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From Northern News Services

First Nations discuss protection of vital resource

Andrew Livingstone - November 7, 2008

SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - Members of the Dene Nation gathered at St. Patrick high school this week to discuss protecting water in the North.

The biggest threat facing Northern water systems is the downstream pollution coming from southern industrial projects, according to Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus.

The week of November 3-7, 2008 had Keewaytinook Okimakanak team members participating in different planning and development events across the region ...

Ontario gov't press release 

Experts Share Ideas to Boost Northern Growth Plan - McGuinty Government Helps Foster Northern Prosperity

November 07, 2008

Ontario is holding a series of roundtable technical discussions across the North to explore key areas of potential future growth.

HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY

From http://www.NishTV.com

First Nation’s Response to Obama’s Victory - SENDING POSITIVE SMOKE SIGNALS

For years, Aboriginal member Richard Ogima, host of NishTv.com, lived in defeat and shame about his own reddish-brown skin. He had believed in the many lies people had told him all throughout his life; that, in order to have total success, he must be born into a specific people group.

From Mondaq.com

Ontario Regulator Rules That Aboriginal Consultation Need Not Be Completed Before Regulatory Approval Granted

November 5, 2008 - Patrick G. Duffy 

From the CMAJ commentary …

LU press release ... 

First Nations Input Key to Polar Bear Survival Strategies in Canada

November 4, 2008 – Thunder Bay, ON)

Employment Opportunity
Keewaytinook Okimakanak/Northern Chiefs Council

KOTM Informatics Educator – Full or Part Time Position

APTN press release ... 

Mining Watch press release ... 

Modernizing Mining in Ontario

Friday October 31, 2008