Archive
December 11th
NAPS seeks assistance in case where shots fired at a home in Moose Factory
December 11, 2007 - 10:19am | by AnonymousNorthern Stores clarify their cheque cashing support for Residential School Survivors
December 11, 2007 - 6:55am | by brianbeatonLetter of the day - Dec 7 2007
December 10th
Water is a Human Right - Canadian government votes against UN resolutions on the human right to water
December 10, 2007 - 4:00pm | by AnonymousWater is a human right. Take action now!
Today is International Human Rights Day.
The Council of Canadians is launching an online campaign to pressure Prime Minister Stephen Harper to stand up for the right to water at the United Nations.
There is no denying that a global water crisis is underway.
First Nation leaders express their frustration with Harper government inaction on Aboriginal issues
December 10, 2007 - 10:26am | by brianbeatonPress Release ...
December 9th
Some residential school survivors in remote First Nations being charged 1.5% cheque fee
December 9, 2007 - 9:26am | by brianbeatonTwo conflicting stories in the Winnipeg Free Press indicates there is still lots of confusion about how Residential School Survivors are being supported in their communities by Northern Stores (see below for the December 6 story - North West nixes fees for survivors' cheques)
From Winnipeg Free Press - December 8, 2007
Residential school survivors gouged?
Northern stores charge 1.5% cheque fee
By Alexandra Paul
December 8th
Lac La Croix First Nation students dancing their way to Toronto for experience of a lifetime
December 8, 2007 - 4:19pm | by brianbeatonFor youth on Ojibwa reserve, show much more than a performance
Susan Walker (DANCE WRITER) - Dec 08, 2007
LAC LA CROIX, ONT.–There's a skim of ice on the puddles, a whistle to the wind off the lake and a young buck, gutted down the middle, hangs from a tree next to the water, shot through the head a few days earlier.
Ontario government invited to work with KI to address local development of traditional lands
December 8, 2007 - 3:34pm | by brianbeatonFrom the TBay Chronicle Journal
First Nation leaders ready to go to jail to stop miners
By JULIO GOMES - December 7, 2007
The chief and other councillors of a remote Northern Ontario native community are prepared to go to jail for disobeying a court order that allows exploratory drilling on what they consider traditional lands.
Matawa First Nations Management team opens Sacred Fire Resource Centre in Thunder Bay
December 8, 2007 - 8:44am | by brianbeatonFrom the TBay Chronicle-Journal ...
Training centre widens employment, training options
By PETER BURKOWSKI - December 6, 2007
Matawa First Nations members now have several new employment and training options at their fingertips.
December 7th
Ontario judge supports mining company as KI reaffirms its commitment to protect its traditional lands
December 7, 2007 - 9:01pm | by brianbeatonNAN and KI press release ...
KI LEADERSHIP INVITE JAIL TIME UNTIL ABORIGINAL AND TREATY RIGHTS UPHELD AND FULFILLED
THUNDER BAY, ON - December 7, 2007: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Chief Donny Morris, councilor Sam McKay, and community member Mark Anderson today invited jail time in favour of Aboriginal and treaty rights to proper and adequate consultation and accommodation prior to exploration or development on KI traditional territory.
Harper government delaying the construction of North Spirit Lake First Nation school and others in Kenora riding
December 7, 2007 - 10:49am | by brianbeatonThe disappointing news that the new school promised for North Spirit Lake is once again being delayed, was reported to the Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak at their board meeting earlier this week. INAC officials sent a letter to North Spirit Lake and Keewaytinook Okimakanak indicating that other funding priorities are forcing further delays in the construction of their badly needed school.
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