Kashechewan First Nation
Kashechewan First Nation is a First Nation community in Northern Ontario.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- June 2015: As of June 2015, residents in this community were reported to be paying $14 for a three-litre bag of milk.[2]
- January 2019: Merv McLeod is a member of this First Nation.[3]
- April 2019: Kashechewan First Nation is an isolated community located near James Bay in northern Ontario. The community of Kashechewan First Nation experienced major floods in 1976 and 1985 before a perimeter dyke was finished in 1997. In 2006, Kashechewan First Nation faced a chaotic evacuation when rising water and ice reached the level of the community's protective dyke.[4]
- May 2019: Kashechewan First Nation is one of the communities belonging to the Mushkegowuk Cree. George Hughie, a survivor of the residential and day school systems, is from Kashechewan First Nation.[5]
- February 2020: This community is the home of George Hughie, who grew up there. The Cree people of this community traditionally lived on the land where most of their language was practiced.[6]
- July 2022: This is the home community of George Hughie, who provided a blessing for the new educational partnership in North Bay.[7]
- November 2023: Kashechewan First Nation collaborated with other James Bay communities to replace diesel-operated generators with a new transmission line. The community achieved a connection to the provincial power grid in 2001.[8]
- July 2024: Members of the community were in Barrie between April and May 2024 due to a pre-evacuation for flooding. Alabama Bressette served as a planning chief to oversee the community's needs while they were in a different place.[9]
- January 2026: The community declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2026, after defective pumps caused the water treatment plant to fail. Many members of the community were evacuated to cities including Timmins and Kapuskasing due to the lack of clean water. The community is situated on a flood plain and has previously been promised relocation by government officials.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "First Nation students write to premier and local MP asking for Kashechewan support", Anishinabek News, 29 January 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Sorry’ won’t pay for $28 cabbages", Anishinabek News, 10 June 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "McLeod Wood Associates joins forces with Enterprise in Indigenous consulting practice and First Nations community-led and owned infrastructure projects", Anishinabek News, 17 January 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘We lived in fear. We were not able to sleep,’ recalls Kashechewan First Nation evacuee", Anishinabek News, 26 April 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indian Day School survivor suggests reaching out for healing to begin", Anishinabek News, 24 May 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre launches new language program", Anishinabek News, 19 February 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Flexible learning opportunities and jobs in downtown North Bay", Anishinabek News, 20 July 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Persevering with economic development objectives key to success", Anishinabek News, 1 November 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Miss Indigenous Canada contestant helps First Nations in emergency situations", Anishinabek News, 3 July 2024 (archived copy; original article).