Council of Canadians requesting letters of support for a moratorium on Dump Site 41

From The Council of Canadians web site

ACTION ALERT: Support a moratorium on Dump Site 41

Updated August 13, 2009

On August 25 Simcoe County Council will discuss placing a one-year moratorium on the construction of the landfill at Site 41.

Canada's efforts to undermine the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People challenged

Joint Statement
Second session, Geneva
10-14 August 2009

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Second session, Geneva
10-14 August 2009

Agenda Item 4(a): United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
(a) Implementation of the Declaration at the regional and national levels

Grand Chief Stan Beardy re-elected to his fourth term by the chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation

NAN press release

 

NAN Chiefs re-elect Stan Beardy as Grand Chief

 

     CHAPLEAU CREE FIRST NATION, Aug. 12 /CNW/ - Chiefs and proxies from Nishnawbe Aski Nation's (NAN) 49 First Nation communities re-elected Stan Beardy as Grand Chief this afternoon during the XXVIII Keewaywin Chiefs Conference in Chapleau Cree First Nation.

 

Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference

Media Advisory

Conserve the Light Gathering - a First Nations and Métis energy efficiency conference

(July 24, 2009) As part of the ongoing Energy Efficiency & Conservation Measures for Aboriginal Communities (EEMAC) program, Charles Fox Consulting Inc. and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will convene a Gathering of Ontario First Nations and Métis Elders and Leadership and community members from September 3, 2009 to September 4, 2009 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

First Nation traditional healers prepared to support communities to deal with H1N1 virus

From CTV.CA  

Traditional healers might help fight swine flu

Aug. 9 2009 - The Canadian Press - Shannon Montgomery

 

For a sore throat, the roots of a type of plant that grows in the water.

For a fever, the gum and needles of a spruce tree, boiled together and swallowed first thing in the morning.

Governor General Mentorship Program looking for 25 youth to work with Order Of Canada members

 Press Release

Order of Canada Mentorship Program looking for 25 young people

August 11, 2009

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, would like to invite dynamic youth to apply to the Order of Canada Mentorship Program, now in its second year.