Archive - 2009
October 19th
First Nation health care being considered on Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
October 19, 2009 - 5:13am | by brianbeatonMembers of the public are now being asked to provide Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel with their thoughts about health care services. Please consider writing a short e-mail message to the panel answering the five questions being asked below ..
Write to infoline.moh@ontario.ca.
Ontario press release
October 18th
INAC's First Nations SchoolNet program hosts a national gathering for RMOs and INAC team
October 18, 2009 - 9:39pm | by brianbeaton
Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak meet with staff and guests during board meeting
October 18, 2009 - 8:55pm | by brianbeatonChiefs of Keewaytinook meet in Dryden, Oct 14-15
Click here for Pictures from the meeting
Chiefs participating in the meeting included:
October 16th
Governor General hosts Truth and Reconciliation Commission and survivors for healing ceremony
October 16, 2009 - 10:44pm | by brianbeatonTruth and Reconciliation Commission gathers momentum at Rideau Hall
Celebrating the careers of First Nation people who are living and working in their community
October 16, 2009 - 10:13pm | by brianbeatonKeewaytinook Okimakanak, as the Regional Management Organization for INAC's First Nation SchoolNet program is launching the http://e-careers.knet.ca web site.
E-careers is a new e-learning resource for First Nation students, schools and families to encourage and celebrate First Nation people who are living and furthering their careers in their community.
October 15th
KERC District Education Directors' and Principals’ Training in Sioux Lookout - Oct 20 - 24
October 15, 2009 - 5:38pm | by brianbeatonClick here to download the Education Directors' Agenda
Click here to download the Principals' Agenda
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KERC District Principals’ Training Agenda
SUNSET SUITES, Sioux Lookout
Tuesday, Oct. 20
• Opening Prayer; Opening Remarks
A1 Implementation of KERC Curriculum
Other countries recognizing the importance of broadband connections for their citizens
October 15, 2009 - 6:55am | by brianbeaton(CNN) -- Finland has become the first country in the world to declare broadband Internet access a legal right.
By Saeed Ahmed, CNN
October 14th
Request for prayers for former Grand Chief Dan Koosees during his upcoming operation
October 14, 2009 - 1:52pm | by AnonymousDear Chiefs and First Nations of Nishnawbe Aski Nation,
Re: Mr. Dan Koosees
For your information former Deputy Grand Dan Koosees will be going into a major open heart surgery at the Sudbury Regional Hospital tomorrow morning at 8 Am and the doctors anticipate at least a 4 hour surgery. During that time he will only be kept alive on a life support machine. The doctors are not concern about the surgery itself but during his recovery for the first 7 days as you know by now, Dan is a dialysis patient.
Designation of wilderness site across First Nation traditional territory gets $10M trust fund
October 14, 2009 - 10:00am | by brianbeatonFirst Nations UNESCO bid gets $10M
October 13, 2009
The provincial government will set aside $10 million for the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer said Tuesday.
October 13th
Northern Ontario School of Medicine searching for Chair in Aboriginal and Rural Health
October 13, 2009 - 10:18pm | by brianbeatonJOB POSTING at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine