Archive - Mar 2009

March 20th

First Nations looking to the future in building new business and development partnerships

From the Winnipeg Free Press

A call for a 'new way of doing business' - Look to aboriginals as partners: Fontaine

By: Kevin Rollason

Aboriginal people are open to business -- as long as they're on an equal level at the same table, the country's national chief says.

Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said aboriginal people know the economy is in a recession, but they are looking to the future.

March 19th

Celebrating Diversity - Sioux Lookout's Race Relations Week 2009 - Join the activities

Sioux Lookout’s

Race Relations Week 2009

March 18th

Graduate students at UofT researching First Nation reading interests in On-Demand Book Service

What do you read?  What do you want to read? 

Students from the University of Toronto's library school would like to know about
your reading needs and preferences. 

Click here to take their survey and
tell them what you think

Visit their Online Meeting Place at http://odbs.knet.ca to learn more about this possible service and their work.

March 17th

First Nations suppose to be receiving more money for on-reserve housing, INAC press release

INAC press release

Minister Strahl Delivers Strong Investment to Improve On-Reserve Housing in Ontario

Sarnia, Ontario (March 16, 2009) - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians today announced progress on improving housing conditions for Ontario First Nations communities.

INAC defending themselves against cultural genocide class action lawsuit for their child welfare policies

From TheStar.com

Nation of lost souls - 'I knew God Himself didn't want me' 

Linda Diebel, NATIONAL AFFAIRS WRITER, TORONTO STAR - Mar 16, 2009

March 16th

March 15th

COO calls for First Nation direction about any reforms to Post Secondary Education by INAC

COO Press Release 

Chiefs in Ontario Encourage First Nation Direction in Reform of Post Secondary Education 

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2009

March 14th

SLFNHA hosting a Career Fair in Sioux Lookout during hockey week

The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority will be hosting a Career Fair on March 17, 18 & 19th at the St. Andrews United Church in Sioux Lookout (across from Johnny's Food Market).  The Career Fair will be starting at 9:00 a.m. each day and ending at 3:30  on Tuesday and Thursday and at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The following booths will be available:

INAC hiring investigators to find staff and students accused of being residential school abusers

fROM The Canadian Press

PIs To Tacks Down Residential School Abusers 

2009/3/14 - By Sue Bailey

OTTAWA — The federal government will hire up to 10 private investigation firms to track down former staff and students accused of abuse in native residential schools.

Former teachers, clergy, other staff and students have been named as perpetrators in several thousand compensation claims.

TVO's film festival features "Turtle Lodge" as a finalist in short children documentaries

The short film TURTLE LODGE by Toronto filmmaker Adriana Capozzi has been selected as a finalist at TVO's Allan King Film Festival -- it is one of 3 finalists - and the only Aboriginal entry - and you can vote next week online.
 
Please vote for the TURTLE LODGE and please ask all your contacts to go online to view the 5 minute film and vote as of Monday March 16, 2009 at: