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From Toronto Star

Harsh reality of northern reserves

Judy Finlay - Jan 29, 2008

Following last fall's Ontario provincial election, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the creation of a Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. I felt excited and filled with hope as this signalled a willingness by the province to enhance its understanding of First Nations issues in Ontario.

Over the past year, Keewaytinook Okimakanak's K-Net program participated in the research project lead by the University of Manitoba studying how ICTs support the development of social capital in First Nations.

On Friday, January 25, researchers at the University of Manitoba hosted a one day symposium to review and discuss their findings for a report entitled "Information and Communication Technology in Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Increasing Aboriginal Social Capital".

Pelican Falls 4th Annual

Mixed Volleyball Tournament

Saturday February 23rd

3 guys 3 gals

entry fee $150.00

Contact Duane Ogemah

The last week in January promises to be a busy time as three video conferences are being hosted from the northern First Nations of Keewaywin and Muskrat Dam. All three workshops will be webstreamed for everyone to see online and will be archived for future reference.

The following two online presentations outline the positions being taken by the parties involved in the KI - Platinex court case 

Posted by Luke Sainnawap at http://www.kitchenuhmaykoosib.com/ on January 26

Summary of Court Day

The judge reserved judgement until early April.

What the Platinex and Ontario want.

Platinex

National Post's Rethinking The Reserve series (that claims "proposes innovative solutions to problems that reserve communities have faced for 200 years")

Shackled by red tape

Even when First Nations wants to get ahead they find that leveraging their land is far from easy

Kevin Libin, January 26, 2008

See the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal front page story (Saturday, Jan 26)  after the following Press Release ...

From the National Post

Deal With Us As First Nations

National Chief Phil Fontaine, AFN -  January 25, 2008

As Philipp Budka prepares to return to northern Ontario in February to continue his research work with MyKnet.org users, he recently received some much deserved recognition of the importance of his work from his university in the form of a research grant. As Philipp describes below, this grant represents much more than the financial support in the fact that the importance of his research is now being recognized by his university and others in Europe.

From CBC

Ontario native groups pursue renewable energy business: AFN

January 24, 2008

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he "likes the sound" of giving the province's native communities financial help so they can get into the electricity business.