Archive - Nov 12, 2007

Kee Kee Tooh Anishnawbe 24 Hour Help Line

Booshoo! Wacheeay! Aneen! We are the new KEE KEE TOOH ANISHNAWBE HELP LINE!! We have started a telephone help line specifically for Anishnawbe. It gives you the opportunity to talk to someone when you need to. The operators are trained professionals and the network will grow in time, but we are here for you.

Health Canada tries to silence doctor of First Nation cancer cases linked to oil industry contaminants

From Montreal Gazette ...

Feds are targeting me for reporting cancer-pollution link: whistle-blower - Doctor blames contamination on oil patch

MIKE DE SOUZA, CanWest News Service
Nov 12, 2007

John O'Connor first suspected something was wrong a few years ago, after the family physician discovered a rare form of cancer in a small northern Alberta community of 1,200 people.

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2008 spring session open for registrations

From UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Is Now Open web site ...

Pre-registration for the Seventh Session of the United Nations
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Is Now Open

Special theme: Climate change, bio-cultural diversity and livelihoods: the stewardship role of indigenous peoples and new challenges