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Matawa Environment Gathering 2019
When: December 10-12, 2018
Where: Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay
Matawa member First Nation Elders, lands and resource staff, environmental monitors ...

Living With Us… Deer Species (Mooz, Atik & Wawashkeshii)
There are three deer species in northern Ontario: moose,
woodland caribou and white-tailed deer.
All three species have brown fur, split hooves ...

Four Rivers Environmental Services Group of Matawa Kick-off New Water Stewardship Research Project
THUNDER BAY, ON: Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) today, announced they will be working with the Matawa member First Natio ...

Living with Us… Woodland Caribou (Atik)
Woodland Caribou are the largest caribou found in Canada. In the winter they eat mainly lichen, which they are able to sniff out using their great se ...

Matawa Environment Gathering 2018
UPDATE: This event has now concluded. Please see the CBC news article from the event at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/matawa-environmen ...

Academics in Environmental Studies, Stewardship or Science
As part of our commitment to long term environmental capacity building, through the Matawa Water Futures Project, Matawa First Nations Management will ...

Up North On Climate Conference
Northern First Nation Community Delegates, including many from the Matawa member First Nations, joined together with science, academic and environment ...

Living with us… Bald Eagle (Migisi)
The Bald Eagle is Canada’s largest bird of prey. It is often found near water and feeds mainly on fish and carrion (dead animals). Bald Eagles do no ...

White Nose Syndrome Research
Bats across North America are facing an epidemic. The Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, and Tri-coloured Bat have been emergency listed as Endange ...

Living With Us… Eastern Whippoorwill
You may have heard their distinct call in the summer and fall. A repeated trill that sounds like ‘Whip-poor-will” over and over again. But did you kno ...