Community News

Pelican Falls Floor Hockey Tournament invites teams for March 6 event

Pelican Falls 3rd Annual

Floor Hockey Tournament

March 6th

$5.00 per player

Contact Duane Ogemah 737-1283

Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations protecting traditional territories in Ring of Fire

Update from Chief Elijah Moonias, Marten Falls First Nation

RE: our blockade at Koper and McFaulds Lakes

There are about 100 companies involved in the area. Issues involved are numerous and complicated.

The site is quite far away from our communty at about 80 miles ... it is located at the edge of our territory to the north.

First Nations Governance and Economic Development Conference in Thunder Bay

Matawa First Nations Management

2nd Annual Community Governance and Economic Development Conference

March 24 - 25, 2010

Thunder Bay's Valhalla Inn

Online Health Career Fair offers First Nation students strategies for choosing health careers

Pelican Falls and Dennis Franklyn Comarty High Schools are hosting a Health and Safety Career Fair February 12 & 19, 2010.

This is a partnership between KO and NAN's Aboriginal Health Human Resource Initiative.

All students and community members are welcome to attend to talk with Aboriginal health workers about how they got interested in various careers. 

Video Conferencing will link students and presenters from schools and community centres from across the region. 

KORI works with researchers on e-learning study health literacy and promotion in First Nations

Canadian Council on Learning Report

E-Learning To Support Health Literacy, Health Promotion And Disease Management In Community Settings 

January 2010
By Lynda Atack and Robert Luke

Matawa First Nations to Host Mining and Mineral Symposium in Thunder Bay

 Press Release

Matawa First Nations to Host Mining and Mineral Symposium in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay ON, January 22nd, 2010- Matawa First Nations Chiefs will host their own consultation session this February, as Matawa First Nations introduces a new process geared toward the Mining and Mineral Industry.