Kettle and Stony Point First Nation

Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
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Kettle and Stony Point First Nation is a Chippewa community in southwestern Ontario.

In Anishinabek News

• April 2014: Members of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation voted against a draft constitution on April 25, 2014. The community has spent nearly nine years developing a constitution through a committee of elders, youth, and students. A total of 441 voters participated in the ratification vote, which failed to reach the required majority.
• May 2014: Kettle and Stony Point First Nation is the southernmost community served by the Anishinabek Police Service.
• May 2015: The community hosted the Wiiji Kakendaasodaa project at Hillside School starting in 2010. Students in the community saw dramatic improvements in test scores following a five-year intensive educational intervention.
• July 2015: The community supported a 2015 leadership project by providing information on infrastructure and community developments to Lynda Trudeau.
• September 2015: A visitor noted that local attitudes toward the First Nations people here had not changed as of September 2015. A reader grew up visiting this area every summer.
• October 2015: The community was represented by Bonnie Bressette in discussions regarding the 2015 federal election.
• March 2016: It is the home community of Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service sergeant Jackie George.
• March 2016: The community's leader, Tom Bressette, spoke at a conference in Thunder Bay about returning to traditional governance models.
• May 2018: Community member Aven George was recognized for her academic success at a 2018 awards ceremony in Thunder Bay.
• July 2019: Members of this community contributed artwork and led workshops during the Three Fires by the Water event. The community is represented as one of the three fires in the annual Sarnia art exhibition.
• March 2020: Members of this First Nation participate in the Sarnia working group alongside other local stakeholders. The community's flag is set to be flown at Centennial Park as part of a municipal recognition initiative.
• April 2020: Representatives from this community attended training to improve their skills in completing Jordan's Principle applications. The community receives support from Mnaasged Child and Family Services.
• April 2020: Kettle and Stony Point First Nation is one of the Indigenous communities represented on the Advisory Committee for Sustainable Archaeology.
• June 2020: Jaylynn Wolfe represents this community as Miss Kettle and Stony Point Jr. The community is the home of Jingle Dress dancer Jaylynn Wolfe.
• July 2020: Business owners from this community can access Regional Relief and Recovery Fund loans through the Tecumseh Community Development Corporation.
• September 2020: The community entered a joint-specific claim with Aamjiwnaang First Nation regarding land sale revenues stolen by Joseph Brant Clench. Under a 2019 mediation agreement, the community is set to receive 48 per cent of the settlement funds, estimated at $17,214,909. A community vote to ratify the settlement agreement is scheduled for November 13, 2020.
• November 2020: Kettle and Stony Point First Nation was the home of David Jordan Oliver, who was found murdered in August 2020.
• January 2021: The community was the first First Nation to record a positive case of COVID-19. Health staff at this location successfully secured funding for a COVID-19 isolation center.
• March 2021: The community is installing 20 prefabricated temporary homes at the former Camp Ipperwash to replace dilapidated military barracks. In 2015, the First Nation approved an agreement with the federal government for the return of land seized during World War II. The administration receives an annual $750,000 transfer from the Department of National Defence for property maintenance at the former military site.
• June 2021: The community organized a memorial at its veterans' memorial to honor 215 human remains found at a former residential school site in June 2021. Local residents and nearby settlers donated 215 pairs of shoes to be distributed to families in need through the community kitchen. The shoe initiative was led by the local Family Wellbeing office to address the intergenerational effects of the residential school system.
• June 2021: The community has experienced numerous black bear sightings in and around its territory since at least the fall of 2020. Leadership at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation has requested that residents avoid disturbing or harming the bears.
• July 2021: Plant samples from this community will be used as a comparison in an environmental study led by Eric Liberda.
• July 2021: The community is the site of an ongoing investigation into the 2020 murder of David Oliver. Billboards were erected throughout the community in June 2021 to solicit tips regarding the homicide case. The Anishinabek Police Service maintains a detachment within the community.
• December 2021: The community hosted the opening of a new Contact North online learning centre in December 2021. The new educational facility is located within the community's Four Winds Community Employment Services office. Local leadership aimed to increase access to skills training and job preparedness for residents through this partnership.
• December 2021: The community is home to Marlene Cloud, an Elder selected to represent Indigenous interests during a visit to the Vatican. The leadership of this community recommended a local survivor to participate in national reconciliation efforts with the Catholic Church.
• January 2022: The community mourned the loss of former Chief Tom Bressette in January 2022. Under Bressette's leadership, the community saw improvements in housing, water and wastewater treatment, infrastructure, and the building of a health centre. The community was involved in the Ipperwash Inquiry.
• January 2022: A representative from this community's health committee is participating in the Anishinabek Nation health transformation process.
• June 2022: The community is the home of artist Jacqueline Shaver and her father Greg George. The family of Thomas George previously operated a farm on land in the community that was appropriated by the government. A student award for perseverance is being established at the local elementary school by Jacqueline Shaver.
• September 2022: The community received apologies and compensation for wrongs committed against the people of Stoney Point First Nation. It is a sister community to Stoney Point First Nation, located northeast of Sarnia. Some of its councillors originally described the 1995 protesters as thugs or trespassers.
• February 2024: This community is the home of Lily Bressette, who represented the Haudenosaunee Jr. Selects Women's Lacrosse program in 2024.
• July 2024: The community was impacted by the War Measures Act during World War II when the federal government displaced residents of Stony Point First Nation into Kettle Point. Members of the community began a peaceful reclamation of land at Camp Ipperwash on May 6, 1993. As of July 2024, the community is undergoing a cleanup process to remove unexploded ordnance and transition residents from barracks into new homes.
• July 2024: The community is represented by Alabama Bressette in the inaugural Miss Indigenous Canada pageant.
• February 2025: Kettle and Stony Point First Nation is the home community of Miss Indigenous Canada contestant Summer Manning-Catt. The community held its 50th anniversary pow wow, where Summer Manning-Catt served as a volunteer.
• July 2025: Summer Manning-Catt is a member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. The community is located approximately 45 minutes away from the city of Sarnia.
• September 2026: This community was the home of Dudley George, who was killed during a land dispute in 1995.