Archive - Mar 4, 2009
Updates on inquests into deaths in Kashechewan First Nation and the Poplar Hill student
March 4, 2009 - 11:15am | by brianbeatonPress release from Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
New date for inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie announced
TORONTO, March 3 /CNW/ - Dr. Bonita Porter, Deputy Chief Coroner for Inquests, today announced further details on the inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie.
The body of Reggie Bushie, 15, was recovered from the McIntyre River in Thunder Bay on November 1, 2007. He had last been seen alive at the riverside on October 26, 2007.
Internal government documents detail how changes to First Nation governance will be addressed
March 4, 2009 - 9:50am | by brianbeatonSecret documents reveal sweeping new rules for natives
Native leaders warned Ottawa not to re-open the governance file unless it's willing to hold wide-ranging consultations but classified papers show government moving ahead.
BILL CURRY - March 3, 2009
North Caribou Lake First Nation Youth complete Second "Prayer" Walk to Muskrat Dam
March 4, 2009 - 1:48am | by AnonymousGET Youth Ministries, a youth group from North Caribou Lake completed their second prayer walk to their neighbouring community of Muskrat Dam on Saturday Feb 28.
The walk took approx. 18 hours, 2 hours earlier than planned.
The mission of this walk was to pray against all the activities that have been deeply hurting many communities in the last while such as drugs and alcohalism, suicides, murders, etc.