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June 8th, 2012

Wasaya Group Inc. (Wee-Chee-Way-Win) Job Opportunities

Good Afternoon,

Please see attached job opportunity and feel free to repost or pass along.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, Thunder Bay

ACCOUNTING OFFICER, Sioux Lookout 

June 7th

KIHS hosting online graduation celebration with First Nation graduates and families

What a special day it is for First Nation students that make the choice to stay in their home communities to complete their High School program and finally see their dream realized!

There are 10 students graduating with their Grade 12 diploma this year from the Keewaytinook Internet High School (http://kihs.knet.ca).

These students have all made the choice to remain in their home communities to be with their families and do the work required to successfully complete their High School course requirements!

June 6th

June 5th

Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act bill introduced by Conservative MP

From Winnipeg Free Press 

Bill overhauls Indian Act - Tory backbencher introduces law

By: Mia Rabson - June 5, 2012

OTTAWA -- A Conservative backbencher from Saskatchewan introduced a bill Monday that could eventually replace the Indian Act.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Health Secretary position available in Balmertown

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Employment Opportunity

Health Secretary

June 4th

First Nations to be impacted by social assistance cuts by Ontario government

COO Press Release

First Nations in Ontario to be impacted by social assistance cuts

TORONTO, June 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Proposed changes to social assistance funding in the 2012 Ontario budget will cause First Nation communities to slide further into cycles of poverty and dependency, and First Nation Leadership in Ontario are demanding action before it's too late.

Impacts of mercury poison at Grassy Narrows First Nation being ignored by government

From Kenora Daily Miner and News  

River Run flows to Toronto: Impacts of mercury poison at Grassy Narrows First Nation not recognized by government

By Jon Thompson - June 4, 2012

Job Opportunity- O&M Advisor

 

Operations & Maintenance Advisor

 

Keewaytinook Okimakanak (Northern Chiefs Council) provides technical services to First Nations communities in remote North-western Ontario.

 

June 3rd

Community Resilience viewed as essential value by northerners for their communities to thrive

Press Release

Community Resilience is a Security Priority for Northern Canadians

Iqaluit, May 28, 2012-Northern Canadians generally view their community as the focal point of security. The main objective is to meet basic community needs at the local level. A Conference Board of Canada report published by the Centre for the North outlines the concept of community resilience - which Northerners deem as essential for their communities to thrive.