Protecting women, demanding justice for the women who are missing - Walk 4 Justice gaining support!
July 8, 2008 - 7:47am | by brianbeatonWalk 4 Justice gets support from the Council of Canadians
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Aboriginal and Treaty rights required to be recognized by Ontario courts requiring Ontario gov't actions
July 8, 2008 - 6:34am | by brianbeatonFrom 91.5 CKPR News http://www.ckpr.com/news.aspx?cid=109437
KI lawyer says his clients very happy with ruling
The lawyer for six members of the Kitchenumaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation says his clients feel ''completely vindicated'' by Monday's ruling from Ontario's highest court. The written ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal says there was no reason to 'bring down the hammer'' on aboriginal leaders who were jailed and fined after staging protests over mining disputes earlier this year.
KO team meets with federal and provincial e-health leaders in Balmertwon
July 7, 2008 - 10:16pm | by brianbeatonE-Health Partnership Meeting
July 7-9th 2008
Location: Keewaytinook Okimakanak office, Balmertown
Meeting Purpose:
Chiefs of Ontario hosting Pallative care, end-of-life and case management training session
July 6, 2008 - 11:26am | by brianbeatonCOO Press Release ...
July 4, 2008
DVD Case Management Training in Hamilton July 22 & 23, 2008
This is a reminder that we are still accepting registrations for our upcoming training initiative scheduled for July 22 & 23 in Hamilton. The training will deal with case management, end of life situations and palliative care.
Researchers from universities in Vienna, Fredericton and Toronto write about the work of K-Net
July 5, 2008 - 9:03am | by brianbeatonThe team at Keewaytinook Okimakanak is working with a number of researchers to produce papers and publications that support the further development of broadband infrastructure and applications in remote and rural communities across Canada. The following list of activities and partners highlight the extent of this work ...
INAC funds urban organizations to plan and host 3rd "Aboriginal Research Policy Conference"
July 4, 2008 - 10:26pm | by brianbeatonAboriginal Policy Research Conference
July 03, 2008
The Third Triennial
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference
will be held March 9 - 12, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario.
There is a call for papers for three support conference streams from
"Improving Education on Reserves: A First Nations Education Authority Act" - a research paper
July 4, 2008 - 9:47pm | by brianbeatonCaledon Institute releases paper on improving education on reserves
Posted July 3, 2008
The Caledon Institute of Social Policy announced the release of
"Improving Education on Reserves: A First Nations Education Authority Act"
by Michael Mendelson.
AKN partners celebrate grand opening of their new safe water service in 21 First Nations
July 3, 2008 - 10:55pm | by brianbeatonAnishinaabeg Kakenwaydemiwatch Nepi (AKN) celebrated their grand opening today by bringing together all the partners involved in making this unique Safe Water Operations program a success!
Partners in this innovative initiative include:
KORI Director shares KIHS story at Provoking Research, Provoking Communities Conference
July 2, 2008 - 10:33pm | by brianbeatonBrian Walmark, Director of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute is attending the Provoking Research, Provoking Communities Conference hosted by the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. The conference is happening starting July 3 to 5, 2008.
AFN National Chief reports on Federal legislation affecting First Nations
July 1, 2008 - 9:50pm | by brianbeatonA Communiqué from National Chief Phil Fontaine
Update in Key Legislation Affecting First Nations
June 2008
The Assembly of First Nations issues regular updates on the National Chief’s activities and work underway at the national office. More information can be found on the AFN’s website at www.afn.ca.
Update in Key Legislation Affecting First Nations
