AFN declares June 2011 Month of First Nation "Advocacy, Awareness and Action"
June 1, 2011 - 9:05am | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
AFN National Chief Declares June 2011 Month of First Nation "Advocacy, Awareness and Action"
OTTAWA, June 1, 2011 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today launched an initiative to make June 2011 a month of "First Nation Advocacy, Awareness and Action".
UN World Intellectual Property Organization challenged by Indigenous Traditional Knowledge
June 1, 2011 - 6:29am | by brianbeatonFrom Indigenous Peoples' Center for Documentation, Research and Information
The indigenous delegates who participated to the UN World Intellectual Property Organization’s Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore which met from 9 to13 May 2011 in Geneva, have presented a joint statement, which is reproduced here below.
Tooth decay in First Nation babies is preventable with proper care and education
May 30, 2011 - 1:08pm | by brianbeatonFirst Nations using social media to bridge distances and form 'communities in motion'
May 30, 2011 - 12:58pm | by brianbeatonFrom the Tyee.ca
'Number One Tool' for First Nations? Facebook
How Aboriginals are using social media to bridge distances and form 'communities in motion'.
TRC commissioner shares his story to knowing the history for understanding First Nations
May 30, 2011 - 11:01am | by brianbeatonDoctors recognizing the value of treating and supporting young people where they live
May 29, 2011 - 9:58pm | by brianbeatonFrom CBC.ca
Telepsychiatry: Getting help to kids where they live
Canada's Auditor General recognizes First Nation conditions and issues being ignored
May 29, 2011 - 9:54pm | by brianbeatonAG calls on gov't to address First Nations issues
May. 29 2011
Outgoing Auditor General Sheila Fraser says it is "incumbent" upon her office to speak out about dismal conditions on First Nations reserves, which, despite billions of dollars in federal funding, still suffer crushing social and economic hardships.
Fort Severn First Nation co-hosting May 31 online workshop on community use of ICTs
May 24, 2011 - 12:44pm | by brianbeatonPlease post and distribute and join us on May 31, 2011.
Building Digital Bridges on the Shore of Hudson Bay – Information and Communication Technologies in
Fort Severn First Nation.
NAN, COO, AFN gatherings of First Nation leaders to establish directions and plans
May 22, 2011 - 7:26am | by brianbeatonNishnawbe Aski Nation hosting Education Awareness Week May 24-27 online from Thunder Bay
May 21, 2011 - 6:17am | by brianbeatonFrom http://nan.on.ca
