Archive - Dec 15, 2009
US-based firm produces report for INAC determining First Nations post-secondary funding options
December 15, 2009 - 9:49pm | by brianbeatonCanadian Federation of Students press release
INAC Report Recommends Continuation of Aboriginal Student Underfunding
Ottawa - Dec. 15 - A report released by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) falls far short of addressing Aboriginal students' needs. The report recommended maintaining current levels of federal funding for Aboriginal post-secondary education and to shut Aboriginal communities out of the decision-making process.
First national gathering of residential school survivors planned for Winnipeg June 15 to 19, 2010
December 15, 2009 - 6:57am | by brianbeatonTRC press release
Truth and Reconciliation Canada announces details for first National Event
December 11, 2009
Toronto - The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of Truth and Reconciliation Canada (TRC), with Commissioners Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild, today announced that the TRC’s first national event will commence in Winnipeg on June 15, 2010. It will run to June 19, 2010. The event will take place at the Forks, an historical gathering place for Aboriginal people.