KORI Community Stories and Events

Deer Lake Council and Commemoration Committee met by video conference to continue planning for the Treaty #5 Commemoration. There will be activities all week to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Treaty #5 Adhesion Signing at Treaty Point on Deer Lake by Chief Robert Fiddler. Partners include OMNR, Canada Heritage, NAN, Keewaytinook...

Terry Tobias visited Thunder Bay in partnership with Neegahewen College to provide Best Practices of Occupancy Mapping. He wrote Chief Keri's Moose which is a great online resource and a standard for Community Lands Planning. During the workshop, Tobias offered some Best...

(10 02 21) Lands and Resources Coordinators from all of the member First Nations of Keewaytinook Okimakanak are gathering in Keewaywin to learn new tools to engage people in the planning process.  The workshop participants are learning SAS2 engagement tools from Jacques Chevalier and Ricardo Ramirez.  For more information about SAS2,...

(2010 02 11) The KO leadership met with Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley and his senior staff from the Ministry of Aborigial Affairs during a communty visit to North Spirit Lake.  The Attorney General partricipated in a video conference and addressed the Elders during the KOTM luncheon.  The Ontario Minister received a cell call...

Several Ontario Ministers and numerous First Nation leaders were present for the Economic Forum hosted by Fort William First Nation and Chiefs of Ontario. Discussions included Socio-Economic Development, Resource Development and Partnership Building. Each Discussion group was lead by a First Nation leader and involved breakouts on various...

Donald Meekis, Mark Kakegamic and Franz Seibel are visiting Fort Severn First Nation to support community projects including; lands and resources, KIHS outreach and suicide prevention project. Michelle Shepard (OMNR) is also visiting to provide informaiton about the land use planning process as requested by the Chief. Kathleen Koostachin and...

 

Jodi Murphy, TBRHSC Maternity Centre Coordinator shared an update with KO staff regarding how her program uses KO Telemedicine. The Maternity Centre offers public heath series for pre and post natals including lactation consulting, presentations on diet, gestational diabetes, etc. Obstetrician rounds are also offered for health...

KO Staff met with Pauline Bodnar and other Stroke Network Staff to discuss the Tips and Tool Series and new initiatives.

Tomson Highway will be leading a video conference with KiHS students on Wednesday October 28th.  Author of The Rez Sisters among other classics, Highway is expected to tell his story as an artist and as a writer.  He will be speaking from KO's offices in Thunder Bay.  Many sites are expected to be connected.  To add your...

Here are a few photos from the KO Chiefs Meeting in Dryden during the week of October 14-15, 2009. 

Photos KO Chiefs Meeting