NAN Press Release

TUESDAY MARCH 5, 2013

NAN SAYS FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIRST NATIONS POLICING IS BUILDING ON FAILURE

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says the recent announcement made by Federal Public Minister Vic Toews to extend the status-quo for funding for the current design of First Nations Policing is building on failure.

From KERC.ca

Kwayciiwin Education Resource Centre  -  Executive Director's Message 

This is my first official message as the Interim Executive Director, and I want to express my appreciation to the Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Board (KERC) for their confidence in giving me an opportunity to work with the communities. I am fully committed to the advancement of our First Nations education and language preservation.

The Youth Justice and Strategic Initiatives Section of the

Department of Justice Canada

in collaboration with the

Canada Council for the Arts

invites you to attend a free webcast presented by

AFN Press Release

From Idle No More

28TH FEB 2013

Shelley A. Young & Joseph Jean Sock will begin a hunger strike to denounce the current aggressive implementations by the Harper Government. Press Conf Mar 1 at 10am.

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Mi'kmaq people say NO to Framework Agreements that abolish Treaties

Protesters Come together to denounce changes to Aboriginal Rights that are being stampeded by Omnibus budget bill

From CTV.ca

Justice system in 'crisis' for Ontario First Nations

Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press - Feb. 26, 2013

TORONTO -- Ontario's First Nations face a justice and jury system in a state of crisis that requires urgent action, former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci reported Tuesday.

In a strong indictment of the current setup, Iacobucci warned the issue threatens relations between aboriginals and non-aboriginals.

Heavy snowfalls, high fuel prices, expensive equipment, huge traplines, etc, all contribute to the challenges of trapping in the far north ...

From CBC.ca

From The Council of Canadians web site

As Bell Aliant rolls out the NAN First Nation funded fibre cable transport connecting the remote First Nations across Northwestern Ontario, the First Nations are now connecting their administration buildings using their own fibre cable along with their local coax cable networks to this fibre backbone.

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Press Release