Government report on Missing and Murdered women and girls avoids taking meaningful action
March 7, 2014 - 3:41pm | by brianbeatonParliamentary committee's report on violence against Indigenous women ‘sanitized'
07. MAR, 2014 BY APTN NATIONAL NEWS
OTTAWA-The Conservative MPs on the House of Commons special committee on violence against Indigenous women refused to add calls for a public inquiry as part of the main recommendations in the committee's report tabled Friday in Parliament.
Our-Story.ca writing and art competition for Aboriginal youth deadline of March 31
March 7, 2014 - 3:06pm | by brianbeatonConcerns about First Nations Controlled, First Nations Education Act continue to be presented
March 6, 2014 - 8:37pm | by brianbeatonFrom Indigenousnationhood.blogspot.ca
First Nations Controlled, First Nations Education Act: Standardizing "the Indian in the child"
Posted by Pam Palmater on March 6, 2014
Appeal for more support and resources as Mishkeegogamang First Nation declares state of emergency
March 5, 2014 - 9:06am | by brianbeatonMishkeegogamang First Nation Struggles After Fire
Posted 4 March 2014
Mishkeegogamang Ojibway First Nation is in mourning and shock following a fire
Aboriginal rights based on treaties influencing Canada's resource development agenda
March 4, 2014 - 3:47pm | by brianbeatonAboriginal rights a threat to Canada's resource agenda, documents reveal
Posted by Martin Lukacs and Shiri Pasternak - Tuesday 4 March 2014
Canadian government closely monitoring how legal rulings and aboriginal protest pose an increasing 'risk' for multi-billion dollar oil and mining plans
NAN Mining Strategy Environmental and Economic Forum March 12-13, 2014
March 4, 2014 - 12:17pm | by AnonymousNAN Mining Strategy - AGENDA
Objective of Forum:
• To enable First Nations and Tribal Councils to meet and share information regarding their issues/concerns regarding the environment as well as their existing environmental monitoring and protection programs.
• To identify additional needs of First Nations regarding environmental protection and to discuss concepts, roles and responsibilities for a NAN wide Regional Environmental Agency acceptable to First Nations and Tribal Councils.Morning:
Joseph Boyden's new book The Orenda wins Canada Reads competition
March 3, 2014 - 6:14pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads 2014: Wab Kinew and Joseph Boyden on The Orenda
Friday, March 7, 2014
Jian poses with Wab Kinew, centre, and Joseph Boyden, right, in Studio Q.(Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
"The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America" wins $40,000 award
March 2, 2014 - 5:00pm | by brianbeatonThomas King wins $40,000 B.C. non-fiction prize for The Inconvenient Indian
MARSHA LEDERMAN, Feb. 21 2014
Knowing Canada's true colonial history should include how it was a safe place to buy, sell and own slaves
March 2, 2014 - 2:29pm | by brianbeatonFrom GlobeandMail.com
200 years a slave: the dark history of captivity in Canada
ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Feb. 28 2014
Joseph Boyden's The Orenda helps resurgence of indigenous culture and voices in the arts
March 1, 2014 - 12:15pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads crowns Joseph Boyden's The Orenda 2014 winner
Book was defended in literary battle by First Nations journalist Wab Kinew
Posted: Mar 06, 2014 10:58 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 06, 2014 6:01 PM ET
