I’M NOT AFRAID continues to climb the #IndigenousMusicCountdown charts to #21 from #26! Please help the song climb even higher by voting on the #IMC website once per day, every day. Thank you for supporting! 🙏 #IndigenousMusic #ImNotAfraid #Kashechewan VOTE HERE: www.indigenousmusiccountdown.com

I’M NOT AFRAID is on the Top 40 #IndigenousMusicCountdown! Written with youth from #Kashechewan it’s an uplifting track inspired by hope, connection & community. You can help the song climb higher by voting on the #IMC website. Thank you for supporting! 💙 VOTE: www.indigenousmusiccountdown.com

Some evacuees returning to Kashechewan for spring hunt as water repairs continue – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) With the spring hunt coming up, some people are returning to a far north community that’s been evacuated for months, though the majority of members remain displaced, says leadershi...

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Around 150 people will return to #Kashechewan for the spring hunt after being evacuated to five communities, including #Kingston.
But concerns remain about water supply and health conditions for the First Nation remain.
#YGK #onpoli #canpoli
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/some-ev...

Some evacuees returning to Kashechewan for spring hunt as water repairs continue – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) With the spring hunt coming up, some people are returning to a far north community that’s been evacuated for months, though the majority of members remain displaced, says leadershi...

Around 150 people will return to #Kashechewan for the spring hunt after being evacuated to five communities, including #Kingston.
But concerns remain about water supply and health conditions for the First Nation remain.
#YGK #onpoli #canpoli
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/some-ev...

'Kin, not evacuees’: inside Kingston's support for Kashechewan Cree residents (Kingston, Ontario) More than a month after arriving in Kingston, residents from Kashechewan First Nation are still living in hotel rooms far from home, adjusting to unfamiliar routines, coping with u...

#ICYMI
“Kingston has really stepped up. What matters most now is sustaining that care & understanding while families navigate something that is deeply difficult & uncertain,” said KNCLN Executive Director Brandon Maracle.
#YGK #Kashechewan #Kingston
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/kin-not...

'Kin, not evacuees’: inside Kingston's support for Kashechewan Cree residents (Kingston, Ontario) More than a month after arriving in Kingston, residents from Kashechewan First Nation are still living in hotel rooms far from home, adjusting to unfamiliar routines, coping with u...

“Kingston has really stepped up. What matters most now is sustaining that care & understanding while families navigate something that is deeply difficult & uncertain,” said KNCLN Executive Director Brandon Maracle.
#YGK #Kashechewan #Kingston
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/kin-not...

5 more First Nations join legal challenge against Bill 5 and C-5 | CBC News Five more First Nations have joined a court challenge against new federal and provincial laws aimed at fast-tracking development saying they threaten Indigenous rights.

5 more First Nations join legal challenge against Bill 5 and C-5

#WalpoleIsland, #Kashechewan, #MississaugasoftheCredit, #Wapekeka, #WunnuminLake First Nations.

First nations are the only adults in the room. Thank you First Nations for all you do for Canada.

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Thank you Dennis Ward from #APTN @aptnnews.bsky.social for the interview with Adrian about his new memoir #TheWorkOfOurHands, talking about life growing up in #Attawapiskat, and latest song & video project I’M NOT AFRAID created with #Kashechewan youth. WATCH: youtu.be/lsTFJWOJrZA?...

Parasites confirmed in Kashechewan’s water supply, dozens ill A parasite is confirmed in Kashechewan First Nation's drinking water, sickening at least 63 residents. Officials are investigating after a water plant failure allowed sewage into the system.

The lack of safe, clean drinking #water that #Indigenous communities face in Canada reminds us that colonialism is a present reality and not simply a shameful legacy. #Kashechewan
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🇨🇦 🪱PARASITE CONFIRMED IN KASHECHEWAN WATER 🪱 🇨🇦

A crisis deepens in Northern Ontario.

63 people have tested positive for #Cryptosporidium, and the #Parasite has been found inside the community's #WaterTreatment plant.

CBC News reports
#Kashechewan #WaterCrisis #IndigenousHealth #CdnPoli

Thank you @americanauk.bsky.social for featuring Adrian’s music video I’M NOT AFRAID! The song shares a hopeful message & was written in collaboration with youth from Kashechewan First Nation. #AdrianSutherland #ImNotAfraid #Kashechewan #ChooseLife #AmericanaUK READ: americana-uk.com/video-adrian...

We need to do more to protect First Nations from emergencies Governments at all levels need to take more action to support aging and even deficient infrastructure in our northern First Nations.

My latest regular column highlights how government should be more proactive in preventing emergencies from happening in our First Nations.

#firstnations #indigenous #mushkegowuk #nishnawbe #attawapiskat #kashechewan #onpoli #canpoli

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Kingston receives Kashechewan First Nation evacuees (Kingston, Ontario) Evacuated from their homes amid a water crisis that began in early December 2025, residents of Kashechewan First Nation arrived in Kingston over the weekend.

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With a water crisis plaguing #Kashechewan First Nation, around 200 of those #evacuated from the Northern #Ontario community have arrived in #Kingston. The Loomex Group and #community partners are assisting the displaced residents. #YGK #Tawâw

Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...

Kingston receives Kashechewan First Nation evacuees (Kingston, Ontario) Evacuated from their homes amid a water crisis that began in early December 2025, residents of Kashechewan First Nation arrived in Kingston over the weekend.

With a water crisis plaguing #Kashechewan First Nation, around 200 of those #evacuated from the Northern #Ontario community have arrived in #Kingston. The Loomex Group and #community partners are assisting the displaced residents. #YGK #Tawâw

Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...

‘These are things that nobody should go through’: no end in sight to water crisis in Kashechewan First Nation | CBC News As Kaschechwan First Nation, along northern Ontario’s James Bay coast, navigates a water crisis, families are having to get by with one case of water bottles per day.

On Sunday, Jan. 4, #Kashechewan #FirstNation Chief Hosea Wesley declared a state of local #emergency because the community’s #water treatment and wastewater plants were in a state of disrepair.
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Remote First Nation in Ontario 'in a dire situation' over unclean water, wants military to help get people out — CBC News Frustrations are mounting in a remote First Nation in northern Ontario amid plans to evacuate residents due to a lack of clean water. Now, Kashechewan is asking Ottawa for military help to get people ...

~25 years of talks & planning regarding moving the First Nation north 30 km & off the floodplain are unclear under Carney 😡
#CdnPoli #ONpoli #TRC #IndigenousServices #Kashechewan
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I’M NOT AFRAID is an uplifting track filled with joy, hope & connection. Written with youth from #Kashechewan for their #ChooseLifeProgram, the video captures moments of togetherness & community that will warm your heart. #AdrianSutherland ##ImNotAfraid WATCH: youtu.be/ru8IhEVMJlA?...

I’M NOT AFRAID is officially out now on all your favourite streaming platforms! Written by Adrian Sutherland with an amazing group of youth from #Kashechewan, this lively, feel-good track carries a message of hope and connection. #ImNotAfraid STREAMING PLATFORMS: lnk.to/AdrianSuther...

I’M NOT AFRAID is a song born from Northern roots, young perspectives, and hope. 💙 The music video premieres TONIGHT at 7pm ET on YouTube! Visit the video on YouTube now, and tap “Notify me” to get a reminder. #Kashechewan #ImNotAfraid WATCH: youtu.be/ru8IhEVMJlA

Get ready for a new song! Dropping THIS FRIDAY… #Kashechewan #ImNotAfraid

Something new is coming soon… #Kashechewan

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Kaschewan First Nation is evacuating as rising water has cut airport access. Fort Albany First Nation will also evacuate.

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Kashechewan First Nation has declared a state of emergency due to the annual risk of spring flooding. They have started a preventative evacuation of the most vulnerable people.

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