Matawa First Nations Management

Matawa First Nations Management
Type	Organization

Matawa First Nations Management is an organization representing First Nations in Northern Ontario.

In Anishinabek News

• November 2016: The organization held the Walking in the Light Unity Walk and Symposium to address racism in Thunder Bay. Many students from the council's member communities pursue their education goals in Thunder Bay. The board president, Darius Ferris, stated that safety for these students is a priority.
• March 2017: The organization's mineral development information officer presented on mining industry opportunities at a 2017 gathering.
• April 2017: The organization employs Peter Moses as its mineral development information officer.
• February 2018: The organisation is collaborating with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine on the Remote First Nations Family Medicine Residency Program.
• February 2019: The organization includes the Four Rivers Environmental Services Group. Its member First Nations have taken care of watersheds within their traditional territories since time immemorial.
• December 2019: The organization hosted a gathering in Thunder Bay to collect firsthand accounts from community members about environmental changes. Its Four Rivers Environment Services Group coordinated the Story Room to ensure oral histories were documented for future reference.
• January 2021: Rita Fenton is registered with this organization to provide support services. The organization flies Fenton to various locations to assist when there is a crisis.
• October 2022: A train-the-trainer program was developed for the organization to teach youth traditional skills like gill-net making.
• December 2022: The organization is constructing a six-plex housing project in the East End of Thunder Bay for Indigenous residents. The project received over $1.3 million in provincial funding through a partnership with Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services. Three of the six two-bedroom units are designed for individuals with mobility limitations.
• June 2025: The Matawa Chiefs Council has voiced strong opposition to the provincial government's approach to Bill 5: The Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act. The organization has expressed concerns that the bill prioritizes extractive projects like those in the Ring of Fire over community consent.