Nishnawbe-Gamink Friendship Centre and co-host Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee of Sioux Lookout
Community and First Nation’s Organizations standing together in a Spirit of Unity to support a better life for all
Opening Ceremonies: Traditional Songs and Prayer lead by elder Ralph Johnson @ 12 p.m.
Solidarity Walk begins @ 1:00 p.m. at Friendship Centre
King street towards Dingwall Ford Motors
May. 28 2008
TORONTO -- Moments after the Ontario Court of Appeal decided he'd served enough time behind bars, the last of seven aboriginal protesters jailed over disputes with mining exploration companies walked out of court saying he planned to stroll barefoot in the grass.
A correction to the Ontario government press release from Lyle Keeper
Arthur Manuel articulates the importance of the Olympics to any country and their position on human rights. The Harper government's position on Indigenous human rights is demonstrated by their refusal to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
----- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Manuel
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:54 AM
Subject: FW: 2010 Resistance! Meeting
Dear Friends:
Canada’s Human Rights Record is on the Table.
Vito Pilieci, Monday, May 26, 2008
OTTAWA - The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.
Mission Statement
National Day of Healing and Reconciliation is a movement of people committed to moving forward collectively within our families, communities, and across Canada for the purposes of healing and reconciliation.
Objectives:
The following e-mail appealing for funds for the Queen's Park camp organizing committee; the Canadian Press article concerning Chief's Donnie Morris' position on Ontario's free entry for mining law; and the press release concerning the letter to Ontario from Robert Kennedy, Jr, indicate growing support for First Nations and the May 29 National Day of Action where all Canadians can come together to demand equal treatment for First Nations across this country.
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Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Ontario press release ...
May 23, 2008
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is teaming up with the province and the Heart and Stroke Foundation to improve the health of Aboriginal people and rural residents.
The government and the Foundation will each invest $1.5 million to establish an endowed Chair in Aboriginal and Rural Health at the school.
The book review of Marie Wadden's "Where the Pavement Ends" follows this article and provides another context for the National Day of Action efforts on the part of First Nations and their organizations to help Canadians understand the importance of strategically investing in the children, their families and their communities.
From the Peterborough Examiner
GALEN EAGLE - May 24. 2008
Freddy Taylor barely looks up from painting when asked about the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a forthcoming apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper.