Recently, I spoke on Wawatay Radio regarding one of the more vital issues concerning our People. It is my prayer some of our Chiefs will take up this call and lead the charge.
Prescription Drug Abuse got little attention at the recent Special Chiefs of Ontario Meeting. I was encouraged to seek support from our own People before coming back to the Chiefs to seek their support for Biblical-based Treatment Programming.
By: Jen Skerritt - 11/12/2010
BERLIN, Germany -- Over the past year, Canada contributed close to $140 million to global efforts to fight tuberculosis and other diseases in developing countries such as Sudan, Ethiopia and the Philippines.
AFN Press Release
OTTAWA, Dec. 9 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo welcomed the announcement today by Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada John Duncan committing the Government of Canada to work in collaboration with First Nations to improve First Nations education.
NOTE: It is interesting to see these "writers" who make their living taking hand outs from First Nation governments and other groups critizing others who live in poverty and who struggle to create opportunities in third world conditions. It would be interesting for "researchers" and writers to document the billions in hand outs that urban-based corporations and institutions get in the form of tax cuts and grants. But then it might be tough to be biting the hand that feeds them.
Press Release
Dec. 6, 2010
Matthew Bramley, director of the Pembina Institute's climate change program, made the following statement in response to today's release of the annual Climate Change Performance Index, in which Canada finished in 54th place of the 57 countries evaluated:
By Andrew Bear Robe - December 6, 2010
As a First Nations person, I was disappointed by your editorial on the internal finances of First Nation communities across Canada. Your paper certainly takes a wide brush approach toward First Nation internal financial affairs based on questionable reports by the politically biased Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).