Four First Nation schools in Ontario participating in the One-Laptop-Per-Child pilot project
September 30, 2010 - 5:32am | by brianbeatonThe elementary schools in Attawapiskat and Eabametoong First Nation are partnering with The Belinda Stronach Foundation and ten other schools across Canada to introduce and use the One-Laptop-Per-Child computer in their classrooms.
The twelve schools include four in Ontario:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission challenged to deliver on all the program expectations
September 29, 2010 - 3:20pm | by brianbeatonPresentation to the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples By the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair Sept. 28, 2010
Mr. Chairman, committee members, distinguished witnesses and guests,
Commissioners Marie Wilson, Chief Wilton Littlechild and I are honoured to have the opportunity today to update you on the progress the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has made on a journey that in many ways began decades ago.
Trillium Foundation Community Capital Fund supporting non-profit infrastructure projects
September 29, 2010 - 2:03pm | by brianbeatonEffect of Poverty in remote First Nations highlighted in film about Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
September 29, 2010 - 10:51am | by brianbeatonFilm shines light on Canada’s ‘Third World’
Sep 28 2010
Lili is featured in a film about the shocking conditions First Nations children endure in Ontario’s north. On Lili's 12th birthday in May 2006, her mother committed suicide. Lili found her.
Video: See the trailer
Many Canadian mining practices around the world show human rights and environmental abuses
September 27, 2010 - 9:55pm | by brianbeatonWith the passing of Bill 191 and the increasing efforts to develop mines in Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory, the following briefing from December 2009 is still timely ...
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario raises concerns about climate change for the north
September 27, 2010 - 8:55am | by brianbeatonOntario on front line of climate change
Gord Miller - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario - Sep 22 2010
Ontarians got a taste of what climate change is like this summer, and most of us didn’t worry about it, as we enjoyed the hot, sunny days, uninterrupted by rain.
New "Truth in Sentencing Act" unfairly targets the poor, the illiterate and Aboriginal people
September 27, 2010 - 5:32am | by brianbeatonFar North Act will not apply in Shibogama First Nation territory without our consent
September 26, 2010 - 8:37am | by brianbeatonNEWS RELEASE – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Far North Act will not apply in Shibogama Homelands without our Consent
The Indigenous Peoples of Kasabonika, Kingfisher, Wapekeka, Wawakapewin and Wunnumin Lake First Nations along with the Shibogama First Nations Council clearly state for the record once again that their concerns are not addressed or reflected in Bill 191, the Far North Act. We continue to support the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) opposition and call on Ontario to do the right thing and withdraw the bill.
Lac Seul First Nation unofficial election results from Sept 26, 2010 vote
September 25, 2010 - 1:50pm | by brianbeatonLac Seul First Nation unofficial election results from Sept 26, 2010
Chief
Clifford Bull
Councillors (Frenchman's Head)
Elvis Trout
Floyd Vincent
Tom Peetwayway
David Gordon
Councillors (Whitefish Bay)
Brad Ross
Councillors (Kejick Bay)
Dean Ross
Karen Ningewance
Derek Maud
Fort Severn First Nation Community Telemedicine Coordinator presents telemental health paper
September 25, 2010 - 11:58am | by brianbeatonPress release
Perspectives of Remote and Rural First Nations Community Members on Telemental Health
How do rural and remote First Nations community members feel about using technology for telehealth? The success of telehealth and other community ICT projects depends on the willingness of community members to use the technology. However community members’ perspectives are often unknown or poorly understood.
