Archive - Jan 31, 2008
NAN Decade for Youth hosts annual Strength Building Conference in Thunder Bay
January 31, 2008 - 7:34am | by brianbeatonNAN press release ...
NAN Youth Host 3rd Annual Strength Building Conference
THUNDER BAY, ON Wednesday January 30, 2008: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Decade for Youth and Development together with NAN Decade for Youth Council (http://www.nandecade.ca) kicked off the 3rd Annual Seven Sacred Teachings Youth Gathering on Thursday evening with the lighting of a sacred fire at 7:00p.m. at Thunder Bay’s Best Western Nor’Wester Hotel.
Evaluating performance outcomes of schools serving First Nation students a requirement
January 31, 2008 - 7:33am | by brianbeatonThe native education gap
John Richards, January 30, 2008
Among Pierre Trudeau’s first initiatives as prime minister was his 1969 “white paper” on Aboriginal policy. Its prescription was straightforward: eliminate reserves, and treat “registered Indians” as individuals with rights and obligations identical to those of other Canadians.