Archive - Feb 28, 2008
Keewaytinook Okimakanak establishing their own Board of Education to serve their First Nations
February 28, 2008 - 11:08am | by brianbeatonThe following open letter announcing the establishment of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board of Education (KOBE) was distributed in all the Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations and to the district chiefs. Click here to download a PDF copy of this letter.
First Nation policing services in crisis with unsafe facilities, detachment closures and staffing issues
February 28, 2008 - 6:41am | by brianbeatonNAN press releases ...
NAN community takes policing message to Parliament Hill
THUNDER BAY, ON, Feb. 27 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald together with Kashechewan First Nation Chief Jonathan Solomon will bring a message to the Government of Canada regarding First Nation policing during a news conference at Parliament Hill this week.
Harper gov't ignores social and economic benefits of investing in First Nations education
February 28, 2008 - 6:27am | by brianbeatonAFN press release
AFN National Chief Calls Federal Budget a "Bitter Disappointment"
OTTAWA, Feb. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine called the federal budget released yesterday a "bitter disappointment for First Nations and a missed opportunity for all Canadians."