Archive - 2012
July 4th
Environment Canada raises alarms on chromite mining in First Nations traditional lands
July 4, 2012 - 4:25pm | by brianbeatonEnvironment Canada raises alarms on chromite mining development in Ring of Fire
June 25, 2012 - Tanya Talaga, Queen's Park Bureau
July 3rd
National Chief candidate, Pam Palmater - "First Nations Too Generous Funding Canadian State"
July 3, 2012 - 9:26pm | by brianbeatonFrom Pam Palmater blog Indigenous Nationhood
First Nations Too Generous Funding Canadian State
Unbelievable! I am not sure how I can be both shocked and not, every time I see an irresponsible poll or article like the one below:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Government+generous+with+aboriginal...
July 2nd
World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress recommending open access for all
July 2, 2012 - 11:56pm | by brianbeaton2012 WORLD OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) CONGRESS
UNESCO, PARIS, JUNE 20-22, 2012
2012 PARIS OER DECLARATION
Preamble
The World OER Congress held at UNESCO, Paris on 20-22 June 2012,
Mindful of relevant international statements including:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26.1), which states that: "Everyone has the right to education";
Canada's colonial and racist past needs to understood by all Canadians on Canada Day
July 2, 2012 - 11:34pm | by brianbeatonOn Canada Day
by Kim Petersen / July 1st, 2012
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"What is Canada?" asked the teacher.
"Should you love a country that was stolen from its Indigenous peoples?"
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On July 1, many Canadians will crowd into city squares and parks to listen to the national anthem and watch fireworks in the evening.
It is taken for granted that citizens of a country love that country. That is patriotism. But not everyone is a patriot.
June 30th
North Spirit Lake First Nation election results from June 29 community vote
June 30, 2012 - 7:18am | by brianbeatonYesterday, June 29, North Spirit Lake First Nation held their community elections.
The official results, as presented by the Election Committee are:
Chief: Rita Thompson
Deputy Chief: Rachel Oombash
Councillors:
June 27th
Rio+20 Indigenous Peoples' International Declaration on Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
June 27, 2012 - 8:09pm | by brianbeatonFrom Global Indigenous Wwomens Caucus
Rio+20 Indigenous Peoples' International Declaration on Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
by Global Indigenous Women's Caucus on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 1:18pm ·
Stan Beardy is the new Regional Chief of the Chiefs of Ontario organization
June 27, 2012 - 10:05am | by brianbeatonStan Beardy, the longstanding Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and former chief of Muskrat Dam First Nation won the majority of the votes for the Chiefs of Ontario Regional Chief position.
Stan Beardy obtained the support of 59 Chiefs in the second round of voting.
He will be replacing Angus Toulouse, the former chief of Sagamok First Nation, as the Regional Chief for COO.
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AFN Press release
June 26th
NAN sends resource sharing invoice of $127 million to province based on report
June 26, 2012 - 4:52pm | by brianbeatonNAN Press Release
NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION BILLS PROVINCE $127-MILLION FOR BENEFITS DERIVED FROM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CALLING IT A HISTORIC SWINDLE
June 25th
Keewaytinook Okimakanak working with other First Nation organizations to research e-Community
June 25, 2012 - 10:29pm | by brianbeatonSSHRC press release
Government of Canada invests in building and sharing knowledge on economic, social and cultural issues
Education, Aboriginal communities, domestic violence, business and the Internet economy among key issues being addressed
June 24th
Access to Information in Canada ranks very poor on world compared to other countries
June 24, 2012 - 8:29am | by brianbeatonCanada languishes in world rankings for government openness
The Canadian Press Posted: Jun 23, 2012
As the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act approaches, Canada finds itself tied for 51st in the world on a list of freedom-of-information rankings, languishing behind Angola, Colombia and Niger.