AFN 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."

From Chiefs of Ontario web site at http://chiefs-of-ontario.org  

ALL ONTARIO CHIEFS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT 

JUNE 3-4-5, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please be advised, the 34th Annual All Ontario Chiefs Conference is scheduled for June 3-4-5, 2008 and it will be hosted by a Union of Ontario Indians First Nation with exact location to be determined.

A detailed memo will be forthcoming once location is confirmed along with meeting logistics.

KiHS staff participated in the Kekeenamawkayo 2008 Education Conference in Winnipeg from February 19th to 21^st. The conference was an excellent opportunity to network with other professionals in education as well as a time to take participate in and take away some valuable skills that can be transferred readily into the classroom.

From the Canadian Press

Aboriginal groups say they want partnerships to help build clean energy

Michael Oliveira, February 25, 2008

TORONTO - Opportunities to develop profitable and sustainable clean energy projects on aboriginal land across Canada are nearly limitless, but they can only happen if communities are full partners and not just stakeholders, aboriginal leaders said Monday.

Edmonton Sun's nine part series on residential school survivor stories ...

For a century, the federal government conducted a campaign to solve what it called "the Indian question" by taking children from their families and sending them to church-run boarding schools, where they were subjected to psychological, physical and in many cases, sexual abuse.

The residential school system left a legacy of dysfunction that has devastated native communities.

The Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Women's Council proudly presents:

NAN Women & Youth Resiliency
"Reach for the Stars"

 OFNYPC is encouraging all First Nation youth to attend the upcoming conference in Timmins.

Click here for a WORD copy of the proposed agenda

Click here for more information about this conference

Philipp Budka, a doctoral candidate at the University of Vienna, recently posted his report about the results of the MyKNet.org survey that he conducted this past fall. The report is available at Philipp’s research web site. Over 1200 people were involved with starting to complete this survey, with over 1000 people indicating they completed the survey during the four month period it was available online.

In this week's issue of Wawatay, the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) took out an ad asking parents and students to write to them about how they feel about having Pelican Falls First Nations High School in Sioux Lookout offering a Grade 9 and 10 program. Then students would move to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay to complete their Grades 11 and 12. Below is a copy of the questionnaire from the February 21 issue of Wawatay. Please consider printing it and filling it out with your thoughts concerning this matter.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is hosting a Chiefs' meeting in Thunder Bay, the first week of March (see the draft agenda below)

Nishnawbe Aski Nation
“Draft #2” AGENDA
WINTER NAN CHIEFS MEETING
TRAVELODGE (Airlane), THUNDER BAY, ON

***1:30 PM - FINAL DEADLINE FOR RESOLUTIONS***

Day 1 – Tuesday, March 4, 2008

8:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Call to Order
                 NAN Drum
                 Opening Prayer