Archive - Apr 2012
April 16th
All federal government publications being transitioned to exclusively electronic publications
April 16, 2012 - 10:18am | by brianbeatonNotice from Government of Canada
Further to the 2012 Budget, tabled on March 29, 2012, this is to advise you of a decision that affects the business relationship between Public Works and Government Services Canada Publishing and Depository Services Program, and your organization.
April 15th
Children On Cat Lake First Nation Send Important Message To Drug-Addicted Parents
April 15, 2012 - 4:17pm | by brianbeatonfrom Huffingtonpost.ca
Cat Lake: Children On First Nations Reserve Send Heartbreaking Letter To Drug-Addicted Parents
Posted: 04/15/2012
CAT LAKE, Ont. - Item number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the children in Grade Six is as blunt as it is painful.
"Colonialism is the dominant force in Canada" explains why First Nations protect their lands
April 15, 2012 - 12:33pm | by brianbeaton
from CalgaryHerald.com
Why First Nations cling to their reserves
BY RICHARD WAGAMESE - APRIL 15, 2012
Certain questions come back time after time in mainstream Canada's hunt for understanding of First Nations issues. One of the most important focuses on the nature of reserve communities. If the situations on Canada's First Nations reserves are so horrible, why don't the people just leave?
April 14th
Native Women’s Association of Canada health programs cut by Health Canada
April 14, 2012 - 3:20pm | by brianbeatonPress Release
Native Women’s Association of Canada Responds to Cuts to Health Projects
First Nation leaders share different views of mining and resource development on traditional lifestyles
April 14, 2012 - 8:59am | by brianbeaton
Lure of mining leaves First Nations struggling - Mining money is often spent on financing prescription drug addictions
The Canadian Press - Apr 13, 2012
Isolation often takes the blame as the source of many problems on remote reserves. But North Caribou Lake Chief Pierre Morriseau has decidedly mixed feelings about that.
Residential School survivors sharing their stories, experiences, feelings and healing journeys
April 14, 2012 - 8:52am | by brianbeaton
Hearings reopen old wounds for residential school survivor
DIRK MEISSNER - VICTORIA— The Canadian Press - Apr. 13, 2012
60 First Nations opt out of 34 land-related sections of the Indian Act signing framework agreement
April 14, 2012 - 8:45am | by brianbeaton
From CBC.ca
18 more First Nations sign land control deal
By Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News Posted: Apr 13, 2012
Eighteen First Nations communities today signed the official paperwork that allows them to opt out of land-related rules under the Indian Act, with the agreement giving them more control over their own resources.
April 11th
First Nations' Education across Canada requiring a major overhaul and equitable funding
April 11, 2012 - 2:22pm | by brianbeatonThe Chiefs of Ontario were inspired to produce this video in support of the Shannen's Dream Campaign that is diligently working towards ensuring that Canada addresses the longstanding inequity between First Nations schools on reserve and their provincial/territorial counterparts. This inequity denies many First Nations children an opportunity to receive a culturally based education in a proper school. This video provides some background on Shannen Koostachin -- the founder of Shannen's Dream and the continuing work of many who carry on her legacy.
April 10th
New Cell Phone Service launched in Attawapiskat First Nation with Keewaytinook Okimakanak
April 10, 2012 - 1:30pm | by brianbeaton
Attawapiskat Resources Inc. Launches New Cell Phone Service
April 9th
Health Canada cuts funding for National Aboriginal Health Organization forcing closure by June, 2012
April 9, 2012 - 8:39am | by brianbeaton
Announcement
The National Aboriginal Health Organization's (NAHO) funding has been cut by Health Canada. It is with sadness that NAHO will wind down by June 30,2012.