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Chippewa Nation Official page for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, managed by Communications Officer Craig Fisher. 📩 Questions & feedback?

Contact: [email protected] Official page for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. This page was designed and created to keep band members informed, whether it be events or key happenings in the community! Brought to you by COTTFN HR Department

05/06/2026

📢 ATTENTION CHIPPEWA OF THE THAMES PET OWNERS

There are only a few spots left for the upcoming Pet Wellness – Sterilization & Vaccination Campaign happening at COTTFN.

COTTFN is organizing this clinic with East Village Animal Hospital (EVAH) to support pet wellness, vaccinations, parasite disease bloodwork, and sterilization options for eligible pets.

📍 Location: COTTFN Firehall & Administration Complex
322 Chippewa Rd., Muncey, ON

📅 Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Services include:

🐾 Pet wellness exams, vaccines, and bloodwork: $50
🐾 Non-surgical male dog neuter needles: $150
Includes exam, sedation, vaccines, and blood testing where required. Available for eligible male dogs ages 4 months to 6 years.
🐾 Male cat neuter surgery: $150
Includes exam, vaccines, surgery, and recovery cone.
🐾 Female dog and cat spay options: Sign-up, subsidy information, and transportation options may be available for surgeries completed at EVAH London on a later date.

Flea and tick prevention and deworming may also be available, with cost depending on your pet’s weight.

Please note: These services are not available for breeders or breeding animals.

✅ Sign-up is required. Spots are very limited.
To reserve or confirm availability, please contact:

Chris Saxby, RN/RSW
COTTFN Health Centre
📞 519-289-5641 ext. 241
📧 [email protected]

Miigwech!

Walking Club is here 👣Come walk with us—rain or shine 🌦️Move your body, clear your mind, and connect with community.In o...
05/05/2026

Walking Club is here 👣

Come walk with us—rain or shine 🌦️
Move your body, clear your mind, and connect with community.

In our way, wellness is about balance—body, mind, spirit, and land. Let’s take these steps together.

All ages & fitness levels welcome 💛

🟥 Msko-mjigoodenh Giizhigad — Red Dress DayToday, May 5, the people of Deshkan Ziibiing stand with families and Nations ...
05/05/2026

🟥 Msko-mjigoodenh Giizhigad — Red Dress Day

Today, May 5, the people of Deshkan Ziibiing stand with families and Nations across Turtle Island to honour our missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit relatives.

Indinawemaaganidog — all our relations.

They are our mothers. Our daughters. Our aunties. Our cousins. Our friends. They belong to us, and we carry them with us — at the river, in our ceremonies, in our language, in this community.

We wear red because it is the colour our ancestors can see.
We speak names because to be remembered is to remain.

Take care of your spirit today, COTTFN. It is okay to step away. Lean on one another.

🤍 Support, 24/7:

MMIWG2S+ Crisis Line — 1-844-413-6649 (available in Anishinaabemowin)
Hope for Wellness — 1-855-242-3310 (Indigenous counsellors)
Reach out to a trusted relative, Elder, or Knowledge Keeper here at home.

📚 Learn more (Indigenous-led): https://safe-passage.ca/ — Native Women's Association of Canada

We remember. We honour. We are still here — together.

Our language is power. Our language is identity. Our language is ours to reclaim.🔥Community Family Language Nights are B...
05/04/2026

Our language is power. Our language is identity. Our language is ours to reclaim.

🔥Community Family Language Nights are BACK!🔥

Every Monday, we’re coming together as a community to learn, speak, and bring our language back into our homes where it belongs.

No experience needed — just show up. Bring your kids, your parents, your grandparents. Let’s learn together.

📍 Enji Maajtaawaad
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
🍽️ Meal provided
✨ All welcome

👉 Don’t wait. Don’t think “maybe later.”
Come learn your language. Start now. Be part of bringing it back.

Education is a pathway—one that carries our youth forward while staying rooted in who they are. When our students feel s...
05/02/2026

Education is a pathway—one that carries our youth forward while staying rooted in who they are. When our students feel supported, they’re more confident to keep going, ask questions, and succeed on their own terms.

If you or someone you know is a high school student needing extra support in math, this after-school tutoring program is here to help. With one-on-one assistance, homework support, and a welcoming environment, students are not expected to figure it out alone.

A hot meal, transportation, and a safe space to learn—because removing barriers matters just as much as the learning itself.

Let’s continue lifting up our youth and creating spaces where they can thrive—both in school and in life.

📞 For more information, please reach out using the contact details on the flyer.

🌸 Mother’s Day Raffle Fundraiser 🌸In honour of the mothers, caregivers, and matriarchs who carry so much for our familie...
05/01/2026

🌸 Mother’s Day Raffle Fundraiser 🌸

In honour of the mothers, caregivers, and matriarchs who carry so much for our families and community, the Anishinaabek Food Rights Program is hosting a special raffle fundraiser 💐

🎟️ Tickets: $2 each or 10 for $10
📅 Draw Date: May 8th, 2026
📍 Available at the Ontario Works Office & during pick-up days

All proceeds will go toward supporting the AFR Program and the important work it does for our community.

✨ Check out the amazing prizes up for grabs:
🥇 1st Prize: YETI cooler bundle + accessories
🥈 2nd Prize: BBQ set featuring a Weber grill & tools
🥉 3rd Prize: Gift basket filled with self-care & home items
🏅 4th Prize: Apparel, blanket & gift card bundle

Miigwech for supporting initiatives that give back to our people and strengthen community care 💛

Get your tickets and good luck to everyone! 🎉

Aaniin / Boozhoo COTTFN family,The May Mazinigan is now available — shared with you in the season of Waawaaskone Giizis,...
05/01/2026

Aaniin / Boozhoo COTTFN family,

The May Mazinigan is now available — shared with you in the season of Waawaaskone Giizis, the Flower Moon. During this fifth moon of creation, the medicines and flowers bloom and all the plants display their Spirit sides for the world to see. We are encouraged to slow down, notice the life-giving energy around us, and explore our own spiritual essences.

Inside this month's issue:
🐢 Mzhiikenyag Dkamsewaad — our turtle relatives are crossing roads and laying eggs. How to help.
🪶 Spring Community Update with Chief & Council — Thurs, May 28, 5PM at Wampum Learning Lodge
📜 The full Spring 2026 Council Update — land claims, jurisdiction, prosperity, and the structural work being done in your name
🌱 Free fruit trees & berry bushes for the community
🛠️ TradesUp! and Native Youth Olympics — opportunities for our young people
🥁 Paswe'aatigook Graduation, Community Language Nights, and Chippewa Golf League
📣 Thunderbird Trust Call for Proposals — deadline May 29

Take time this Flower Moon to step outside, notice the medicines waking up, and care for one another.

Miigwech.

🔗 Read the full issue: https://cottfn.com/mazinigan/may-mazinigan-2026/

🚨 New Instagram Alert!Our Youth Mental Health Team now has a dedicated Instagram page where they’ll be sharing upcoming ...
04/30/2026

🚨 New Instagram Alert!

Our Youth Mental Health Team now has a dedicated Instagram page where they’ll be sharing upcoming programs, updates, and highlights from past sessions 🙌

This is a great way for youth and families to stay connected, see what’s happening, and learn more about the supports available in our community.

📲 Scan the QR code below or search YMHW26 on Instagram to follow along and stay in the loop!

Let’s continue supporting our youth by keeping them connected, informed, and uplifted 💙

Taking care of our Elders, one lawn at a time. 💚 We appreciate your understanding as our team works through the season.
04/29/2026

Taking care of our Elders, one lawn at a time. 💚

We appreciate your understanding as our team works through the season.

🌷 Celebrate Our Mothers 🌷Join us for a special Mother’s Day event honouring and celebrating our mothers, grandmothers, a...
04/29/2026

🌷 Celebrate Our Mothers 🌷

Join us for a special Mother’s Day event honouring and celebrating our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, caregivers, and all the women who nurture and guide our families and community.

📅 Date: Thursday, May 7
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Chippewa Community Centre

This event is open to Chippewa members only.

Light refreshments will be available, and there will be door prizes to be won.

For more information, please contact Angie at [email protected] or 519-878-1002, or Theresa at [email protected] or 519-878-0472.

We hope to see you there as we come together to celebrate the love, strength, and care of our mothers. 💐

04/28/2026

Big news, and some important context: You may have heard that the federal government recently announced plans for a national Sovereign Wealth Fund — a large pool of public money invested to generate long-term returns for Canadians.

But here's what that announcement left out: First Nations.

For over a year, our Nation has been advancing what a First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund could look like — an investment vehicle governed by First Nations, reflecting our rights as rights-holders, and ensuring our communities benefit from the wealth within our own territories.

Today, the Anishinabek Nation and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation released a joint statement making clear: we are not stakeholders. We are rights-holders. And we must lead and govern investment in projects on our lands.

We are calling on Canada to dedicate 50% ownership in the national fund to First Nations — and to partner with First Nations-led investment rather than duplicate or sideline it.

Read the full statement 👇
https://anishinabek.ca/2026/04/28/first-nations-must-lead-and-govern-investment-of-capital-in-projects-on-their-lands/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRd2KVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFZEJ5S2Z0WHdwU3dwRUxmc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgOKwVKpDgMPc7EZaBrfRqK_7y6Br1c6I3gcLtwsb00U7VnVXy4L8dShKR19_aem_IHmoAjNHcTLkIrYsiUNHvA

A big Chi Miigwech to our helpers at the Chippewa Fish-Fry!
04/28/2026

A big Chi Miigwech to our helpers at the Chippewa Fish-Fry!

Address

320 Chippewa Road
Muncey, ON
N0L1Y0

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15192895555

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