Archive - 2011
April 21st
Vote for Your Favourite Indigenous Youth-made video sharing stories
April 21, 2011 - 11:00am | by AnonymousThe 7th annual imagineNATIVE tour has wrapped up! We have 10 short videos created by youth in Fort Albany, Timmins, Thunder Bay and Parry Sound and WE NEED YOUR VOTES! We will send the filmmaker whose video has the most votes to the imagineNATIVE Film Festival this October so CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
Videoconference with First Nation Youth Highlighting “Project 60” to Claim Their Vote
April 21, 2011 - 6:45am | by brianbeatonFirst Nation Native Youth Use Social Media to Highlight “Project 60” to Claim Their Vote
April 20th
Federal Election: First Nations, Last Priority - CBC Podcast on how First Nations are responding
April 20, 2011 - 11:36am | by Anonymous
Opportunity for First Nation across Ontario to partner with green energy developments
April 20, 2011 - 5:23am | by brianbeatonAnalysis: Native groups next frontier for Ontario green power
Apr 19, 2011
OTTAWA/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's green energy-friendly province of Ontario is putting up millions of dollars to tempt First Nations groups into the renewable power sector, and deep-pocketed investors are joining their development deals.
April 19th
Sault College, your New College for 2011 inviting applications from First Nation students
April 19, 2011 - 12:46pm | by AnonymousSault College Info:
April 16th
First Nation challenges federal government position on provincial education for their students
April 16, 2011 - 1:56pm | by AnonymousDouble standard for First Nation human rights issues as federal government exempted
April 16, 2011 - 10:00am | by brianbeatonOn June 18, First Nation citizens can file claims against their own governments but the Federal government continues to be exempted from claims by citizens by Harper appointed chair of Human Rights Tribunal (see Open season on First Nations human rights with recent Federal protection agency ruling)
Pikangikum First Nation declares a State of Emergency over lack of safe water
April 16, 2011 - 9:24am | by brianbeatonPress release
PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION FORCED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY
April 15, 2011 - For several days, there has been no supply of potable water or running water in any form. With an on-reserve population of 2,400 community members are now forced to gather water from the nearby lake, which is unsafe to drink. Parents may have no choice but to expose their children to contaminated drinking water. As a result, there is a significant risk of sickness or worse, especially among younger and older citizens.
First Nation leaders promise direct action to protect lands and resources in their territories
April 16, 2011 - 9:19am | by brianbeatonCOO press release
Statement: First Nations Leaders Put Governments on Notice
April 14, 2011
Toronto, ON - First Nations governments are putting the Ontario and Canadian Governments on notice that they will be exercising their jurisdiction over the resources on their lands and vigorously defending this jurisdiction by direct action if required.