Archive - 2012

March 2nd

3rd Annual Sioux Lookout Ladies Broomball

3rd Annual Ladies Broomball Tournament

Sioux lookout Memorial Arena

April 12-15, 2012.

Entry fee $1500.00

February 21st

First Nations, NGOs to Air Grievances on Canada’s Racial Discrimination at United Nations

From Indian Country Today 

First Nations, NGOs to Air Grievances on Canada’s Racial Discrimination at U.N.

By Gale Courey Toensing February 18, 2012 

More than a dozen representatives from First Nations and social justice organizations will air their grievances about racial discrimination in Canada in front of a high level body of the United Nations this month.

National Chief of Assembly of First Nations open letter detailing national political strategy

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CHIEF
Assembly of First Nations

February 17, 2012

Open Letter to all Chiefs:

Greetings to you all. In addition to the communications and information available at www.afn.ca that relates to all of the work at the national level, I wanted to also take a moment to provide you with direct information.

February 20th

February 19th

Indian residential schools a form of genocide requiring long term solutions to reverse damage

from CTV.ca

Judge calls residential schools a form of genocide

The Canadian Press - Feb. 18 2012

WINNIPEG — The chairman of Canada's truth and reconciliation commission says removing more than 100,000 aboriginal children from their homes and placing them in residential schools was an act of genocide.

February 17th

NNEC and Brock U. Bachelor of Education Program accepting new applicants for Sept 2012

Bachelor of Education Program

Accepting responsibility and taking direct action required to address First Nation challenges

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

From WinnipegFreePress.com 

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.