Celebrating the careers of First Nation people who are living and working in their community

Keewaytinook Okimakanak, as the Regional Management Organization for INAC's First Nation SchoolNet program is launching the http://e-careers.knet.ca web site.

E-careers is a new e-learning resource for First Nation students, schools and families to encourage and celebrate First Nation people who are living and furthering their careers in their community.

KERC District Education Directors' and Principals’ Training in Sioux Lookout - Oct 20 - 24

Click here to download the Education Directors' Agenda

Click here to download the Principals' Agenda

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KERC District Principals’ Training Agenda
SUNSET SUITES, Sioux Lookout

Tuesday, Oct. 20

• Opening Prayer; Opening Remarks 

A1 Implementation of KERC Curriculum

Other countries recognizing the importance of broadband connections for their citizens

From CNN 

(CNN) -- Finland has become the first country in the world to declare broadband Internet access a legal right.

By Saeed Ahmed, CNN

Request for prayers for former Grand Chief Dan Koosees during his upcoming operation

Dear Chiefs and First Nations of Nishnawbe Aski Nation,

 Re: Mr. Dan Koosees

For your information former Deputy Grand Dan Koosees will be going into a major open heart surgery at the Sudbury Regional Hospital tomorrow morning at 8 Am and the doctors anticipate at least a 4 hour surgery. During that time he will only be kept alive on a life support machine. The doctors are not concern about the surgery itself but during his recovery for the first 7 days as you know by now, Dan is a dialysis patient.

Designation of wilderness site across First Nation traditional territory gets $10M trust fund

From CBC News online

First Nations UNESCO bid gets $10M

October 13, 2009

The provincial government will set aside $10 million for the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer said Tuesday.

Northern Ontario School of Medicine searching for Chair in Aboriginal and Rural Health

JOB POSTING at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Lands Planning Video Conference East-Lake Winnipeg First Nations' Story October 14, 2009

All are welcome to Join Elder Ed Wood and Peter Globenski as they share the story of Lands Planning with East-Side Lake Winnipeg First Nations. Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO) is the group created to bring together First Nations, government and resource companies to create lands planning and governance. Elder Ed Wood will share how the First Nations conducted their planning and dealt with challenges such as overlapping territories, government regulations, parklands, forestry agreements, etc.

ImagineNative Film+Media Arts Festival celebrating 10 years of Native art Oct 14-18 in Toronto

Check out this year's catalogue at http://www.imaginenative.org/

From the Canadian Press

Wpg actor Adam Beach aiming to broadcast aboriginal content online

By Cassandra Szklarski (CP) - Oct 11, 2009

Invite to join a global movement by taking action to reduce poverty in Canada and globally

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