Follow the news on the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues - April 21 to May 2
May 20, 2009 - 9:31pm | by brianbeatonThe Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues
is being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York
from 21 April to 2 May 2008
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/session_seventh.html
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Walk4Justice is walking again and seeking support for all the Missing and Murdered women
May 20, 2009 - 8:35pm | by brianbeatonWalk4Justice
May 18, 2009
Good day everyone, We hope today finds you all in good health and spirits. We are writing all of you supporters of the Missing and Murdered women and the Walk4Justice. We would like to tell you that the W4J is walking again.
Moose Cree First Nation members ratify agreement with Ontario Power Generation
May 20, 2009 - 8:06pm | by brianbeatonPress Release
Moose Cree First Nation ratifies Amisk-oo-Skow Comprehensive Agreement
20 May 2009
[Moose Factory, Ontario]: The Moose Cree First Nation have ratified an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) that resolves past impacts on the Moose Cree First Nation and establishes the foundation for a positive relationship between the Moose Cree First Nation and OPG.
Treaty 3 First Nations partner with Kenora and universities to research management of lands
May 20, 2009 - 7:00am | by brianbeatonPress release
Canada's MP gets $157,738 salary, $25,500 expenses, 64 free airline tickets, staffing, etc
May 19, 2009 - 6:42pm | by brianbeatonFrom CBC News online http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/090519/n051985A.html
Auditor general wants to lift the lid on MPs' expenses
May 19, 2009 Tim Naumetz, THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general wants to lift the lid on expense claims and other spending by MPs and Senators.
Sheila Fraser began preliminary talks with the House of Commons and Senate earlier this year, well before the expense-claim scandal erupted in Britain.
Assembly of First Nations Announces "National Day of Reconciliation" for June 11, 2009
May 18, 2009 - 10:48am | by brianbeatonAFN press release
Military going after First Nation youth to fill their staffing requirements
May 16, 2009 - 8:36pm | by brianbeatonCanadian Forces want more aboriginals to sign up for the military
May 16, 2009 - Canadian Press Patrice Bergeron, THE CANADIAN PRESS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada's armed forces are looking for young aboriginals who want to build on the long history of their ancestors in helping to defend Canada.
Assembly of First Nations candidate championing the importance of post-secondary education
May 16, 2009 - 9:15am | by brianbeatonLeave native education alone, AFN chief candidate tells Ottawa
May 11, 2009
A contender for the office of Assembly of First Nations' National Chief says there is an urgent need for federal funding to support the education and training of First Nations students.
First Nation youth from across Canada gather to showcase enterpeneurial enterprises
May 15, 2009 - 1:29pm | by brianbeatonPress release
BDC announces the winners of the 2009 E-Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition
KELOWNA, BC, May 15 - The winners of the ninth annual E-Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition were revealed last night in Kelowna during a special awards gala ceremony. The event attracted over 160 Aboriginal students from across the country and was hosted by the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
First Nation women protesting against Bill C-8 (matrimonial real property) imposed by government
May 15, 2009 - 12:34pm | by brianbeatonNAN Press release
NAN Grand Chief demands withdrawal of federal legislation on matrimonial real property
THUNDER BAY, ON, May 15 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Ask Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, together with Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald, is demanding that the Government of Canada withdraw proposed legislation under Bill C-8 dealing with matrimonial real property (MRP) on reserves that underwent second reading in the House of Commons this week.
