Archive - 2009

October 13th

Lands Planning Video Conference East-Lake Winnipeg First Nations' Story October 14, 2009

All are welcome to Join Elder Ed Wood and Peter Globenski as they share the story of Lands Planning with East-Side Lake Winnipeg First Nations. Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO) is the group created to bring together First Nations, government and resource companies to create lands planning and governance. Elder Ed Wood will share how the First Nations conducted their planning and dealt with challenges such as overlapping territories, government regulations, parklands, forestry agreements, etc.

October 12th

ImagineNative Film+Media Arts Festival celebrating 10 years of Native art Oct 14-18 in Toronto

Check out this year's catalogue at http://www.imaginenative.org/

From the Canadian Press

Wpg actor Adam Beach aiming to broadcast aboriginal content online

By Cassandra Szklarski (CP) - Oct 11, 2009

October 11th

Invite to join a global movement by taking action to reduce poverty in Canada and globally

From a mailing list ... 

October 10th

People struggling with diabetes in remote First Nations as corporate interests prosper

From Canwest News Service 

Sandy Lake First Nation -- epicentre of diabetes epidemic

By Margaret Munro, Canwest News Service

October 9th

"Witnessing the Future" ceremony webcast for residential school survivors with Governor General

From the Truth and Reconiliation Commission web site

The Chairperson for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, together with Commissioners Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild, will join Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, for a "Witnessing the Future" ceremony on:

October 8th

Social innovation is falling behind in Canada as corporate and institutional needs gain support

Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) press release 

October 7th

Aboriginal Management Council at Lakehead University needs members-at-large rep

Lakehead University

Aboriginal Management Council
Call for Board Representative
Member-at-Large

Vital Signs report highlights employment and education challenges facing First Nation youth

From Canadian Press

Jobless youth, aboriginal education are focus of community foundations report

October 6, 2009

TORONTO — Concerns about young people, including the unemployed and aboriginal students who are at risk of dropping out of school, are a major focus of a report released Tuesday by Community Foundations of Canada.