Special Investigation Unit asking for witnesses to come forward in alleged sexual assaults in Pikangikum
Ontario’s police watchdog is asking witnesses to alleged sexual assaults in Pikangikum First Nation to…
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Tous les agents de la police provinciale bannis d’une communauté dans l’Ontario
Récemment, la première nation de Pikangikum a décidé d’expulser de sa communauté tous les agents…
Pikangikum wants restoration of Anishinaabe law, renewal of treaty relationship following ‘landmark’ ruling
‘Being forced to adopt the ways of others was not what our ancestors intended when they entered into Treaty with the Queen.’
Sentencing law ignores treaties, violates charter rights of Pikangikum residents says judge
Case not about overincarceration but “extension of the corrosive effects of colonialization,” says Justice David Gibson
Language key to holding community of Pikangikum together
Canada may consider English and French its two official languages, but in Pikangikum you won’t hear either very often. Ojibway is the language of choice in the community 500 km north of Thunder Bay.
Federal investment to connect Pikangikum to Ontario power grid
Canada to invest up to $60 million connecting Pikangikum to the Ontario’s power grid in a move that is meant to bring hope.
Ontario announces new mental health workers for troubled Pikangikum First Nation
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is announcing funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation, a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs from about 380 people seeking counselling.
Pikangikum First Nation suffering from 3 youth suicides
A 13-year-old girl, along with a young man and woman, both 18, recently committed suicide in the northern Ontario First Nation of Pikangikum, according to a community member.
Chief calls for ‘prayers,’ says Pikangikum ‘devastated’ after house fire kills nine, including three children
Three children, all under the age of five, died in the fire, say community members.
