From IFEX.org - Defending and Promoting Free Expression

Global coalition stands against unchecked surveillance

31 July 2013 

NOTE: Others question whether the author and lawyer presentation just feeds into further "anti-Aboriginal sentiment (getting a free ride from taxpayers, stealing all the wealth from the rest of society, wallowing in corruption, etc.). Look at the way Harvey ends the article when he says how are voters going to feel when they realize they are no longer in the driver's seat" ... SEE BELOW for another legal perspective on this presentation ...

From CBC.ca

From ChronicleJournal.com

Aboriginal communities on way to new era of prosperity

Saturday, August 3, 2013 - By Jason Cameron

The challenges that Canada's aboriginal communities face are well-known, and significant improvements have long proved elusive.

But progress is being made on a number of fronts, and we are seeing improvements throughout Ontario.

From TheGuardian.com

Edward Snowden's not the story. The fate of the internet is

John Naughton, The Observer - 28 July 2013

The press has lost the plot over the Snowden revelations. The fact is that the net is finished as a global network and that US firms' cloud services cannot be trusted

From TheNorthernSun.com

Locals fight to 'save' Big Falls

23 July 2013 - By Lindsay Briscoe

Today, family and friends honoured and shared memories and stories about Margaret Fiddler who passed away on Tuesday, July 30. Margaret's family is taking her back to her home in Sandy Lake First Nation for burial. The following eulogy and story was shared with those gathered in Sioux Lookout ... 

Caleb's Shoes, Margaret's Eulogy
August 1, 2013

I arrived home a couple of nights ago from the Fiddlers house, after a gathering of friends and loved ones met to bid farewell to Margaret.

From HuffingtonPost.ca

How I'm Working With First Nations in Ontario

HON. DAVID C. ONLEY, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario - Posted: 07/26/2013 

Many Ontario kids were off to camp this summer for hiking, canoeing, and marshmallow roasting. Youngsters in our province's northern Aboriginal communities also set out for camp, but with a somewhat different agenda.

From APTN.ca