Anishinabek Nation

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Aanii and welcome to the official page of the Anishinabek Nation! Our followers are always encouraged to post questions, comments, and concerns on our content; however, we aim to create a friendly, respectful and safe environment for followers to do so. We ask our followers and anyone engaging with our social media channels to show courtesy, kindness, and respect

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Engagement that is in violation of any of the guidelines above and that of the social media platforms themselves will be reported, deleted or hidden. Users who violate these guidelines will be removed. This page is monitored by the Communications Department of the Union of Ontario Indians. Please send inquiries to [email protected], including "Social Media" in the subject line. Miigwech and thank you for following along with us!

06/08/2026

Each year on June 6, the Anishinabek Nation celebrates its national holiday, Anishinaabe Giizhigad (Anishinaabe Day), to commemorate the proclamation of the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin and the adoption of the Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe, and to honour Anishinaabe identity, history, traditions, and pride! We are strengthening our Nation and providing a good future— an Anishinaabe future — Mino Bmaadiziwin!

This year, we celebrated Anishinaabe Giizhigad with Anishinabek leadership and citizens, friends, and guests, sharing in a Special Honouring Ceremony and Drum Social held in the Northern Superior Region.

Miigwech to Medicine Lodge Singers and Crazy Spirit for leading our Drum Social 🪶

Miigwech to all who joined us in-person and who celebrated in their homes and across Anishinabek Nation Territory!

Join us on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6:30-8:00 PM EST for a virtual session on a Framework for First Nation E’Dbendaag...
06/07/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6:30-8:00 PM EST for a virtual session on a Framework for First Nation E’Dbendaagzijig Law, facilitated by Dr. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell and Mary Laronde.

This webinar is the final session in the E'Dbendaagzijig (Those Who Belong) Virtual Webinar Series.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0KkKSNIASLSYfaNGZtqL-Q

06/07/2026

Want to learn Anishinaabemowin? Check out this sound byte of the June 7th phrase from the 2026 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan brought to you by our Anishinaabemowin Department! 📣

You can also access the calendar for FREE online at:
https://anishinabek.ca/Flipbooks/ANCalender2026.html

* The Anishinabek Nation represents 39 First Nations in the province of Ontario. Throughout our member nations, we have many dialects and regional variations. Phrases for the Giizisoo-Mzinigan are provided by Anishinaabemowin speakers and have been reviewed by the Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidood, Language Commissioner.

Join us on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30-8:00 PM EST for a virtual session on Anishinabek Nation E'Dbendaagzijig Law,...
06/06/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30-8:00 PM EST for a virtual session on Anishinabek Nation E'Dbendaagzijig Law, facilitated by Dr. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell and Mary Laronde.

This webinar is the third of four in the E'Dbendaagzijig (Those Who Belong) Virtual Webinar Series.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UO7kebexT0GOJrD-8OIuXQ

06/06/2026

Want to learn Anishinaabemowin? Check out this sound byte of the June 6th phrase from the 2026 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan brought to you by our Anishinaabemowin Department! 📣

You can also access the calendar for FREE online at:
https://anishinabek.ca/Flipbooks/ANCalender2026.html

* The Anishinabek Nation represents 39 First Nations in the province of Ontario. Throughout our member nations, we have many dialects and regional variations. Phrases for the Giizisoo-Mzinigan are provided by Anishinaabemowin speakers and have been reviewed by the Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidood, Language Commissioner.

Happy Anishinaabe Giizhigad (Anishinaabe Day)!Want to learn more about Anishinaabe Giizhigad? Check out the resources be...
06/06/2026

Happy Anishinaabe Giizhigad (Anishinaabe Day)!

Want to learn more about Anishinaabe Giizhigad? Check out the resources below.

Anishinaabe Giizhigad Information Booklet: https://bit.ly/4d7V203
The history of Anishinaabe Giizhigad: https://bit.ly/4eFNgvx

06/05/2026

June 4, 2026 — The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations and the Chiefs of Ontario are outraged and deeply disheartened by the Senate’s decision to vote down the amendments to Bill C-9 that would have recognized residential school denialism as hate propaganda under the Criminal Code. Canada continues to neglect their legal obligation to align all new legislation with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as directed in their UN Declaration Action Plan, by ignoring the meaningful input of First Nations.

Let us be absolutely clear about what happened. The Senate Committee on Human Rights studied this issue, heard from First Nations witnesses, Survivors and leadership, and adopted these protections by a near-unanimous vote of 7 to 1. How does a Liberal government that claims to want to walk the path of reconciliation silence the very protections the Human Rights Committee fought to establish?

“This government looked a residential school Survivor in the eye and told her to wait,” said Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict. “They will apologize for our history, but they will not protect us from those who deny it ever happened. That is not reconciliation. That is cowardice dressed up as process.”

“Canada has told First Nations once again that our needs are secondary to the national political agenda,” shared British Columbia Regional Chief Terry Teegee. “Canada continues to forget their legal obligations to First Nations, while undermining and ignoring our inherent title and rights. Canada knows the truth about the residential school system, and by not sharing this truth, they are responsible for the growing hate and violence faced by our people.”

This is a betrayal, plain and simple. It is a procedural game. The government hides behind the language of “consultation” and “proper process,” but First Nations people know exactly what that means...

To read the full press release, visit: https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/british-columbia-and-ontario-first-nations-leadership-condemns-senates-rejection-of-residential-school-denialism-protections/

06/05/2026
06/05/2026

🎙️ New Episode of Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa!

Unpacking Operation Rainbow: Glen Hare and Patrick Madahbee on a controversial 1980s Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources sting operation and the fight for Anishinabek harvesting rights on Manitoulin Island.

Listen now to hear firsthand reflections on the impacts, and why this story still matters today. 🎧
https://tinyurl.com/ub2avh4h

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