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February 15th, 2015

First Nation education can work just look to the Mi'Kmaq in Nova Scotia for owning, controlling, succeeding

From HuffingtonPost.ca

There Is A Way To Fix First Nations Education And This Is How It Starts

Michael Bolen Posted: 02/14/2015 It took 15 years for a new elementary school to open in Attawapiskat after the old one was shut down. It doesn't have to be this way. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

February 14th

Nishnawbe Aski Nation starts education program to stop sexual violence

From CBC.ca

NAN starts education program to stop sexual violence

CBC News Posted: Feb 13, 2015 3:40 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 13, 2015 3:40 PM ET

Remote First Nations continue to grow their mobile network working with K-Mobile and KO

KNET Press Release

KO-KNet 3G Announcement

Submitted by angiemorris on Fri, 2015-02-13

February 12th

Aboriginal people are exceptional. When we can all acknowledge that, the gap will close

From theGuardian.com

Aboriginal people are exceptional. When we can all acknowledge that, the gap will close

Despite the dire outcomes of the Closing the Gap report, there is great potential in Indigenous communities. Our greatest challenge might be in believing that

February 10th

Report releases new research on Gaps in services for First Nations Children in Canada

AFN Press Release

Jordan's Principle Report releases new research on Gaps in services for First Nations Children in Canada 

(Ottawa, ON) February 10, 2015 - On a day dedicated to supporting the need for fair and proper services for First Nations children, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), together with UNICEF Canada, The Canadian Paediatric Society, McGill University and the University of Michigan released a report that highlights the inequity experienced by First Nations children who need government services.