NAN Stands with Neskantaga First Nation Amid Ongoing Health Crisis – NetNewsLedger

April 22, 2025

THUNDER BAY – INDIGENOUS NEWS: The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council is voicing strong support for Neskantaga First Nation’s leadership as the remote community grapples with a declared State of Emergency. NAN is urging swift and decisive action from all levels of government to address what it calls an “alarming” health crisis.

Neskantaga, located in Northwestern Ontario, declared a State of Emergency on April 13, 2025, following a major disruption in health services due to flooding that rendered the community’s only nursing station inoperable. As a result, over 150 community members—many of them vulnerable—have been evacuated to Thunder Bay.

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