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The NWPA Issue: Rivers At Risk 

Transport Canada is in the process of rewriting the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) to eliminate a developer’s obligation to consider impacts on navigation when building dams, bridges, causeways or other invasive structures on thousands of waterways across Canada.

Derek Kakegamick Memorial Hockey Tournament

February 11 - 14, 2009

Sandy Lake Ontario

Entry Fee $2500.00

Prizes:

Championship  $25,000.00

NAN press release ...

Statement from NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy on the Inauguration of Barack Obama

THUNDER BAY, ON Tuesday January 20, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy made the following statement on today’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America:

Press release ...

Canada’s Toxic Mine Tailings Secret Goes to Court: Information on toxic pollution from mines being hidden from public

(Toronto, January 19, 2009) Canada’s Federal Court will be hearing a lawsuit today against the Minister of the Environment for failing to ensure that Canada’s mining industry publicly reports the hundreds of millions of kilograms of toxic pollution it generates each year.

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Thanks to Kenora MP, Greg Rickford, Chief David Matthews was invited to join the polar bear roundtable on Friday, January 16 in Winnipeg.

Press Release ...

Minister Prentice Highlights Progress Made at Polar Bear Roundtable

WINNIPEG, M.B -- January 16, 2009 -- Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today issued the following statement at the conclusion of the Polar Bear Roundtable in Winnipeg:

This item is from the current issue of Cultural Survival (www.culturalsurvival.org). 

Cultural Survival Quarterly magazine working with indigenous people

One of our goals at Cultural Survival Quarterly magazine is to help nonindigenous people understand and support Indigenous Peoples. One of the best ways to do that is to have indigenous writers talk about their communities, their families, and their lives. We invite you to submit that kind of article to the magazine.

From Winnipeg Free Press

On the UN hot seat

By: Mia Rabson - January 17, 2009

From CTV.ca 

Thousands abused at residential schools, stats show

The Canadian Press - Sat. Jan. 17 2009

OTTAWA -- Thousands of native children suffered sexual abuse in Indian residential schools, newly disclosed figures show -- a human tragedy so pervasive it's being called "monstrous."

AFN press release ... 

AFN National Chief Encouraged by Discussion with First Ministers

     OTTAWA, Jan. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine issued the following statement in regards to the meeting of January 15 with the First Ministers on the Economy.