Anishinabek

5 Anishinabek First Nations in Ontario sign agreement with Ottawa that would allow them to self-govern

Five communities within the Anishinabek Nation — Moose Deer Point, Wahnapitae, Nipissing, Magnetawan and Zhiibaahaasing First Nations in Ontario — signed a historic self-governance agreement this week with the federal government.Reg Niganobe, Grand Council chief of the Anishinabek Nation, says while five member communities have signed onto the agreement with the federal government that’s a big step toward self-governance, any…

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