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May 21st, 2009
First Nation fire deaths while locked in police facilities leads to recommendations for change
May 21, 2009 - 4:05pm | by brianbeatonNAN Press Release
NAN pleased with jury recommendations in Wesley / Goodwin inquest
THUNDER BAY, ON, May 21 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is pleased with jury recommendations that call for police services in First Nation communities to be equivalent to those in non-First Nation communities delivered at the inquest into a fatal fire that claimed the lives of Jamie Goodwin and Ricardo Wesley at a police detachment in Kashechewan First Nation on January 8, 2006.
Webequie First Nation establishing partnerships with support teams for regional mining activities
May 21, 2009 - 10:57am | by brianbeatonPress release ...
May 20th
Follow the news on the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues - April 21 to May 2
May 20, 2009 - 9:31pm | by brianbeatonThe Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues
is being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York
from 21 April to 2 May 2008
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/session_seventh.html
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Walk4Justice is walking again and seeking support for all the Missing and Murdered women
May 20, 2009 - 8:35pm | by brianbeatonWalk4Justice
May 18, 2009
Good day everyone, We hope today finds you all in good health and spirits. We are writing all of you supporters of the Missing and Murdered women and the Walk4Justice. We would like to tell you that the W4J is walking again.
Moose Cree First Nation members ratify agreement with Ontario Power Generation
May 20, 2009 - 8:06pm | by brianbeatonPress Release
Moose Cree First Nation ratifies Amisk-oo-Skow Comprehensive Agreement
20 May 2009
[Moose Factory, Ontario]: The Moose Cree First Nation have ratified an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) that resolves past impacts on the Moose Cree First Nation and establishes the foundation for a positive relationship between the Moose Cree First Nation and OPG.
Treaty 3 First Nations partner with Kenora and universities to research management of lands
May 20, 2009 - 7:00am | by brianbeatonPress release
May 19th
Canada's MP gets $157,738 salary, $25,500 expenses, 64 free airline tickets, staffing, etc
May 19, 2009 - 6:42pm | by brianbeatonFrom CBC News online http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/090519/n051985A.html
Auditor general wants to lift the lid on MPs' expenses
May 19, 2009 Tim Naumetz, THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general wants to lift the lid on expense claims and other spending by MPs and Senators.
Sheila Fraser began preliminary talks with the House of Commons and Senate earlier this year, well before the expense-claim scandal erupted in Britain.
May 18th
Assembly of First Nations Announces "National Day of Reconciliation" for June 11, 2009
May 18, 2009 - 10:48am | by brianbeatonAFN press release
May 16th
Military going after First Nation youth to fill their staffing requirements
May 16, 2009 - 8:36pm | by brianbeatonCanadian Forces want more aboriginals to sign up for the military
May 16, 2009 - Canadian Press Patrice Bergeron, THE CANADIAN PRESS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's armed forces are looking for young aboriginals who want to build on the long history of their ancestors in helping to defend Canada.
Assembly of First Nations candidate championing the importance of post-secondary education
May 16, 2009 - 9:15am | by brianbeatonLeave native education alone, AFN chief candidate tells Ottawa
May 11, 2009
A contender for the office of Assembly of First Nations' National Chief says there is an urgent need for federal funding to support the education and training of First Nations students.