Hiawatha First Nation
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Hiawatha First Nation is a First Nation community near Peterborough.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- November 2014: Hiawatha First Nation is the home community of scholarship winners Ryan Gray-Brady and Chadwick Cowie.[2]
- September 2016: This community is identified as one of the Mississauga nations working to foster relationships and realign with each other.[3]
- November 2018: The community is a party to the 2018 settlement resolving the Alderville litigation.[4]
- February 2019: Members of this community, including Alf Crowe and John Simpson, provided guide services on Rice Lake.[5]
- April 2019: The community is one of the ten First Nations served by Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services. The main office where Amber Crowe works is located in this community.[6]
- November 2019: The community joined the Ezhi-Wiijikiwendiyang partnership to strengthen regional ties. The First Nation was represented at the signing ceremony by Laurie Carr.[7]
- March 2020: Fred Simpson Sr. moved to this community around 1900 and married Susan Muskrat. The athlete returned to this community to raise his family after retiring from professional racing around 1912.[8]
- August 2021: This community joined with Curve Lake First Nation to observe a Day of Mourning on August 3, 2021. The event was held to recognize the history of Indian Residential Schools and the discovery of unmarked graves.[9]
- February 2022: The leadership of the community provided a welcome address during the 2022 Elders and Traditional Peoples Gathering.[10]
- July 2024: Hiawatha First Nation was involved in the natural trade of wild rice in the Peterborough region alongside Alderville First Nation.[11]
- January 2025: Hiawatha First Nation was the home of the father of Moses Marsden.[12]
- January 2025: The community joined other Michi Saagiig nations to address concerns over a proposed nuclear site in January 2025. Leadership stated that industry has occupied their treaty territory for too long with minimal benefit to the First Nation.[13]
- March 2025: The community was represented during the ceremonial opening face-off at the Peterborough Petes Indigenous Heritage Night.[14]
- April 2026: The community's Indigenous Knowledge lead, Tom Cowie, participated in the development of the Ggwepnandizamin Stewardship Plan. The First Nation is one of the Michi Saagiig communities engaged by Trent University for land stewardship and knowledge exchange.[15]
- May 2026: Hiawatha First Nation participated in the ceremonies for the 2026 Telus Cup to provide education to non-Indigenous attendees. The community is part of the Williams Treaties First Nations group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Local First Nations participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2026 Telus Cup", Anishinabek News, 6 May 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "AFN and RBC announce Heroes of Our Time Scholarship recipients and create Elijah Harper Memorial Award", Anishinabek News, 7 November 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Chief Reg Niganobe nominated for the Premier’s Award", Anishinabek News, 30 September 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Canada and Ontario advance reconciliation with historic apologies to the seven Williams Treaties First Nations communities", Anishinabek News, 19 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Bookshelves spreading the Indigenous word", Anishinabek News, 13 February 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services to expand its reach as it takes on Indigenous CAS cases", Anishinabek News, 4 April 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Curve Lake First Nation among those who signed Friendship Accord", Anishinabek News, 15 November 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Alderville First Nation honours Olympic athlete", Anishinabek News, 3 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation join together to observe Day of Mourning", Anishinabek News, 4 August 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "46th Annual Elders & Traditional Peoples Gathering at Trent University focuses on reconciliation through Restor(y)ing Our Truth", Anishinabek News, 10 February 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Alderville First Nation welcomes back its classic Regatta with new additions", Anishinabek News, 26 July 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Opinion: Humour is in the eye of the beholder", Anishinabek News, 13 January 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First Nations provide statement on province’s proposed nuclear site", Anishinabek News, 15 January 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Peterborough hockey squad celebrates Indigenous Heritage Night", Anishinabek News, 11 March 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Trent launches Ggwepnandizamin Stewardship Plan for 900-acre University Green Network", Anishinabek News, 24 April 2026 (archived copy; original article).