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Announcing the Northern First Nations Hockey tournaments in Sioux Lookout ...

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NAN Press Release ...

NAN Members Receive Awards for Business Plans

THUNDER BAY, ON, Jan. 22 - Project Beyshick partners Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, together with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar honoured Project Beyshick 2007 participants Devon A. Meekis and Desta Buswa during an award presentation this afternoon at Queen's Park.

Bell Aliant's Northern Ontario sales team (Tricia Hartley, Business Solutions Manager from Sudbury and Kerri Spooner, Regional Sales Manager from Thunder Bay) brought Bell Aliant's new Aboriginal Liaison, Michelle Dormody from Halifax to Sioux Lookout on Monday evening.

Keewaytinook Okimakanak's K-Net team members met with these Bell Aliant representatives to discuss:

The Ontario Prospectors Association and the Boreal Prospectors Association would like to announce the Northern Ontario Mines & Minerals Symposium being held at the Sunset Inn & Suites (1.888.465.3844) in Sioux Lookout, February 18 to 20, 2008.  

From http://www.foodsec.org/DL/dlcourselist_en.asp

The EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

New E-learning Courses from FAO: "Baseline Food Security Assessments" and "Availability Assessment and Analysis"

From the National Post

Rethinking the reserve: 'Real warriors hold jobs'

Kevin Libin, January 20, 2008

Ottawa spends almost $9-billion annually on aboriginals - yet, rates of poverty, unemployment, addiction and illness are many times that of non-natives. Our five week series proposes innovative solutions to problems that Canada's reserve communities have faced for 200 years. It's time for fresh approaches.

From Owen Sound Sun Times

Natives demand say in energy megaprojects; Saugeen First Nation may take court action if they're not consulted

JIM ALGIE - January 19, 2008

Legal action by the Saugeen Ojibwa could derail or delay major energy projects in Bruce County, Saugeen lawyer Arthur Pape warned an Ontario Energy Board hearing this week.

From the Timmins Daily Press

School funds axed; Students in Attawapiskat use portables for elementary classes

Posted By Ron Grech - January 19, 2008

Parents in Attawapiskat feel they've been betrayed and let down.

A public meeting was held this week advising the community the federal government will not be funding the construction of a new school to replace the one that closed eight years ago.

From The Ottawa Citizen

Halt more aboriginal funding until accountability is in place: Group

People can't be helped until it's proven that social programs work, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples charges

Jorge Barrera, January 19, 2008

" Fort Hope Hockey News! "

Eabamet Lake First Annual Old Timers Hockey

Tournament 2008-HOSTED BY: Eabamet Lake Trappers