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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug will be back in Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 25,2007 at 10:00 a.m. est.  A motion has been filed by the plaintiff, Platinex Incorporated, in the on-going $10 Billion lawsuit against Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug.  For more information contact Deputy Chief Jack Mckay, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug 807 537 2263 or Lands and Environment Unit at 807 537 2614. 

Press Release ...

Social Workers Urge Progress in the Fight Against Poverty

The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW - http://casw-acts.ca ) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW US - http://www.naswdc.org ), on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, together honour those trapped in poverty and challenge governments worldwide to begin implementing effective solutions.

Click here for the Text of Speech from the Throne http://www.thestar.com/News/article/267546  

Anishinabek Nation press release ...

First Nations Concerned over Throne Speech Politics

LONGLAC, ONTARIO, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--(Oct. 16, 2007) - As the temperature drops across the north, First Nations felt luke-warm following the throne speech delivered today by Governor General Michaele Jean.

Learning to Read in the Great White North - Report first to focus on reading success for children in Northern Canada - offers success stories and practical recommendations

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Oct. 15, 2007) - A first-of-its kind report, Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: Learning to Read in Northern Canada, released earlier today, is guaranteed to spark interest in both the Canadian and international policy-making and education communities.

Click here for a copy of the 8 page Conference Registration and Information package (PDF, 380k)

Please click here for further information regarding the Fast/Peaceful Protest of the Band Operated Funding Formula.  (PDF document)

From the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS) web site ...

SPEAKING NOTES FOR ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS NATIONAL CHIEF PHIL FONTAINE
PROSPECTORS AND DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Toronto, Ontario
October 12, 2007

• (Traditional Greeting)

• I would like to thank the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for your kind invitation to speak here today. In particular, I want to thank Don Bubar, the Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs Committee for his vision and efforts in bringing our communities together.

From AFN web site at http://afn.ca/article.asp?id=3259 (see the call for resolutions) 

Assembly of First Nations
SPECIAL CHIEFS ASSEMBLY
December 11 to 13, 2007 • Ottawa, Ontario

December 10, 2007:
Pre-registration will be at the Westin Ottawa
Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

GATINEAU, QC (October 3, 2007) - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief (Yukon), Rick O'Brien, today announced a simplified process for First Nation communities to access funding to improve infrastructure on reserves.