While announcing the May 29 National Day of Action, National Chief Phil Fontaine spoke about how the Harper government is undermining the importance of the residential school agreement (see the Winnipeg Free Press story that follows the AFN press release).
AFN press release
April 17, 2008
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Six very excited KiHS students are preparing to attend the York University Engineering and Science Olympics on Tuesday May 6 of this year. These KiHS students have been chosen as representatives from First Nations schools in Remote First Nations communities in Ontario. They will leave their communities and fly to Toronto on May 3rd and back again on May 7th. They are busily preparing their strategies for competing with 70 other high school teams from all across Ontario. This is a great opportunity and a great honour for these students!
OTTAWA — The Mohawk protester who helped shut down a stretch of Ontario's busiest highway last June says Canadians can expect more disruption on May 29.
JENNIFER MACMILLAN - April 15, 2008
TORONTO — The federal government has announced a plan to improve drinking water for First Nations communities across the country.