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August 17th, 2012
Sept 19 DEADLINE for Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement fast approaching
August 17, 2012 - 11:40am | by brianbeatonA very significant date for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) is approaching. September 19, 2012 is the deadline to apply for the two financial components of the IRSSA:
August 16th
Aboriginal Student Scholarship Fund for students living in non-profit housing in Ontario
August 16, 2012 - 8:56am | by brianbeatonThe Kathleen Blinkhorn Aboriginal Student Scholarship Fund
Click here for the Online Application Form
DEADLINE for Applications is August 17!!
Scholarship Terms of Reference
Scholarship Amounts
August 15th
Chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation elect new Grand Chief Harvey Yesno and executive
August 15, 2012 - 4:23pm | by brianbeatonWatch the live webcast of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Keewaywin conference taking place in Kashechewan at
http://www.nanelection.ca/article/live-webcast-162.asp
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
NAN CHIEFS ELECT HARVEY YESNO AS GRAND CHIEF
August 13th
Racist websites and telephone hate messages removed from Human Rights Act
August 13, 2012 - 10:41am | by brianbeatonBill C-304: Hate Speech Clause's Repeal Gives White Supremacists Rare Moment Of Glee
New school in Pikangikum First Nation announced again
August 13, 2012 - 10:16am | by brianbeatonNEW SCHOOL IN PIKANGIKUM ANNOUNCED ...
PIKANGIKUM, ONTARIO (August 10, 2012) - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, along with Pikangikum First Nation Chief Peter Quill and Parliamentary Secretary Greg Rickford, announced today funding for a new school at Pikangikum First Nation. This investment is supported by Economic Action Plan 2012 .
August 9th
Fort Severn First Nation hosting Minister Duncan, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
August 9, 2012 - 9:44am | by brianbeatonNEW SCHOOL IN FORT SEVERN FIRST NATION ANNOUNCED ...
FORT SEVERN, ONTARIO (August 9, 2012) - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, along with Fort Severn First Nation Chief Matthew Kakekaspan and Parliamentary Secretary Greg Rickford, announced today funding for a new elementary school at Fort Severn First Nation. This investment is being supported by Economic Action Plan 2012 .
Extending aboriginal rights to aboriginal peoples to right past wrongs
August 9, 2012 - 9:23am | by brianbeatonWhy not extend aboriginal rights to aboriginal peoples?
Cecil Chabot August 08, 2012
Northern Ontario First Nations are preparing 30-day eviction notices for mining companies operating in a mineral-rich zone known the Ring of Fire.
First Nation schools receive about a quarter less funding for primary school education
August 9, 2012 - 9:18am | by brianbeatonAboriginal students: An education underclass
Often, they receive about a quarter less funding for primary school education than other Canadian children
Pam Palmater writes about First Nation Property Ownership Act and corporate land grab
August 9, 2012 - 9:13am | by brianbeatonFrom http://indigenousnationhood.blogspot.ca/2012/08/flanagan-national-petroleum-ownership.html
Celebrate Today - International Day of the World's Indigenous People
August 9, 2012 - 9:00am | by brianbeatonAFN press release
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Celebrates World Indigenous Day
OTTAWA, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today acknowledged the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, highlighting the need for and benefits of political and economic participation of Indigenous peoples here in Canada and around the globe.