ᓂᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐅᑭᐎᓐ | |
Abbreviation | NAN |
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Formation | Nishnawbe Aski Nation (known as Grand Council Treaty No. 9 until 1983) was established in 1973. |
Headquarters | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
Region served | Treaty 9, Northern Ontario |
Official language | English, Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-cree |
Grand Chief | Alvin Fiddler |
Website | nan.on.ca |
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᓐ (Anishinaabe-aski Ishkoniganan Ogimaawin), unpointed: ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᐊᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᓐ; NAN for short) is a political organization representing 51 First Nation communities across Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 areas of Northern Ontario, Canada. Re-organized to its present form in 1981, NAN's original objective was "to represent the social and economic aspirations of our people at all levels of government in Canada and Ontario until such time as real effective action is taken to remedy our problems."[1]
Its member-First Nations are Ojibwa, Oji-Cree and Cree, and thus the languages within NAN include Ojibwe, Oji-cree and Cree. NAN's administrative offices are located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The current Grand Chief is Alvin Fiddler.[2]