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 The following statement was issued to challenge the government's Throne Speech statement requiring "the provisions of the Declaration to be interpreted in accordance with the constitution and laws of each state".  First Nation organizaiton and supporters are concerned that this statement could serve to legitimize any existing injustices and discrimination in domestic situations. It would also undermine the principle of “universality” that applies to all human rights.”

 March 18, 2010

Press releases

NAN rejects report on First Nation post-secondary school funding

THUNDER BAY, ON, March 18 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose has rejected a recent report that recommends stripping First Nations of local control over the Post-Secondary School Support Program (PSSSP) for their students.

Free to Learn: Giving Aboriginal Youth Control over Their Post-Secondary Education, was released March 15, 2010 by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for Public Policy.

From CTV.ca 

Native gangs spreading across Canada, says RCMP 

The Canadian Press

Date: Tuesday Mar. 16, 2010 7:03 AM ET

Aboriginal gangs are proliferating across Canada as criminal organizations exploit the intense poverty and squalid conditions that many First Nations youth live in, says a top officer with the RCMP's aboriginal police division.

From CBC.ca  

Internet access funds not cut: Clement

March 16, 2010

Minister of Industry Tony Clement told reporters on Tuesday funding will continue to community institutions that provide free internet access to Canadians. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

From the Canadian Press at CBC.ca

Libraries, community groups squeezed by cuts to Internet program

March 15, 2010 - Jennifer Ditchburn

OTTAWA - The Conservative government is quietly cutting funding to hundreds of community groups and even hospitals that provide free Internet access to Canadians who might not otherwise have a chance to get online.

Press Release 

A decade of support to Aboriginal youth - BDC announces E-Spirit finalist schools

MONTREAL, March 15 - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) congratulates the 32 schools that qualified to attend the E-Spirit national gathering in Ottawa, May 10-13, 2010. This year E-Spirit celebrates ten years of continuous support to Aboriginal youth across Canada.

Press release

From NNEC - Wahsa website

Letter to the Chiefs of the Sioux Lookout area First Nations

Chief and Council 

Friday March 12, 2010

“Every One Has A Story”

Press release (see Report Recommendations below)