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COO press release

Chiefs Of Ontario React to Provincial Budget

MARCH 27, 2009

TORONTO - In the period leading up to and subsequent to the First Ministers Meeting on the Economy in January 2009, the Chiefs in Ontario strongly advocated for strategic investment into infrastructure and development for First Nation communities across the province.

Matawa press release ...

Local Tribal Council Announces All Star Line Up of Conference Speakers

Thunder Bay, ON – (Friday, March 27th, 2009) - Matawa First Nations Tribal Council is proud to announce the Keynote Speakers of the First Annual Governance and Economic Development Conference to be held at the Valhalla Inn March 31st and April 1st, 2009. With an all-star lineup of guest speakers and performing acts, the conference aims to please a variety of audiences – especially youth!

NAN press release

NAN women demand withdrawal of federal legislation on matrimonial real property

     THUNDER BAY, ON, March 26 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Ask Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald together with the NAN Women's Council and more than 80 women from NAN's 49 First Nation communities united today in a peaceful demonstration to demand the Government of Canada withdraw proposed legislation under Bill C-8 which deals with matrimonial real property (MRP) on reserves.

From Chiefs of Ontario web site 

35th Annual All Ontario Chiefs Conference

3/25/2009

Confirmed by the Political Confederacy, the 35th Annual All Ontario Chiefs Conference is scheduled for July 7-8-9, 2009 and it will be hosted by Batchewana First Nation located close to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.  

From Timmins Press 

School closes

March 26, 2009 - Posted By CHELSEY ROMAIN AND CHRISTINA SPENCER, THE DAILY PRESS  

Residents of the remote First Nation community of Attawapiskat has said enough is enough and has declared a state of emergency.

Community officials, along with the local education authority issued a release late Tuesday night stating both the elementary and high school have been closed until further notice.

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Beginning with its twentieth volume, the interdisciplinary Indigenous Policy Journal will be peer-reviewed. We now have an Editorial Advisory Board of close to forty members, drawn from the ranks of academia, the private sector, the NGO community, and Indigenous agencies and communities from around the world.

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From the Canadian Press

Deaths of aboriginal men in jail fire almost inevitable given conditions: lawyer

March 23, 2009

TORONTO — The deaths of two aboriginal men trapped in cells during a jailhouse fire were almost inevitable given the deplorable state of policing in First Nation communities, a coroner's inquest heard Monday.

Ontario government press release

Dedicated Aboriginal Youth Custody Facility Opens - McGuinty Government Providing Aboriginal-Specific Programming For Youth

    TORONTO, March 23 - Ontario is opening Canada's first secure custody facility for Aboriginal youth in Fort Frances today.

    The Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre will help Aboriginal youth in conflict with the law through culturally appropriate programs and services.