Anishinabek Nation Lands and Resources Forum 2025 Everything is Connected – Anishinabek News

February 21, 2025

NORTH BAY—The Anishinabek Nation hosted the 9th Annual Lands and Resources Forum in North Bay February 11-13. The theme, Kina-Gego-Naabadosin, translates to everything is connected, and is a platform for community leaders, experts, partners, and government representatives to dialogue on the stewardship of First Nation’s community lands within the Anishinabek Nation.

Opening the forum, Deputy Grand Council Chief Chris Plain, formerly Chief of Aamjiwnaang First Nation for 20 years, says the connection to the land is important when we are talking about resource or economic development.

“(In Aamjiwnaang First Nation), we were able to generate a lot of our own source revenue. I think about in my Treaty, they surrendered 2.2 million acres. What we had left for the four reserves was very, very small…It’s been 200 years since they signed that Treaty. They signed with the intent of sharing, but did they intend on us being this impoverished?”

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