How Canada Wins: Indigenous communities are reclaiming Chief Shingwauk’s vision – Sault Star

Mar 07, 2025

First Nations leaders in Sault Ste. Marie share what challenges they face as they adapt to the modern world, keeping Chief Shingwauk’s vision alive.

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 in our contribution to Postmedia’s national series “How Canada Wins.” Over the next five weeks we’ll chronicle our community’s place in the country, the promise of greater prosperity, and the blueprint to get there. See the series intro here.

For a peek inside Sault Ste. Marie’s infrastructure, go to Part 1.

Growing up, it was drilled into Cole Nolan’s head how significant his great-great-great-grandfather, Chief Shingwauk, is — not only to Garden River First Nation (GRFN), but for all the Anishinaabe and Ojibway Nations.

Chief Karen Bell of GRFN said when she goes to either coast of Canada, and tells Indigenous people where she’s from, they bring up Chief Shingwauk.

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