Archive - Dec 17, 2010

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John Long publishes book about Treaty No. 9, the people protecting their lands and culture

From Nipissing University News

Treaty No. 9: Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905

Nipissing University professor Dr. John S. Long’s new book, Treaty No. 9: Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905, has recently been published by McGill-Queen’s University Press.

CESO working with First Nations to support social and economic growth

AFN press release 

AFN and CESO Sign Statement of Partnership strengthening first nations social and economic growth

Gatineau (QC), December 16, 2010 – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) signed a Statement of Partnership, committing the two national organizations to work in collaboration to enhance institutional and human resources capacity to the economic growth, community well-being and nation-building of First Nations.

United States endorses the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The United States has announced that it endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

December 16, 2010 

AFN National Chief Says First Nations Committed to Change and New Approach

AFN press release

December 16, 2010