A deadly drug-related shooting in Ginoogaming First Nation triggered a state of emergency and shelter-in-place order, prompting calls for federal and provincial action on violence and Indigenous self-governance.

A state of emergency has been declared by Nishnawbe Aski Nation following a drug-related shooting in Ginoogaming First Nation that killed one person and critically injured another, prompting a two-day shelter-in-place order. The incident, part of a broader crisis involving rising drug-related violence, gang activity, and trafficking in northern Ontario, has led NAN leaders to demand urgent federal and provincial action, including border security funding and expanded mental health services. The shelter-in-place order was lifted, but police continue investigating. Meanwhile, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak testified before a Senate committee, advocating for First Nations to control their own membership decisions under Bill S-2, which aims to update Indian Act registration rules in line with a 2021 Supreme Court ruling.