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April 23rd, 2011
First Nations leading the international fight against the corporate growth of dirty energy
April 23, 2011 - 7:23am | by brianbeatonFrom The Indigenous Environmental Network http://www.ienearth.org/ - Before you vote on be sure to find out who is funding and supporting the development and production of this DIRTY ENERGY ...
April 22nd
Residential School Survivor challenged when he compared experience to the Holocaust
April 22, 2011 - 9:03am | by brianbeatonNDP candidate compares residential schools to Holocaust
Apr. 20, 2011
The former Chief of the FSIN and NDP candidate in the province's most northern federal riding has some people asking questions over his comparison of the Indian residential school system to the Holocaust of the Second World War.
April 21st
Vote for Your Favourite Indigenous Youth-made video sharing stories
April 21, 2011 - 11:00am | by AnonymousThe 7th annual imagineNATIVE tour has wrapped up! We have 10 short videos created by youth in Fort Albany, Timmins, Thunder Bay and Parry Sound and WE NEED YOUR VOTES! We will send the filmmaker whose video has the most votes to the imagineNATIVE Film Festival this October so CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
Videoconference with First Nation Youth Highlighting “Project 60” to Claim Their Vote
April 21, 2011 - 6:45am | by brianbeatonFirst Nation Native Youth Use Social Media to Highlight “Project 60” to Claim Their Vote
April 20th
Federal Election: First Nations, Last Priority - CBC Podcast on how First Nations are responding
April 20, 2011 - 11:36am | by Anonymous
Opportunity for First Nation across Ontario to partner with green energy developments
April 20, 2011 - 5:23am | by brianbeatonAnalysis: Native groups next frontier for Ontario green power
Apr 19, 2011
OTTAWA/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's green energy-friendly province of Ontario is putting up millions of dollars to tempt First Nations groups into the renewable power sector, and deep-pocketed investors are joining their development deals.
April 19th
Sault College, your New College for 2011 inviting applications from First Nation students
April 19, 2011 - 12:46pm | by AnonymousSault College Info:
April 16th
First Nation challenges federal government position on provincial education for their students
April 16, 2011 - 1:56pm | by AnonymousDouble standard for First Nation human rights issues as federal government exempted
April 16, 2011 - 10:00am | by brianbeatonOn June 18, First Nation citizens can file claims against their own governments but the Federal government continues to be exempted from claims by citizens by Harper appointed chair of Human Rights Tribunal (see Open season on First Nations human rights with recent Federal protection agency ruling)
Pikangikum First Nation declares a State of Emergency over lack of safe water
April 16, 2011 - 9:24am | by brianbeatonPress release
PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION FORCED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY
April 15, 2011 - For several days, there has been no supply of potable water or running water in any form. With an on-reserve population of 2,400 community members are now forced to gather water from the nearby lake, which is unsafe to drink. Parents may have no choice but to expose their children to contaminated drinking water. As a result, there is a significant risk of sickness or worse, especially among younger and older citizens.