Archive - Oct 2007
October 23rd
Ontario First Nations being blackmailed by province for casino licenses and fair compensation
October 23, 2007 - 6:37am | by brianbeatonNDP says Ontario discriminating against aboriginal charity casino
Chinta Puxley, October 22nd, 2007
TORONTO - The province is discriminating against a northern aboriginal charitable casino by not allowing it to offer card tables, NDP Leader Howard Hampton said Monday as he called on the Ontario government to restart negotiations aimed at sharing gambling revenues with aboriginal communities.
October 22nd
Nibinamik First Nation building a healing road to remember their family members
October 22, 2007 - 7:32am | by brianbeatonGrieving community seeks closure
By THANE BURNETT - The Toronto Sun
SUMMER BEAVER, Ont. -- Johnny Yellowhead walks deep into the north woods, to once again find one of Canada's most isolated graveyards.
What he wants -- what many in his nearby First Nation village of Summer Beaver (Nibinamik), Ont., still pray for these four years later -- is a road to their dead.
October 21st
Five Nations Energy Inc. - First Nations Business Award of Excellence
October 21, 2007 - 6:46am | by brianbeatonAt this year's Northern Ontario Business Awards 2007 celebration held this past week in Timmins, Five Nations Energy Inc was selected as the First Nations Busincess Award of Excellent
Five Nations Energy Inc.
BY IAN ROSS
Mike Metatawabin admits he smirked when the discussion first came up about creating a Native-owned not-for-profit power transmission company.
October 20th
Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival - Igniting the Creative Fire Within - 65 films and videos
October 20, 2007 - 8:34am | by brianbeatonThe 6th annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) will be held from November 15 through 18, 2007, featuring another great series of indigenous film and video screenings, workshops and events.
Official 2007 WAFF Schedule Released
Click here for the Official Schedule for the 2007 WAFF that is now available and on-line!
Meaning of Political Participation for Indigenous Youth - research paper
October 20, 2007 - 8:11am | by brianbeatonThe Meaning of Political Participation for Indigenous Youth
Charting the Course for Youth Democratic and Political Participation
Taiaiake Alfred, Brock Pitawanakwat and Jackie Price
Indigenous Governance Programs
University of Victoria
June 2007
October 19th
Wars are nothing more than "money laundering" that loots local economies - Buffy Sainte-Marie
October 19, 2007 - 10:05am | by brianbeatonFrom the Canadian Press, Google News ...
Buffy Sainte-Marie wows CUPE delegates with peace message, poetry and song
TORONTO - Legendary folk singer and poet Buffy Sainte-Marie brought 2,000 union delegates to their feet Tuesday with an anti-war message punctuated by poetry and a trademark anti-capitalist protest song that showcased the power and depths of her artistry.
Beginning of the long healing journey for residential school survivors has begun
October 19, 2007 - 9:45am | by brianbeatonHealing to begin
Oct 17 2007
As a community leader and someone involved in the work towards healing and reconciliation of our First Nations people in this country, I am writing to highlight some promising aspects of an historical process already underway on the implementation of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
October 18th
INAC commits to providing a response to BOFF protest by NAN educators as fast ends
October 18, 2007 - 10:48am | by brianbeatonThunder Bay Regional Hospital's Patient Coordination project team meets with First Nation groups
October 18, 2007 - 6:48am | by brianbeatonTeresa Gehman, Project Manager and Allyson Shpirko, Patient System Navigator from the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital visited Keewaytinook Okimakanak teams in Balmertown and Sioux Lookout this week to share information about their project - the Regional Patient Coordination Project. A videoconference with Community Telehealth Coordinators in northern First Nations and other interested participants is planned for 3:30 pm, Thursday, Oct 18 to discuss this project and the opportunities for serving patient needs in the far north.
Local small businesses mean jobs and economic freedom for First Nations
October 18, 2007 - 5:44am | by brianbeatonSmall operations are the key for natives, chief says
DIANNE RINEHART - October 17, 2007
'Small business is the No. 1 economic driver in every province," says Chief Clarence Louie, of B.C.'s Osoyoos Indian Band. "It's no different for aboriginal communities."