Official recognition of First Nation territory recommended by teachers for school gatherings
March 7, 2010 - 10:51pm | by brianbeatonSchool events should begin with aboriginal recognition: teachers' federation
By Janet Steffenhagen - March 7, 2010
Schools and school districts should begin all events with official recognition of aboriginal territory, according to delegates attending the B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) annual general meeting.
No Funding for Aboriginal Healing Foundation programs supporting residential school survivors
March 5, 2010 - 10:32pm | by brianbeatonPress release
No Funds Committed to Aboriginal Healing Foundation in Canada’s 2010 Federal Budget
March 05, 2010 (OTTAWA) – Today, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) Board of Directors acknowledged Canada’s decision not to provide funds to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation in the 2010 Federal Budget.
This decision by the Federal Government means that a nation-wide network of one hundred and thirty-four community-based healing intitiatives will no longer have AHF support after March 31, 2010, when current funds run out.
Ontario First Nations invites UN Special Rapporteur to investigate Human Rights violations
March 5, 2010 - 8:49am | by brianbeatonA Taste of the System - First Nation students at DFC experience Canadian courts first hand
March 4, 2010 - 1:02pm | by AnonymousFrom The Chronicle Journal
A Taste of the System
KRIS KETONEN - 03/04/2010
5000 XO laptops being placed in the hands of partner First Nation children ages 6 to 12
March 4, 2010 - 7:21am | by brianbeatonThe Belinda Stronach Foundation's Aboriginal Program Coordinator, Wendy Johnson, traveled to Sioux Lookout to meet with Keewaytinook Okimakanak on Wednesday, March 3. Karihwakeron Tim Thompson from the Assembly of First Nations Education team joined Wendy for this visit.
Canada announces support for UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
March 4, 2010 - 7:05am | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
AFN National Chief encouraged by Canada's Commitment in Speech from the Throne to Endorse UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA, March 3 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo said he is encouraged by Canada's commitment to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as stated in today's Speech from the Throne.
Videocom researchers travel to rural and remote First Nations to learn about use of technology
March 3, 2010 - 11:50pm | by brianbeatonVideo project seeks to understand First Nation use of technology
March 3, 2010 - by: Chris Kornacki
A group of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada hosted a community video festival in Mishkeegogamang First Nation Feb. 27.
The video festival was part of a new research initiative by the National Research Council of Canada.
AFN National Chief writes about the importance of investing in First Nation youth
March 2, 2010 - 2:19pm | by brianbeatonEducation funding vital for native youth
Providing for a college or university education is never easy. Families must cope with the ever-rising costs of tuition, books and student housing. It’s an ongoing challenge for many of us.
Ontario government making promises for NAN First Nation traditional territory
March 1, 2010 - 8:03pm | by brianbeatonNAN press release
NAN Reacts to McGuinty's Five-Year Plan which Promises Development in the Ring of Fire
THUNDER BAY, ON February 26, 2010: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is reacting to the Ontario Liberal government’s proposed five-year plan called ‘Open Ontario’ to be unveiled in the March 8, 2010 throne speech.
Among other promises, ‘Open Ontario’ includes a plan to develop a large chromite deposit in NAN territory in an area known as Ring of Fire.
National Social Work Month and Social Workers challenge everyone to end poverty in Canada
March 1, 2010 - 9:53am | by brianbeatonCanadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) and the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) press release
March 1, 2010
