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First Nation Community Members Walk in Memory of lost loved ones in 9/11 Plane Crash

Nibinamik First Nation, July 11^th, 2011 - A group of members from a remote Northern Ontario First Nation are walking the distance in memory of community members lost in a tragic plane crash that happened on September 11^th, 2003.

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From the Globe and Mail

First Nations chief wants to disband Aboriginal Affairs department

GLORIA GALLOWAY - Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2011

AFN Press Release

From Vancouver Coastal Health   

First Nations Re:Act Manual

The following education and support materials are for health care providers who serve aboriginal populations, to enable them to respond to complex situations of abuse and neglect.

From The Sault Star

Algoma U to house archive

By Brian Kelly - July 8, 2011

A national resource centre chronicling the aboriginal residential school system will be housed at Algoma University.

The Aboriginal Healing Foundation will transfer more than 6,000 items, including audio and video interviews with former residential school students, to the university and Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association beginning in September.

Native Art & Craft Sale

Lakehead University’s
AGORA
955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON

Wednesday evenings

July 13, 2011: 6pm-8pm
July 20, 2011: 6pm-8pm
July 27, 2011: 6pm-8pm

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 A forest fire has forced the evaculation of Deer Lake First Nation to Greenstone.  There is an urgent appeal for donations to assist community members.  If you can help them, you can make a donation online to the Deer Lake evacuees by clicking here or go to this URL: http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s99906

Keewaytinook Okimakanak is seeking a self-motivated individual to perform the duties of a band administrator for McDowell Lake First Nation.

Reporting to the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Finance Manager and McDowell Lake First Nation Chief & Council, you will be responsible to assume the duties of the Band Administrator as follows:

https://www.box.net/shared/xux6ms81335fk0hblvkk

Above is a link to download footage of SLK 35. The video was taken on June 30, it shows aerial shots of the fire with minimal fire behaviour, and a OMNR Fire Crew working on the fire.

SLK 35 & SLK 38 Situation Update

Prepared: July 2, 2011     

Valid for:  July 2,  2011