Archive - 2014
March 3rd
Joseph Boyden's new book The Orenda wins Canada Reads competition
March 3, 2014 - 6:14pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads 2014: Wab Kinew and Joseph Boyden on The Orenda
Friday, March 7, 2014
Jian poses with Wab Kinew, centre, and Joseph Boyden, right, in Studio Q.(Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
March 2nd
"The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America" wins $40,000 award
March 2, 2014 - 5:00pm | by brianbeatonThomas King wins $40,000 B.C. non-fiction prize for The Inconvenient Indian
MARSHA LEDERMAN, Feb. 21 2014
Knowing Canada's true colonial history should include how it was a safe place to buy, sell and own slaves
March 2, 2014 - 2:29pm | by brianbeatonFrom GlobeandMail.com
200 years a slave: the dark history of captivity in Canada
ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Feb. 28 2014
March 1st
Joseph Boyden's The Orenda helps resurgence of indigenous culture and voices in the arts
March 1, 2014 - 12:15pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads crowns Joseph Boyden's The Orenda 2014 winner
Book was defended in literary battle by First Nations journalist Wab Kinew
Posted: Mar 06, 2014 10:58 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 06, 2014 6:01 PM ET
February 27th
First Nations continue to call for national inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women
February 27, 2014 - 7:55pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
Assembly of First Nations Offers Condolences to Family and Friends of Loretta Saunders, Urges Action on Ending Violence
February 27, 2014
February 26th
Indian Residential Schools survivors eligible for education grant - deadline of October 31, 2014
February 26, 2014 - 9:45am | by brianbeatonONE TIME IRS PERSONAL CREDIT AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE
INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS STUDENTS
February 25th
"Feathers of Hope: A First Nations Youth Action Plan" report released in Ontario
February 25, 2014 - 1:31pm | by brianbeatonChiefs of Ontario press release
February 24th
Omushkegowuk Walkers from Attawapiskat First Nation arrive in Ottawa
February 24, 2014 - 4:02pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
February 22nd
Government slashes specific claims budget First Nations use to research land claims
February 22, 2014 - 10:23am | by brianbeatonAboriginal Affairs slashes specific claims research budget triggering Oka-repeat warnings
21. FEB, 2014 BY APTN NATIONAL NEWS
OTTAWA-The federal Aboriginal Affairs department cut its specific claims research budget as part of on-going government-wide belt-tightening in a move that one senior British Columbia chief says is contributing to creating the same environment that produced the 1990 Oka crisis.
Equitable broadband service in rural Canada remains a dream for most regions under government plan
February 22, 2014 - 8:57am | by brianbeatonBudget Pledge To Expand Internet Access To Rural Canadians Won't Cut It, New Report Says
By Sunny Freeman Posted: 02/13/2014