Jon Thompson

Since we published this story, police has issued another shelter-in-place advisory for an armed gunman still at large who has shot someone, this time in Brunswick House First Nation.

The last one was Thursday in Ginoogaming First Nation where two men have been arrested for second-degree murder.

Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is requesting members of Brunswick House First Nation to shelter in place on Sunday night.
It’s the 2nd time this week police has called for a NAN community to shelter in place due to armed individuals at large.
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According to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Doug Ford & Greg Rickford have yet to contact Ginoogaming First Nation following the shooting death of a local man & apprehension of two Brampton men following a two-day, shelter-in-place incident leaders say was drug-related.

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I'm told by sources I consider to be reliable that OPP has apprehended two suspects in the shooting death of a Ginoogaming First Nation man. OPP has yet to respond to my request for confirmation.

OPP lifted the two-day, shelter-in-place order on Ginoogaming and neighbouring Longlac at 3:30.

Aroland Chief Sonny Gagnon says his members have also been sheltering in place over gun violence in Ginoogaming.

“It’s to a point where people are under their beds or have a gun handy so they don’t come into houses. It’s a very fluid situation in my community.”

First Nations Leadership and NAN Grand Chief Declare State of Emergency on Flow of Illegal Drugs and Deaths in Communities THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leadership are declaring a public State of Emergency following a drug related shooting incident that unfolded in Ginoogaming First Nation. Tragically, and ...

NAN state of emergency is now up online:
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NAN Grand Chief Fiddler says comms mus be able to pass own laws to make sure they're safe, and justice system needs to prosecute whomever goes against those laws.

Eabametoong First Nation Chief Soloman Atlookan to Ontario & Canada:
“You want our resources and you can’t even lend a hand to help us out with our crisis situation. It’s getting really bad. Please respond to us. Our young people are dying.”

Ginoogaming Chief Sheri Taylor says her chief and council will banish members who are responsible for illicit drug dealing and harbouring organized crime.

Says she has heard nothing from Ontario Premier Doug Ford or Indigenous minister Greg Rickford.

Failing bridge triggers state of emergency in Northern Ontario First Nation Ginoogaming First Nation is cut off from emergency and essential services, while various levels of government pass the buck

"We called a state of emergency a year and a half ago an that didn't do anything. All they did was band-aid solutions, temporary fixes."

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"These people have been harboured in our community for years," Ginoogaming Chief Sheri Taylor says. So many issues with drugs,violence and gangs in our area. I've been working hard with the help of my council to try to resolve and bring safety in our community."

Ginoogaming First Nation Chief Sheri Taylor says 1 person is dead and another is in ICU folowing gun violence. Ginoogaming & the adjacent town of Longlac have been locked down since Wednesday as OPP continues a hunt for two men.

She says she expects that the stay in place order will be lifted soon.

Neskantaga First Nation Coun. Lashaunda Waswa says predators are targeting youth with drugs.
Says she has lost friends to drugs, some of whom haven’t died yet.
She calls on NAN, Ontario, Canada to do more and take action.

‘Bringing them home in coffins': Ombudsman finds unsafe conditions in Fly-in First Nation Jon Thompson accompanied Ontario’s ombudsman on a shocking tour of Neskantaga First Nation. This is what they saw

Ontario's ombudsman visited Neskantaga last month, calling living conditions there "unsafe and unacceptable."
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“There is no public safety up north.”-Neskantaga First Nation Chief Gary Quisses

NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says if Canada and Ontario want to extract the resources in the provincial far north, they must be able to guarantee the security of every member of Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

This comes as Longlac and Ginoogaming First Nations have spent two days locked down and police manhunts continue for two men.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler issues state of emergency across NAN territory over drugs, gang violence.
He on Canada & Ontario to meet & resource it.
“It has come to the point in some cases where our chiefs and council feel they’re losing control,” he says.

I don't know about you, but Canada's 25 Most Wanted Fugitives is the horse-race media stunt that most makes me want to smash that button and turn my big red chair around.

Temperatures in Thunder Bay dropped 20 degrees this past couple days. Run was cold this morn'. I've got birds on my windowsill looking to set up a winter arrangement. I'm calmly sipping my coffee, listening to Cowboys From Hell, basking & connecting with their panic as "nature."

So why is Ontario's ombudsman flying into northern First Nations that are in crisis? Where is Canada's ombudsman?

Oh, Canada doesn't have an ombudsman – and that's not for a lack of interest by Indigenous people or ombudsman at the provincial and territorial levels.

Thunder Bay Documentary Podcast · Series · Thunder Bay has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. When Indigenous teens start turning up dead under suspicious circumstances, host Ryan McMahon sets out to ...

Apple has recognized Canadaland's podcast "Thunder Bay" that I co-produced with Ryan McMahon among its global "Series Essentials."
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The pressure continues on Thunder Bay & Ontario leaders to solve these serious, persistent problems hurting this city we love.

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights

"[C]urrently no independent oversight body to deal with Indigenous people's issues."

"[S]ix years since the idea arose among the Calls to Action in the 2019 Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls."

"[W]e haven't heard much response."
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So why is Ontario's ombudsman flying into northern First Nations that are in crisis? Where is Canada's ombudsman?

Oh, Canada doesn't have an ombudsman – and that's not for a lack of interest by Indigenous people or ombudsman at the provincial and territorial levels.

Thunder Bay Documentary Podcast · Series · Thunder Bay has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. When Indigenous teens start turning up dead under suspicious circumstances, host Ryan McMahon sets out to ...

Apple has recognized Canadaland's podcast "Thunder Bay" that I co-produced with Ryan McMahon among its global "Series Essentials."
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
The pressure continues on Thunder Bay & Ontario leaders to solve these serious, persistent problems hurting this city we love.

From pop stardom to reconciliation songs: Shy-Anne Hovorka’s second act The Anishinaabe-kwe artist and ’60s Scoop survivor turned her back on fame a decade ago — now she’s using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation

Anishinaabe-kwe former pop & country star Shy-Anne Hovorka is putting on a second act — and the activism in her art has matured, backed by an orchestra.
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From pop stardom to reconciliation songs: Shy-Anne Hovorka’s second act The Anishinaabe-kwe artist and ’60s Scoop survivor turned her back on fame a decade ago — now she’s using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation

In Thunder Bay, an Indigenous artist and ’60s Scoop survivor is using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation.

This is @shy-anne55.bsky.social's second act.

New feature from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#NorthernOntario

Yeah, for sure.