b'QUEBECFi Trsrti bNaalt Cioonusn cils&11MANITOBA 6 Independent Bands1 Mishkeegogamang2 Hornepayne3Mocreebecee Nation Council 4 of the CrSandy Lake47 43 KnintcihneuwnuuhgmaykoosibI 5 Weenusk (Peawanuck)6 Wahgoshig8 34 35 32 Independent First Nations Alliance 9 4 12 45 46 33 36 24 25 7 Muskrat Dam8 Lac SeulPikangikumKeewaytinook Okimakanak50 YEARS, JOURNEY OF INDIGENOUS WOMENS LEADERSHIP! 15 9 10 14 13 44 2 23 22 ONTARIO 28 27 30 11 Deer Lake10 Fort Se13 Keewaywinvern12 McDowell Lake14North Spirit Lake15Poplar HillMatawa First Nations18 21 16Aroland17 Eabametoong18 Constance Lake19Ginoogaming20Long Lake #58478 3 Moosonee 21Marten Falls22Neskantaga23Nibinamik49 16 24WebequieDryden Sioux Lookout Mushkego2526 Attawapiskat27 wuk CouncileeCongratulations to the Ontario Native Womens Association (ONWA) 20 19 1 17 40 31 5 28 Chapleau Cr eeFort Albany29 Kashechewan30 Missanabie CrMoose Cr31Taykwa TagamoueeShibogama First Nations CouncilTimmins 32Kasabonika Lake33Kingfisher Lake34WapekekaThunder Bay 35Wawakapewin36Wunnumin Lakeon your 50th anniversary! Kitchi-miigwetch for your ongoing 29 26 3893 42 41 37 Wabun Tribal Council37 Brunswick House38Beaverhouse39Chapleau Ojibway4041 Flying Post42 MatachewanMattagamiWindigo First Nations Council43 Bearskin Lake44 Koocheching45 Cat Lakecommitment in serving Indigenous women and their families. Sudbury 47 North Caribou Lake46 Sachigo Lake48Slate Falls49Whitewater LakeOttawaU SN TorontoTAITTEEDSNishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) honours and celebrates the leadership journeys and contributions of Indigenous women1.800-465.9958across Turtle Island. Special acknowledgement and recognitionnan.on.ca Nishnawbe Aski Nation@NANComms@nishnawbe_askinationPlease note that the images of animals represented in this poster are not symbolic of clans or communities, rather they are used for aesthetic purposes.go to the women who are past and current members of the NAN Womens Advisory Council, the NAN Elders Advisory Council, the NAN Oshkaatisak Council, and the women who are past andInclude a map of NAN territorytransparent for readers to see geographical area. current Chiefs and Council members of their communities.On this 50th anniversary year of ONWA, Nishnawbe Aski Nation congratulates recently-elected women leaders RoseAnne Archibald, the first woman to be elected as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, and NAN Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum!National Chief Archibald, a member of Taykwa Tagamou Nation, was the first woman to be elected as Deputy Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Her leadership roles have also included First Nation Chief, Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief and Chiefs of Ontario Regional Chief. RoseAnnes leadership journey is an inspiration for First Nations women and girls aspiring to leadership roles. Deputy Grand Chief Achneepineskum, a member of Marten Falls Deputy Grand Chief First Nation, is in her second term after being re-elected in AugustAnna Betty Achneepineskum2021. She has devoted most of her career to the justice and legal fields and also served as a Council member in her community. She is a mother and a grandmother with strong family values and is very grounded in her culture. Anna Betty is a person of action and results. Her work is driven by her love and passion for helping people as she advocates on issues around Residential Schools, MMIWG, child welfare, justice, homelessness, addictions, mental health, suicide prevention and life promotion.At a time when First Nations people are grappling with recoveries of children who never returned home from Residential Schools, to pivotal Indigenous issues in child welfare, MMIWG, and human rights, Nishnawbe Aski Nation looks forward to working with National Chief Archibald, Deputy Grand Chief Achneepineskum,ONWA and other women leaders to advocate for change forwomen, families and communities.Indigenous women have many rolesthey are caregivers, knowledge keepers, change-makers, advocates, leaders. They strive to create a better quality of life and future for their families. They are progressively driving change within theirNational Chief communities. They break barriers and glass ceilings that were once obstacles.RoseAnne ArchibaldThey pave a better path for women and girls who want to be leaders.To be a leader requires strength, wisdom, courage and sacrifice, and a love and passion for helping and serving all peoples.www.nan.ca'