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October 16th, 2011
First Nations National Chief talks spirit of the treaties and repealing Indian Act
October 16, 2011 - 5:31pm | by brianbeatonPush reset button, smash status quo: AFN chief
Kathryn Blaze Carlson - Oct 15, 2011
Canada's National Panel on First Nations Education finds rundown schools, lack of education system
October 16, 2011 - 10:37am | by brianbeatonSome native schools in shocking condition: panel chair
Dene Moore, The Canadian Press - Oct. 16, 2011
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — An entire class that failed Grade 9 math had four different teachers come and go from the classroom.
Rundown schools in dire need of repair.
Schools that receive about half of the per-student funding of public schools because they're on First Nations reserves.
October 13th
Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle hosting AGM and potluck in Sioux Lookout on Oct 18
October 13, 2011 - 7:25pm | by brianbeaton
First Nation leaders emphasize the importance of teaching aboriginal languages
October 13, 2011 - 7:09pm | by brianbeatonTeaching aboriginal languages key to restoring pride, say residential school survivors
September 28, 2011 - Louise Brown - EDUCATION REPORTER
North Spirit Lake First Nation celebrates the opening of its new school on Sept 28
October 13, 2011 - 6:47pm | by brianbeatonClick here to check out the photos of the school opening
New school opened at North Spirit Lake
Sept 29, 2011
North Spirit Lake First Nation celebrated the grand opening of Victoira Linklater Memorial School on Wednesday.
Canada's security and military agencies monitoring First Nation advocacy activities
October 13, 2011 - 6:35pm | by brianbeatonCOO press release
October 12th
Wabaseemoong First Nation's New School officially opened today
October 12, 2011 - 6:08pm | by brianbeatonAANDC press release
Parliamentary Secretary Rickford Participates in the Grand Opening of Wabaseemoong First Nation's New School
WABASEEMOONG FIRST NATION, ONTARIO, Oct 12, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today congratulated the Wabaseemoong First Nation on the grand opening of the Mizhakiiwetung Memorial School.
October 10th
Videoconference Writing Workshop for beginner writers on Friday, October 14
October 11, 2011 - 3:45am | by brianbeatonHome is Where the Art Is
Videoconference Writing Workshop for beginner writers
All Welcome!
Friday, October 14th 2011
10:00am-11:30pm Central (11-12:30 Eastern)
With Elizabeth Ruth
Author of Ten Good Seconds of Silence and Smoke.
Establishing a new relationship between First Nations and Canada - National Chief
October 10, 2011 - 8:42pm | by brianbeatonIt’s time to reset the relationship between First Nations and Canada
Shawn Atleo - Oct. 10, 2011
It’s increasingly a shared view in this country that we’re long overdue for a fundamental transformation in the relationship between First Nations and Canada. The current system is failing, and it’s time to smash the status quo.
October 6th
Remote First Nation community networks in northern Ontario using satellite connections still online
October 6, 2011 - 1:37pm | by brianbeaton
Northern voices heard
ROB MCMAHON FOR METRO - October 06, 2011
Thanks to a satellite network managed by a First Nation organization, Ontario’s most remote communities could participate in the provincial election.