Archive
August 16th, 2009
First Nations Veterans flag honouring Nishnawbe Aski Nation veterans unveiled at NAN gathering
August 17, 2009 - 4:29am | by brianbeatonNAN press release
Council of Canadians requesting letters of support for a moratorium on Dump Site 41
August 16, 2009 - 6:29am | by brianbeatonFrom The Council of Canadians web site
ACTION ALERT: Support a moratorium on Dump Site 41
Updated August 13, 2009
On August 25 Simcoe County Council will discuss placing a one-year moratorium on the construction of the landfill at Site 41.
August 15th
Canada's efforts to undermine the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People challenged
August 15, 2009 - 7:42pm | by Anonymous
Joint Statement
Second session, Geneva
10-14 August 2009
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Second session, Geneva
10-14 August 2009
Agenda Item 4(a): United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
(a) Implementation of the Declaration at the regional and national levels
August 13th
Changes being discussed about election reform for national First Nations chiefs' organization
August 13, 2009 - 10:17am | by brianbeatonAugust 12th
Grand Chief Stan Beardy re-elected to his fourth term by the chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation
August 12, 2009 - 1:48pm | by brianbeatonNAN press release
NAN Chiefs re-elect Stan Beardy as Grand Chief
CHAPLEAU CREE FIRST NATION, Aug. 12 /CNW/ - Chiefs and proxies from Nishnawbe Aski Nation's (NAN) 49 First Nation communities re-elected Stan Beardy as Grand Chief this afternoon during the XXVIII Keewaywin Chiefs Conference in Chapleau Cree First Nation.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation elections webcast is available live online
August 12, 2009 - 9:06am | by brianbeatonAugust 11th
Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference
August 11, 2009 - 2:04pm | by AnonymousMedia Advisory
Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference
(July 24, 2009) As part of the ongoing Energy Efficiency & Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities (EEMAC) program, Charles Fox Consulting Inc. and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will convene a Gathering of Ontario First Nations and Métis Elders and Leadership and community members from September 3, 2009 to September 4, 2009 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Community Information Database web-based tool provides social, economic and demographic info
August 11, 2009 - 1:52pm | by brianbeatonStats Can bulletin
First Nation traditional healers prepared to support communities to deal with H1N1 virus
August 11, 2009 - 12:17pm | by brianbeatonTraditional healers might help fight swine flu
Aug. 9 2009 - The Canadian Press - Shannon Montgomery
For a sore throat, the roots of a type of plant that grows in the water.
For a fever, the gum and needles of a spruce tree, boiled together and swallowed first thing in the morning.
Governor General Mentorship Program looking for 25 youth to work with Order Of Canada members
August 11, 2009 - 9:26am | by brianbeatonPress Release
Order of Canada Mentorship Program looking for 25 young people
August 11, 2009
OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, would like to invite dynamic youth to apply to the Order of Canada Mentorship Program, now in its second year.