Archive - May 2014
May 21st
First Nations preparing to protect traditional lands and waters against another capitalist corporation
May 21, 2014 - 6:28am | by brianbeatonMay 20th
First Nation language immersion in schools being supported by Mi'kmaq teachers
May 20, 2014 - 9:42pm | by brianbeatonGroup wants more Mi'kmaq language courses in schools
Grade 8 pilot project hopes to bring Mi'kmaq language classes to schools across province
Posted: May 20, 2014
May 19th
Compensation, counselling sought for 60s Scoop First Nation victims by provincial ministers
May 19, 2014 - 10:37am | by brianbeatonCompensation, counselling sought for 60s Scoop victims
By Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press Posted: May 19, 2014
May 18th
First Native American woman ever to serve as a U.S. federal judge confirmed by US Senate
May 18, 2014 - 9:31am | by brianbeaton
Speakers series addresses legacy of Canada's Indian Residential Schools at 7 Generations
May 18, 2014 - 6:00am | by brianbeatonSpeakers series addresses legacy of Canada's Indian Residential Schools
Friday, May 16, 2014
Residential school survivor Garnet Angeconeb.
May 17th
AFN Confederacy of Nations meet about Bill C-33, labelled "rogue" chiefs by government
May 17, 2014 - 6:20am | by brianbeatonCOO Press Release
CONFEDERACY OF NATIONS MEET IN HISTORICAL GATHERING TO UNANIMOUSLY REJECT FEDERAL EDUCATION BILL, RESPONSE TO MINISTER VALCOURT'S SLANDEROUS COMMENTS
Ottawa, Ontario (May 16, 2014) - This week the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Confederacy of Nations met to discuss the contentious issue of Bill C-33, and to ensure that the voice of the First Nations across Canada was being reflected in the decisions being made by the Assembly of First Nations.
May 16th
RCMP's National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women available online
May 16, 2014 - 9:20pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
May 16, 2014
Assembly of First Nations Receives RCMP Report, Urges Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
May 15th
Minister of AANDC attacks First Nation chiefs in parliament creating confrontation over education
May 15, 2014 - 10:42pm | by brianbeatonValcourt attacks Confederacy of Nations, calls chiefs 'rogue' and threats to national security
16. MAY, 2014 - By Jorge Barrera