing and medicine to the members of this community.[11]
- February 2017: Several attendees of the Truth and Reconciliation sessions in North Bay identified as members of this community. Community members shared stories of losing Indian status due to provisions in the Indian Act regarding marriage outside the community.[12]
- March 2018: The community is slated to receive child protection services from Waabnoong Bemjiwang Child Well-Being instead of mainstream children's aid societies.[13]
- May 2018: A canoe was retrieved from this community's museum to be returned to The Dokis Museum.[14]
- January 2020: The community is served by Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services as the agency seeks full jurisdictional responsibility for child welfare.[15]
- September 2020: This First Nation receives services from Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services as of September 2020.[16]
- April 2021: The community is part of the jurisdiction served by the Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services agency.[17]
- April 2021: The community participated in the development of a digital asset inventory to better manage capital and maintenance activities. The community worked with the Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations to establish new business procedures for infrastructure management.[18]
- June 2021: A member of this community provided testimony in a court case regarding Amikwa First Nation identity.[19]
- September 2021: The community is one of six First Nations served by the designated Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services agency.[20]
- October 2021: The Chief and Council of Henvey Inlet First Nation are supporting a legal claim to eliminate discrimination caused by historical enfranchisement policies. Doreen McKenzie returned to Henvey Inlet First Nation after her Indian status was recognized by Canada in 1999.[21]
- April 2022: It is the home community of Ophelia O'Donnell, a graduate student involved with the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute.[22]
- May 2022: Henvey Inlet First Nation was represented at the Curve Lake First Nation pow wow by Rod Nettagog. The flag of Henvey Inlet First Nation was carried during a Grand Entry at the Curve Lake First Nation 60th Annual Pow Wow.[23]
- June 2022: Henvey Inlet First Nation hosted David Suzuki in June 2022 to showcase their 300 MW wind energy centre. The community partnered with Pattern Canada to create the largest wind farm located on First Nation land in Canada. The project was the first large-scale development of its kind managed under the First Nations Land Management Act.[24]
- July 2022: The community is the site of a fundraising initiative to build a music studio and youth music program. A fundraising concert for the community is being held at the Noelville Arena because the First Nation lacked a suitable local facility for the event.[25]
- September 2022: The community is served by Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services.[26]
- November 2022: The community is one of the six First Nations served by Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services.[27]
- November 2022: Henvey Inlet First Nation is the home community of entrepreneur Chad Solomon. As of November 2022, products shipped to a First Nation community via Biskane are exempt from sales tax when a Status Card is used.[28]
- February 2023: This community is the home First Nation of Chad Solomon, the creator of the Biskane online marketplace.[29]
- March 2023: The Gen7 Fuel French River station donated $3,000 to the community's health centre. The donation was used to provide programming for survivors of Indian Residential Schools.[30]
- July 2023: The community is the site for the 2023 Elders Gathering hosted by Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services. The gathering will be held at the community's traditional grounds.[31]
- August 2023: This community is one of the three owners of the construction company Shwe Miikaan.[32]
- April 2024: Henvey Inlet First Nation is the community of Chad Solomon, the founder of Debwewin.[33]
- April 2024: The community partnered with Pattern Energy to create Henvey Inlet Wind, the largest First Nation wind energy partnership in Canada. The community developed its own land code under the First Nations Land Management Act. As of April 2024, the First Nation has a total membership of just under 1,000 people, with fewer than 200 residing in the community.[34]
- June 2024: The community is served by the Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services agency. Elders Grace and Irwn Contin attended the grand opening of the agency's new facility.[35]
- November 2024: The community is the home nation of Biskane founder Chad Solomon.[36]
- June 2025: This community is one of the three joint owners of the construction firm Shwe Miikaan.[37]
- March 2026: The community is a member of the Energy Corridor First Nations consortium. The nation is one of 11 Indigenous partners working on the transmission line project between Barrie and Sudbury.[38]
- March 2026: Kristan Straub, the head of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation, is a member of Henvey Inlet First Nation.[39]
- April 2026: The community is the home nation of researcher Ophelia O'Donnell.[40]
- August 2026: The community is one of the three First Nation owners of the Shwe Miikaan Miller partnership. The nation will benefit from economic development and job creation through the Britt Area Maintenance Contract.[41]
- October 2026: Kristan Straub, the head of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation, is a citizen of Henvey Inlet First Nation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Straub informs conference delegates processes of obtaining loans from crown corporation", Anishinabek News, 15 October 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Monument honours resilience of survivors", Anishinabek News, 15 April 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Communities talk constitution", Anishinabek News, 30 April 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Healthy eating in a box", Anishinabek News, 16 August 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Pole walking a better workout", Anishinabek News, 19 September 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Health unit offers cooking classes", Anishinabek News, 13 January 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation takes a giant leap forward to having own education system", Anishinabek News, 29 May 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Magnetawan First Nation approves its Land Code", Anishinabek News, 23 June 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous Lands and Resource Management conference held this week", Anishinabek News, 4 April 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls remembered and honoured", Anishinabek News, 13 October 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Jake Pine’s 25 years of traditional healing", Anishinabek News, 5 December 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Public eager to learn about Truth and Reconciliation teachings", Anishinabek News, 28 February 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Waabnoong Bemjiwang Child Well-Being working to bring kids home", Anishinabek News, 27 March 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Trained at the Canadian Museum of History to guard artifacts at The Dokis Museum", Anishinabek News, 18 May 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ministry approves agency advancement", Anishinabek News, 31 January 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services to meet with Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues", Anishinabek News, 10 September 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Circle of History made with Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services", Anishinabek News, 20 April 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Waabnoong Bemjiwang uses technology for precise infrastructure strategy", Anishinabek News, 27 April 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Court case deals with history and identity", Anishinabek News, 29 June 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Six First Nations celebrate Niijaansinaanik Indigenous Child Welfare Agency designation", Anishinabek News, 22 September 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Letter to the editor: Support for legal claim to challenge the ongoing impacts of enfranchisement", Anishinabek News, 8 October 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Maamwizing: People Collaborating Together", Anishinabek News, 29 April 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The Power of Family Memories series: Rebecca Loucks", Anishinabek News, 9 May 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "David Suzuki visits Henvey Inlet First Nation, discusses renewable energy project", Anishinabek News, 13 June 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Upcoming fundraising concert for Henvey Inlet First Nation", Anishinabek News, 22 July 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Niijaansinaanik Orange Standard: Redesigning child well-being", Anishinabek News, 13 September 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The new Orange Standard is a redesign of child well-being", Anishinabek News, 4 November 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "New online shopping platform to connect retailers and customers to authentic Indigenous work", Anishinabek News, 17 November 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous online platform seeking Cultural Champions and Cultural Allies", Anishinabek News, 13 February 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Gen7 Fuel empowers First Nations from a unique approach", Anishinabek News, 9 March 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services to host an Elders Gathering", Anishinabek News, 8 July 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "SNC-Lavalin signs Co-Operation Agreement with Anishinabek-owned construction company to pursue Highway 69 widening project in Ontario", Anishinabek News, 11 August 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Solomon creates company to verify Indigenous digital identities", Anishinabek News, 11 April 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Details of Henvey Inlet wind project provided at Indigenous projects forum in Toronto", Anishinabek News, 12 April 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services celebrates new building", Anishinabek News, 28 June 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation economic development forum features industry panelists", Anishinabek News, 12 November 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Successes of Indigenous construction company provided at Niagara Falls conference", Anishinabek News, 4 June 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First Nations support transmission line deemed as priority project by Ontario government", Anishinabek News, 6 March 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First Nations CEO discusses loans program at Toronto conference", Anishinabek News, 20 March 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Laurentian University excelling in Indigenous research", Anishinabek News, 3 April 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Magnetawan First Nation hosts a celebration of partnership and a historic new contract", Anishinabek News, 29 August 2026 (archived copy; original article).