Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
| Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation | |
|---|---|
| Type | First Nation government |
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation is an Anishinabeg First Nation community.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- February 2020: The community participated in sessions at Archives Canada to discuss shared histories and territories. They are part of an extended partnership involving several First Nations and academic researchers.[2]
- February 2021: The mother of George Armstrong had family roots in this community. Family research by Kalley Armstrong identified this First Nation as part of their ancestral lineage.[3]
- June 2022: Elders and language speakers from the community originated the request to change the nation's formal name. The community is a member of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council. It participated individually in the development of the cultural protocol with the City of Ottawa.[4]
- September 2022: Guests from this community attended the viewing of the Lake Nipissing Beading Project in August 2022.[5]
- June 2023: The First Nation conducted an Indigenous-led assessment of the Near Surface Disposal Facility and its impacts on their culture and land. Leadership called for the federal government to restart project planning to allow for free, prior, and informed consent. The community expressed concern that no justification was provided for placing a waste facility so close to the sacred Ottawa River.[6]
- June 2023: It is the home community of former NHL player John Chabot.[7]
- November 2024: Community member Stephanie Zilinski spoke at an economic forum regarding her experience as a consultant and former government worker.[8]
- February 2025: The journalism program at Carleton University will provide free tuition to one student from this community.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication teams up with Kenjgewin Teg and First Nations Technical Institute", Anishinabek News, 3 February 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Partnerships form to repatriate cultural items", Anishinabek News, 5 February 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "George Armstrong’s granddaughter names hockey school in his honour", Anishinabek News, 3 February 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The new Anishinabe Algonquin Nation Protocol with the City of Ottawa", Anishinabek News, 10 June 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Thousands of years of collective memories honoured in The Lake Nipissing Beading Project", Anishinabek News, 20 September 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Algonquin First Nations oppose giant radioactive waste mound beside the Ottawa River on their unceded territory", Anishinabek News, 20 June 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "CWF WILD Outside program now available to more Indigenous communities", Anishinabek News, 24 June 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Chippewas of Rama First Nation citizens featured on Business Development Panel at economic development forum", Anishinabek News, 6 November 2024 (archived copy; original article).