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Jan 12, 2022 · Elected Chief Robert Nakogee says the community is focusing on mental health and housing because the social isolation, in an already isolated community took a toll on community members through the pandemic.
The Fort Albany First Nation (FAFN) in Ontario’s western James Bay region is interested in undertaking a community-based process of land use planning for its traditional territory, in order to respond to increasing resource development pressure within the area. To construct a framework for such a process, semi-structured interviews
Apr 21, 2023 · Kashechewan has been waiting years to be moved to a safer location and now the chief says plans are stalled because the federal government now wants Fort Albany to sign off on the move.
Mar 11, 2024 · Fort Albany First Nation is a remote and isolated fly-in only Cree (a North American Indigenous people) community located in the western James Bay area of Ontario, Canada, home to approximately 900 people.
Fort Albany First Nation operates under a traditional and contemporary governance structure, led by an elected Chief and Council who are dedicated to the well-being of our people.
Land, Self-Determination, and the Social Economy in Fort Albany First Nation. In Businesses with a Difference: Balancing the Social and the Economic (pp. 182-201). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
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Situated on the southern shore of the Albany River on the west coast of James Bay, Fort Albany First Nation is accessible only by air, water, or by winter road. The First Nation is a signatory of Treaty 9, and is part of the Mushkegowuk Council, within the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
