Two submissions related to Aboriginal broadband connectivity are now posted online on the federal consultation on the Digital Economy Strategy website at http://de-en.gc.ca/home/.

Copies of both submissions can be obtained online by clicking on the titles below ...

National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week (NAAAW) program is pleased to announce the 2010 Grants and Promo Items are now available!! 

Scroll below for details on the youth grant, community grant and promo items form. 

The application deadline is Monday, September 13, 2010.

If you have any questions please let me know and I’ll be happy to assist you. 

Please fwd. this email onto anyone you might think be of interest

Looking forward to receiving your applications and promo requests!

Kind Regards,

NIBINAMIK FIRST NATION

Proudly presents & Invites You to

The 12TH ANNUAL YOUTH WILDERNESS

RETREAT PROGRAM

From July 12th – 17th, 2010

Our annual program is designed to promote leadership and cultural knowledge.  Many of our teachings are provided by our local elders and experienced instructors.

From Macleans.ca  http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/the-hurting

The hurting

Award-winning novelist Joseph Boyden on the link between residential schools and the devastation of native suicide

by macleans.ca on Thursday, July 1, 2010

 Taking Action for First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunity, and Outcomes - Discussion Paper

From the PREFACE

AFN National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo Report July 2009 – July 2010

Overview

In a few weeks we will gather at Winnipeg for our Annual General Assembly. Before that, it is my great honour to offer my first annual report to you the Chiefs and First Nation governments from across Canada.

Employment Opportunity

Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation  

KO Chiefs are gathering in Winnipeg this week to discuss ways in which the tribal council can better serve the grassroots. The Chiefs said they are overall pleased with the work of the tribal council and specifically praised K-Net, KOTM, KiHS, KORI and the Water Treatment Training Programme.

“Geordi has done a lot for the communities,” said one Chief.

However, they are discussing better ways of doing business for the organization.

NOSM’s New Strategic Plan Provides Blueprint for Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) launched a new strategic plan intended to guide the School's progress through the years 2010 to 2015. Much has been achieved in NOSM's first five years of operations, and this second plan builds on these successes with well-established priorities and a clearly articulated vision and mission.

PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise is hosting a Young Aboriginal Women Summer Workshop series. 

Jan Hardy of the Aboriginal Mentorship program and Pauline Fogarty, Program Development Intern are hosting the series to create financial literacy skills among youth as well as generating money management skills for participants. 

All workshops are taking place on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in July and August. 

They are free of cost and targeted to young Aboriginal women, though everyone is welcome to attend.