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July 12th, 2012
Shingwuak 2012 Commemoration Gathering & Conference "HEALING & RECONCILIATION" through education
July 12, 2012 - 1:55pm | by AnonymousJuly 5th
Neskantaga First Nation demanding direct involvement in developments on traditional lands
July 5, 2012 - 1:58pm | by brianbeatonCandidates for the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations sharing their messages
July 5, 2012 - 6:46am | by brianbeatonWab Kinew interviews with 4 of the eight candidates for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations ... from Wab's Videos Youtube site
July 4th
Government leaders meet to discuss First Nation traditional lands without including First Nations
July 4, 2012 - 10:47pm | by brianbeatonPremier Dalton McGuinty seeks Stephen Harper's help to develop Ontario's Ring of Fire
May 24, 2012
Environment Canada raises alarms on chromite mining in First Nations traditional lands
July 4, 2012 - 4:25pm | by brianbeatonEnvironment Canada raises alarms on chromite mining development in Ring of Fire
June 25, 2012 - Tanya Talaga, Queen's Park Bureau
July 3rd
National Chief candidate, Pam Palmater - "First Nations Too Generous Funding Canadian State"
July 3, 2012 - 9:26pm | by brianbeatonFrom Pam Palmater blog Indigenous Nationhood
First Nations Too Generous Funding Canadian State
Unbelievable! I am not sure how I can be both shocked and not, every time I see an irresponsible poll or article like the one below:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Government+generous+with+aboriginal...
July 2nd
World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress recommending open access for all
July 2, 2012 - 11:56pm | by brianbeaton2012 WORLD OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) CONGRESS
UNESCO, PARIS, JUNE 20-22, 2012
2012 PARIS OER DECLARATION
Preamble
The World OER Congress held at UNESCO, Paris on 20-22 June 2012,
Mindful of relevant international statements including:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26.1), which states that: "Everyone has the right to education";
Canada's colonial and racist past needs to understood by all Canadians on Canada Day
July 2, 2012 - 11:34pm | by brianbeatonOn Canada Day
by Kim Petersen / July 1st, 2012
....
"What is Canada?" asked the teacher.
"Should you love a country that was stolen from its Indigenous peoples?"
....
On July 1, many Canadians will crowd into city squares and parks to listen to the national anthem and watch fireworks in the evening.
It is taken for granted that citizens of a country love that country. That is patriotism. But not everyone is a patriot.
June 30th
North Spirit Lake First Nation election results from June 29 community vote
June 30, 2012 - 7:18am | by brianbeatonYesterday, June 29, North Spirit Lake First Nation held their community elections.
The official results, as presented by the Election Committee are:
Chief: Rita Thompson
Deputy Chief: Rachel Oombash
Councillors:
June 27th
Rio+20 Indigenous Peoples' International Declaration on Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
June 27, 2012 - 8:09pm | by brianbeatonFrom Global Indigenous Wwomens Caucus
Rio+20 Indigenous Peoples' International Declaration on Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
by Global Indigenous Women's Caucus on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 1:18pm ·