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Film online about the dream of the late Shannen Koostachin, First Nation youth activist
January 31, 2011 - 1:36pm | by brianbeatonFrom Timmins' THE DAILY PRESS
Shannen's Dream now a film
By KATE MCLAREN
Shannen's Dream is fast becoming a reality -- both on Parliament Hill and on the big screen.
A film paying tribute to Shannen Koostachin, a young Aboriginal leader killed in May 2010, is ensuring her dream of education equality lives on.
Koostachin made national headlines when, as part of a group of young Attawapiskat residents, she travelled to Ottawa to lobby the federal government for a new school.
January 30th
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority search for new name extended to Feb21
January 30, 2011 - 2:39pm | by brianbeaton
SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY
NEW NAME SEARCH
DEADLINE OF FEB 21, 2011
Since incorporated in 1993, we knew we wanted a strong name for our organization. One that reflects our vision, services, culture and language.
We are looking to the communities and people we serve to send your ideas in! The winning entry will take home an Apple iPad!
January 28th
Ginoogaming and Long Lake #58 First Nation students documenting their communities
January 28, 2011 - 11:52am | by brianbeatonJanuary 26th
Matawa First Nations hire former Chief to coordinate Ring of Fire developments
January 26, 2011 - 6:09pm | by brianbeatonJanuary 25th
Environmental groups claim woodland caribou threatened by Ontario's industry exemptions
January 25, 2011 - 5:12pm | by brianbeatonPress release
Ontario fails to protect threatened species - Groups alarmed by new exemption under the Endangered Species Act
January 25, 2011
Toronto – Leading conservation organizations are concerned that the McGuinty government has placed woodland caribou and its own North American-leading species legislation at risk by exempting a swath of industries from accountability under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Fort Severn First Nation and its leaders recognized by federal government
January 25, 2011 - 4:37pm | by brianbeaton
January 24th
Call for Applications for the RBC After-School Grants Project deadline of March 4
January 24, 2011 - 8:03pm | by brianbeatonPress release
Call for Applications for the RBC After-School Grants Project
Deadline to apply is March 4, 2011
Toronto, January 24, 2011— RBC today announced its call for grant applications for the 2011-2012 school year as the RBC After-School Grants Project is offering more than $2 million in grants to fund first-time and renewed grant recipients.
January 23rd
"Preparing for the Big Mobile Revolution" - mobile payments, 4G networks and smartphones
January 24, 2011 - 12:01am | by brianbeatonPreparing for the Big Mobile Revolution
by Eric Schmidt
As I think about Google's strategic initiatives in 2011, I realize they're all about mobile.
January 18th
AFN organizes Online "Virtual Summit" for First Nation Students on Post-secondary Education
January 18, 2011 - 5:01pm | by brianbeatonOnline "Virtual Summit" for First Nation Students on Post-secondary Education
Assembly of First Nations Convenes Online "Virtual Summit" for First Nation Students on Post-secondary Education
Evacuating women from remote First Nations for births traumatic, harmful and costly
January 18, 2011 - 2:50pm | by brianbeatonThe residential schools of medicine
Evacuating women out of remote communities to give birth is traumatic, harmful to communities and costly. So why is it still happening?
By Elizabeth Payne