Stan Beardy, the longstanding Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and former chief of Muskrat Dam First Nation won the majority of the votes for the Chiefs of Ontario Regional Chief position.
Stan Beardy obtained the support of 59 Chiefs in the second round of voting.
He will be replacing Angus Toulouse, the former chief of Sagamok First Nation, as the Regional Chief for COO.
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AFN Press release
NAN Press Release
NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION BILLS PROVINCE $127-MILLION FOR BENEFITS DERIVED FROM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CALLING IT A HISTORIC SWINDLE
SSHRC press release
Government of Canada invests in building and sharing knowledge on economic, social and cultural issues
Education, Aboriginal communities, domestic violence, business and the Internet economy among key issues being addressed
Canada languishes in world rankings for government openness
The Canadian Press Posted: Jun 23, 2012
As the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act approaches, Canada finds itself tied for 51st in the world on a list of freedom-of-information rankings, languishing behind Angola, Colombia and Niger.
The Associated Press
Date: Friday Jun. 8, 2012
Landline rules frustrate telecoms - Telecom companies are pressing to be freed from the obligation of providing low-cost fixed-line telephone service to homes, a move critics say will leave Americans with less reliable or more expensive options.
By Cecilia Kang, Published: April 12
From the VANCOUVER SUN
Award-winning RedFox Healthy Living Society forced to close its after-school offerings after six years
BY GERRY BELLETT - JUNE 23, 2012
US sees indigenous abuses in other countries
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor.