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KO Chiefs are gathering in Winnipeg this week to discuss ways in which the tribal council can better serve the grassroots. The Chiefs said they are overall pleased with the work of the tribal council and specifically praised K-Net, KOTM, KiHS, KORI and the Water Treatment Training Programme.

“Geordi has done a lot for the communities,” said one Chief.

However, they are discussing better ways of doing business for the organization.

NOSM’s New Strategic Plan Provides Blueprint for Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) launched a new strategic plan intended to guide the School's progress through the years 2010 to 2015. Much has been achieved in NOSM's first five years of operations, and this second plan builds on these successes with well-established priorities and a clearly articulated vision and mission.

PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise is hosting a Young Aboriginal Women Summer Workshop series. 

Jan Hardy of the Aboriginal Mentorship program and Pauline Fogarty, Program Development Intern are hosting the series to create financial literacy skills among youth as well as generating money management skills for participants. 

All workshops are taking place on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in July and August. 

They are free of cost and targeted to young Aboriginal women, though everyone is welcome to attend.

Press release 

Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camps kick-off today in Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY, ON, June 28 /CNW/ - Today, over 100 youth counselors were welcomed by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief, Stan Beardy, as they begin orientation for the Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp program. The camps, managed by Frontier College, will run this summer in an effort to help improve literacy skills among youth in NAN communities.

From Kelly's blog ...

June 26, 2010

Health Nexus - 25th Anniversary - Monthly Series of '25' Ideas

At Health Nexus, we’re celebrating our 25th year with several events, including a monthly series of 25 ideas to help service providers in their work.

This month, we recognize National Aboriginal History Month by giving you a list of 25 programs, services, and other resources that you can use to help promote health and well-being with your Aboriginal clients.

Press Release

Research Led by Lakehead University Archaeologist Receives International Attention

An archaeological team led by Dr. Scott Hamilton of Lakehead University's Department of Anthropology has recently made media headlines all over the world. Dr. Hamilton and his team members are working with the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation after a 4,600-year-old burial was discovered at the mouth of the Bug River, located on the south side of Big Trout Lake in northern Ontario.

AFN press release

AFN National Chief Comments on June 24 Day of Action: "First Nations are Ready to Move Forward"

OTTAWA, June 25 - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo issued the following statement responding to the National Day of Action held in locations across Canada on June 24, 2010:

From AFN Call to Action web site at http://afn.ca/calltoaction/default.html