Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, \u00a006\/06\/2024\u00a0 KENORA \u2013 A man from a Treaty 3 First Nation has been appointed Indigenous relations adviser to the government of the westernmost city in Ontario. A city news release this week said Ed Mandamin \u201cwill be pivotal in fostering collaborative relationships between the city and Indigenous communities in this newly established role.\u201d His appointment reflects Kenora\u2019s \u201ccommitment to reconciliation, diversity and inclusion,\u201d the release said. Mandamin is a member of Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation, also called Shoal Lake 39, southwest of Kenora on the west shore of Shoal Lake. He was raised on the reserve but spent some of his childhood living in Kenora \u2013 at a residential school. \u201cYeah, I was there from 1973 to 1976,\u201d he said Thursday in… <\/p>\n
Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, \u00a006\/06\/2024\u00a0 KENORA \u2013 A man from a Treaty 3 First Nation has been appointed Indigenous relations adviser to the government of the westernmost city in Ontario. A city news release this week said Ed Mandamin \u201cwill be pivotal in fostering collaborative relationships between the city and Indigenous communities in this newly established role.\u201d His appointment reflects Kenora\u2019s \u201ccommitment to reconciliation, diversity and inclusion,\u201d the release said. Mandamin is a member of Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation, also called Shoal Lake 39, southwest of Kenora on the west shore of Shoal Lake. He was raised on the reserve but spent some of his childhood living in Kenora \u2013 at a residential school. \u201cYeah, I was there from 1973 to 1976,\u201d he said Thursday in... <\/p>\n