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From Northern Ontario Business 

First Nations reiterate opposition to nuclear waste storage

By: Northern Ontario Business staff - 1/9/2012

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Anishinabek Nation have united in their opposition to the storage of nuclear waste in Northern Ontario.

From the Vancouver Sun 

Ontario nurses blast gov't inaction on First Nations drug crisis

BY ELIZABETH PAYNE, POSTMEDIA NEWS JANUARY 10, 2012

OTTAWA — The federal and provincial governments have failed to adequately address the prescription drug abuse crisis that is devastating remote northern Ontario communities, says the association that represents 33,000 registered nurses in Ontario.

From Winnipeg Free Press

Mould drives teachers away, jeopardizes school year for hundreds of students

By: Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press - Posted: 01/10/2012 

OTTAWA - The only school in a troubled northwestern Ontario First Nation has closed down almost all of its classes because mould has driven away many of its teachers.

AFN press release

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Offers Condolences Following Plane Crash Near North Spirit Lake First Nation

OTTAWA, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today offered condolences following a plane crash near North Spirit Lake First Nation. 

From the First Perspective 

Atleo wants 2012 to represent a ‘critical mass for change for First Nations people’

By CHRIS PLECASH | The Hill Times Jan. 09, 2012

AFN National Chief Atleo calls on PM to follow through on endorsement of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

From the Toronto Star

UN to investigate missing aboriginal women

Jan 06 2012 - Tanya Talaga - Queen's Park Bureau

“I have heard nothing.”

Laurie Odjick is at a loss to explain what happened to her daughter Maisy and the teen’s best friend, Shannon Alexander.

From CBC.ca

From the Vancouver Sun

From Norhern Ontario Business

From CBC.ca