Archive - Jun 2009
June 30th
Onigaming First Nation Traditional Powwow July 3-5 weekend
June 30, 2009 - 3:04pm | by brianbeaton
NAN's Oski-Machiitawin (New Beginning) web site for First Nation discussions with Ontario
June 30, 2009 - 7:15am | by brianbeatonFrom the Oski-Machiitawin (New Beginning) Website at
Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development to fund First Nations initiatives
June 30, 2009 - 5:43am | by brianbeatonINAC press release
Minister Strahl Unveils Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, today announced the new Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development. This announcement includes a $200-million investment over four years to implement the Framework.
June 29th
KO is partnering with the United Nations on the summer gardening project in First Nations
June 29, 2009 - 1:37pm | by brianbeatonNAN Residential School program hosting survivors gathering at Pelican Falls July 12-17
June 29, 2009 - 8:45am | by brianbeatonOski Pawachiken (Renew Your Dreams)
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Residential School Program is planning a gathering of Residential School Survivors. Oski Pawachiken (Renew Your Dreams) will be held the week of July 12-17, 2009 at the Pelican Falls First Nations High School in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
Assembly of First Nations candidate meets with Sioux Lookout District chiefs in Sioux Lookout
June 29, 2009 - 6:01am | by brianbeatonPress Release
Beaucage outlines plan for the North
SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON, June 24 /CNW/ - Last week, John Beaucage, candidate for National Chief announced his plan to address First Nations poverty. As a part of that announcement, he spoke about the need to address specific issues of the far north. Today, as a part of a week-long visit to the north, John Beaucage outlined his specific plans to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the needs of northern communities.
June 28th
Cheap knockoffs of First Nations art work continues in spite of Canadian copyright and patent laws
June 28, 2009 - 6:35am | by brianbeatonFirst Nations art might see scant protection from copyright, patent law
June 26, 2009
First Nations artists may not be able to get protection from copyright or patent law to stop the spread of cheap knockoffs of their artworks, a lawyer says.
Two weeks ago Dene leaders in the Northwest Territories passed a motion calling for patents to protect traditional aboriginal designs in an effort to stop foreign companies from copying them.
June 27th
Whitefeather Forest Training Initiative receives $11M for First Nation work in mining and forestry
June 27, 2009 - 2:18pm | by brianbeatonPress release
June 26th
Study finds health of First Nations, Inuit and Metis children well below national averages
June 26, 2009 - 9:32pm | by brianbeatonPress release
June 24th
KO-KNET featured on cover and in articles in latest IEEE's Technology and Society magazine
June 24, 2009 - 6:47am | by brianbeatonThe summer 2009 issue of the Technology and Society magazine produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) feature KO - KNET on front cover and in two articles.
