Nishnawbe Aski Nation (known as Grand Council Treaty No. 9 until 1983) was established in 1973.
Headquarters
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Region served
Treaty 9, Northern Ontario
Official language
English, Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-cree
Grand Chief
Alvin Fiddler
Website
nan.on.ca
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᓐ (Anishinaabe-aski Ishkoniganan Ogimaawin), unpointed: ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᐊᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ; NAN for short) is a political organization representing 51 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of Northern Ontario, Canada. Re-organized to its present form in 1981, NAN's original objective was "to represent the social and economic aspirations of our people at all levels of government in Canada and Ontario until such time as real effective action is taken to remedy our problems."[1]
Its member-First Nations are Ojibwa, Oji-Cree and Cree, and thus the languages within NAN include Ojibwe, Oji-cree and Cree. NAN's administrative offices are located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The current Grand Chief is Alvin Fiddler.[2]
^"Nishnawbe-Aski Nation". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
^"Alvin Fiddler to be acclaimed as next Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief". CBC. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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