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The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an interactive and practice-dominated two-day course designed to train community members in suicide first aid.

Delicious and nutritious food coming right up! Join us and learn how to develop your baby’s adventurous palate with our hands-on Homemade Baby Food Workshop taking place in Pikangikum.

Jordan's Principle Group Application: Winter Clothing & Helmets

In volume 2 of The Alliance, IFNA departments provide insight on recent developments.

We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Canada’s largest & longest running housing conference dedicated to building First Nations!

Since Friday, the First Nation Community of Pikangikum has been without its only and essential medical transport vehicle used to move patients from incident scene to Nursing Station to Air Ambulance service.

The Jordan's Principle Group Application aims to provide families with support in getting their children their back-to-school supplies.

The IFNA Strategic Communications department is implementing a quarterly newsletter, The Alliance, that will be released first at the quarterly Chiefs Meetings and then distributed to IFNA communities and offices.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) has recently declared a state of emergency due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the community.

First Nation emergency professionals & management coordinators were invited to learn, share, and prepare together for future emergencies.

Below is a September 2021 statement from Thunder Bay Drug Strategy. Please be advised that a dangerous substance has been found present in prescription and illicit drugs.

Together, the Home Away program staff and students have initiated a newsletter for parents, community leadership, and educators to share the ins and outs of their time in Sioux Lookout.

Information and training for IFNA Fire Fighters & First Responders, including an Introduction to the New Integrated Emergency Services Model

Pikangikum First Nation needs temporary nursing staff and other health care providers to assist in providing Community Health Care operations during this difficult time.

Overnight on Monday, February 15, at approximately 12:30 am CST, the First Nation community of Muskrat Dam, approximately 568 km north of Thunder Bay, experienced a community-wide loss of power, putting its residents and critical infrastructure at risk.

This year, in preparation for FNHC 2021 the First Nations Housing Community is presenting a series of FREE webinars on various housing topics important to First Nations.

In order to address the chronic shortage of livable housing for First Nation students in Sioux Lookout, the Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA), a northern Tribal Council servicing 5 First Nations Communities, has constructed two dwelling units.

The Muskrat Dam First Nation Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Upgrade is intended to bring the system into compliance with Federal and Provincial regulations and allow the boil water advisory to be lifted.

IFNA is establishing a new direction and expanding to better support its member communities. Added services and additional staff have created a renewed IFNA with more exciting changes to come.

Mere months after being elected Chief of Pikangikum First Nation, Chief Amanda Sainnawap made the difficult decision on May 30th, 2019 to declare a State of Emergency in Pikangikum due to a large nearby forest fire that was blowing heavy smoke into the community.