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NISHNAWBE-ASKI LEGAL SERVICES SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NALSC is seeking to hire a full-time Special Projects Manager.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be a lawyer or similarly qualified professional in the field of Family/Child Welfare Law. Experience or knowledge of Aboriginal restorative justice practices (circles) or mediation experience will be considered an asset.

MNDM press release 

Funding Helps Northwestern Ontario Attract Investment

October 21, 2008

McGuinty Government Supports Region’s Economic Growth

Four new provincially funded projects are helping to bring jobs and economic growth to northwestern Ontario.

Do you know someone who is outstanding in the health care field?

Are they an Ontario First Nations member?

CHIEFS OF ONTARIO WANTS TO KNOW...

You are welcome to nominate a:

(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – OCTOBER 21st, 2008): On Wednesday October 22^nd, students from across Ontario will have the opportunity to interactively discover Ontario’s newest public university, Algoma University, as part of the Maclean’s Virtual University fair.

From CBC.ca

Head of commission into Indian residential schools resigns

THE CANADIAN PRESS - October 20, 2008

TORONTO - The head of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission has called it quits.

The Canadian Press has learned Justice Harry LaForme resigned from the panel, which is tasked with documenting the experiences of residential school survivors.

AFN Press Release ...

National Chief Praises decision regarding Human Rights Complaint on Child Welfare

     OTTAWA, Oct. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) executive director Cindy Blackstock praised today's decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to allow a tribunal to hear a human rights complaint regarding First Nations children in state care.

From CTV .ca 

The Internet needs traffic cops: report

The Canadian Press - Oct. 17 2008

MONTREAL -- The Internet shouldn't be "romanticized" as a place where all content flows equally, and it needs some kind of traffic management as the number of users and the amount of video increases, says a report on Net neutrality.

APTN MEDIA ADVISORY 

Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny Wins At the Gemini Awards 

October 16, 2008

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) congratulates the producers, cast and crew of Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny for their success at the 23rd Gemini Awards. The show earned the Canada Award which recognizes excellence in mainstream television programming which best reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada.

NAN Press release ...

Family of 11 homeless after fire destroys house, community unable to house them

    THUNDER BAY, ON, Oct. 17 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, together with Kashechewan First Nation Acting Deputy Chief Sidney Goodwin, is calling on the Government of Canada to step in to assist NAN Elder George Wesley and his family after their Kashechewan home was destroyed by fire.