Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
Chief Donny Morris
On the Ontario Mining Act
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 10th, 2008
Introduction
First of all I would like to acknowledge and thank the Mississauga peoples for allowing me to hold this Press Conference in their traditional territory. It is important to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples whose lands we are enjoying.
Chief and Council Incarcerated
FIRST NATIONS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
DECEMBER 19-21ST, 2008
SIOUX LOOKOUT MEMORIAL ARENA
12 MENS HOCKEY TEAMS - ENTRY FEE $1,500.00
$8,000.00 CHAMPIONSHIP ( based on 12 teams )
$5,000.00 FINALIST ( based on 12 teams )
On Wednesday (Oct 15) afternoon, the Kativik Regional Government complex in Kuujjuaq in Northern Quebec will be the site of signing of the official agreements that will officially launch the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) Round 2 of the federal government's National Satellite Initiative (NSI).
The project is adding two more C-Band satellite transponders to NICSN's existing single public benefit transponder.
By Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG — Aboriginal chiefs across Canada say new voting rules mean thousands of natives could be discouraged from going to the polls in Tuesday’s federal election.
Marites N. Sison, staff writer - Oct 10, 2008
October 10, 2008
Canadian telecom giants BCE Inc. and Telus announced Friday they will work together to overlay their existing wireless networks with a cellular technology more popular around the world, a move that will allow both companies to compete more directly with Rogers Communications Inc.
Press release ...
TORONTO, Oct. 9 - Eight leaders representing diverse organizations joined together to convey the need to defeat the Stephen Harper Conservatives in the October 14th federal election.
First Nation schools and organizations are invited to contact Peter Andre Globensky in Thunder Bay at 683.0585 or by email at basa.tb@tbaytel.net to arrange a special event with Tomson Highway during his stay in Thunder Bay.
Project press release ...
29 September 2008 - Thunder Bay, Ontario
See below for CBC's article on the release of the government report and their figures ...
Oct. 8 2008
On the eve of a parliamentary report on the financial cost of the Afghanistan mission for Canada, an independent group has released their own answer on the subject: $28 billion.