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March 26th, 2010
First Nation organizations respond to the Ontario budget plans
March 26, 2010 - 1:48pm | by brianbeatonNAN press release
NAN Reacts to 2010 Provincial Budget
THUNDER BAY, ON, March 26 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is reacting to the McGuinty government's 2010 Ontario Budget tabled yesterday.
March 25th
Raising the Children website makes Facilitator Native Parenting Manual available online
March 25, 2010 - 11:00pm | by brianbeatonWith the re-launch of the Raising the Children web site at
March 24th
Assembly of First Nations National Chief message to communities and members
March 24, 2010 - 7:05am | by brianbeatonWatch and listen National Chief Atleo's March address at
http://www.youtube.com/user/afnposter#p/u/0/NvE02cskJSk
From http://AFN.ca
First Nations University partners with the Saskatchewan government to continue operating
March 24, 2010 - 5:22am | by brianbeatonSaskatchewan government puts up money for aboriginal university in new agreement
March 23, 2010 - Jennifer Graham, THE CANADIAN PRESS
REGINA - An agreement has been reached that's being called "a blueprint" that could save the embattled First Nations University of Canada.
March 23rd
Ladies Broomball Tournament in Sioux Lookout - April 9-11
March 23, 2010 - 5:03pm | by AnonymousSioux Lookout Challenge Cup
Ladies Broomball
April 9,10,11
Sioux Lookout Arena
Entry Fee $400
First 10 teams accepted
Reading in First Nations workshop on March 29 a partnership of unversity and communities
March 23, 2010 - 6:31am | by brianbeaton
Dear All,
This is an invitation to participate/attend a special videoconference event on Monday March 29, 2010 from 9:30-4:30pm EDT.
Visit http://odbs.knet.ca for more information
The event is a result of a collaborative project with the University of Toronto and Keewaytinook Okimakanak, with funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
March 22nd
First Nation distance education program conducting a review of the program for INAC
March 22, 2010 - 9:04am | by brianbeatonINAC to fund Wahsa for three additional months
Rick Garrick/Wawatay News - March 19, 2010
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada will fund the Wahsa Distance Education Centre for three additional months while it conducts a review of the long-running program.
March 21st
March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21, 2010 - 9:44pm | by brianbeatonInternational Day for the Elimination of Racism - March 21 - CLC Statement 2010
Activists are courageous people.
Five decades ago, students, community members and workers, came together in Soweto, South Africa; a group of individuals opposed to apartheid and armed only with non-violent courage, and they stood together as a community.
March 20th
Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations agree to lift blockade to negotiate for benefits
March 20, 2010 - 7:59am | by brianbeatonFirst Nations end blockade of Ring of Fire deposit
March 19, 2010 - The Canadian Press
Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle is lauding First Nations for ending blockades that prevented mining companies from studying the Ring of Fire chromite deposit in northern Ontario.
March 19th
2010 Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout March 15–21 ONLINE
March 19, 2010 - 9:21am | by brianbeatonFrom http://firstnationshockey.ca
A-Side Championship:
Pikangikum's Screaming Otters 7 - Lac Seul Eagles 1
B-Side Championship:
Fort Hope's Bushtown Jets 8 - Fort Severn's Hudson Bay Cree 6
C-Side Championship:
Poplar Hill's Obesahdekong Ice Dogs 6 - Kasabonika Islanders 3
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