Archive - Feb 17, 2012
NNEC and Brock U. Bachelor of Education Program accepting new applicants for Sept 2012
February 17, 2012 - 4:50pm | by AnonymousBachelor of Education Program
Accepting responsibility and taking direct action required to address First Nation challenges
February 17, 2012 - 10:52am | by brianbeaton
From the Globe and Mail
We are all responsible for the plight of Canada’s first nations
KEN COATES AND GREG POELZER - Feb. 17, 2012
First Nation education strategic investments hinted at for upcoming federal budget
February 17, 2012 - 8:03am | by brianbeaton
Harper government hints budget to include more money for aboriginal education
By: Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press - 02/16/2012
OTTAWA - The Harper government is signalling its intention to pour more money into aboriginal education, even as it prepares to slash spending on almost everything else.
First Nation languages require the same official status as English and French for their survival
February 17, 2012 - 7:35am | by brianbeaton
from Canada.com
Feds braced for lawsuit demanding official status for aboriginal languages: documents
BY RANDY BOSWELL, POSTMEDIA NEWS FEBRUARY 16, 2012
The Canadian government is braced for a possible lawsuit aimed at forcing it to give "certain aboriginal languages" the same official status as English and French, according to an access-to-information document obtained by Postmedia News.
First Nation groups go before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
February 17, 2012 - 7:16am | by brianbeaton
from the Victoria TimesColonist.com
Aboriginals to air grievances to UN
BY LEE BERTHIAUME, POSTMEDIA NEWS FEBRUARY 16, 2012
OTTAWA — Aboriginal groups, angry at the way they have been treated by the government, are preparing to put their complaints before the international community next week when a high-level UN expert panel examines Canada's record on fighting discrimination.