Archive - May 2010
May 19th
Strange creature found on shore of Kitchenuhmaykoosib (Big Trout Lake)
May 19, 2010 - 11:58am | by brianbeatonFrom KI site at http://www.kitchenuhmaykoosib.com/id77.html
Protecting First Nation children requires support forcing transparent information sharing
May 19, 2010 - 8:43am | by brianbeatonFrom I AM A WITNESS site
Canada opposes public posting of tribunal transcripts
Letter from the Department of Justice
Response from First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
May 18th
Forest corporations and environmentalists determining what is is best for the northern forests
May 18, 2010 - 11:38pm | by brianbeatonOntario press release
Forest Industry And Environmentalists Work Together - McGuinty Government Encouraged At Spirit Of Cooperation
May 18, 2010
The Ontario government is encouraged to see environmental groups and forest companies working together to help develop a plan that would lead to both a healthy and a prosperous Canadian forest.
First Peoples Child & Family Review produces the First Nations Research Online Journal
May 18, 2010 - 11:14pm | by brianbeatonFrom First Nations Research Online Journal
First Peoples Child & Family Review
An Interdisciplinary Journal Honoring the Voices, Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples through Research, Critical Analyses, Stories, Standpoints and Media Reviews
Ontario Health Coalition report highlights health services required in rural communities
May 18, 2010 - 10:51pm | by brianbeatonPress release
OHC Releases Cross-Province Report Appealing For Equity and Better Access
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May 17, 2010
Food mail program serving northern Canada moved from Canada Post to 3 retail corporations
May 18, 2010 - 7:01am | by brianbeatonFrom CBC.ca
Canada Post to lose Food Mail Program
May 17, 2010
A federal program that subsidizes the shipping of nutritious, perishable foods by air to remote northern communities will be awarded to three retailers instead of Canada Post, CBC News has learned.
May 14th
TRC commissioner "very impressed" with visit to Lac Seul First Nation traditional territory
May 14, 2010 - 9:16pm | by brianbeatonAboriginal people living in urban centres faced the biggest job losses during economic crisis
May 14, 2010 - 6:52am | by brianbeatonNatives bore brunt of job losses in Canada, Statscan study shows
Experts blame lower education rates and lack of social support in cities for aboriginals’ drop in employment rates.
May 13th
First public Truth and Reconciliation Commission event, set for June 16 to 19 in Winnipeg
May 13, 2010 - 9:09pm | by brianbeatonFirst national TRC event an opportunity for all Anglicans
May 11, 2010
"Opportunity is at our doorstep," said the Rev. Canon Murray Still, speaking on the phone from Winnipeg, where he has been juggling emails, phone calls and meetings in preparation for the first public Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) event, set for June 16 to 19 at the Forks, Winnipeg.
May 12th
First Nation leaders challenge government and corporations to respect the Ring of Fire
May 12, 2010 - 8:11am | by brianbeatonInside the Ring of Fire
Monday, May 10, 2010 - Show Transcript - April 11
GUESTS –
Hon Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
Chief Eli Moonias, Marten Falls First Nation
Chief Cornelius Wabasse, Webequie First Nation
Frank Smeenk, KWG Resources
Don Hoy, Freewest Resources
Caroline Schultz, Ontario Nature