People for Education's report calling on Ontario to provide equitable funding for First Nation schools

From OttawaCitizen.com 

New report calls for school access to psychologists, more funding for First Nations schools

Click here to download a copy of the report

NAN Education Awareness Week starting May 28 with Wawatay Radio show on Thursday, May 31

LIFELONG LEARNING: Our Children, Our Students, Our Future
NAN Education Awareness Week-May 28-June 1, 2012

Click here to download the Poster for the NAN Education Week Online Workshop

Online surveillance of all Canadians as proposed in Bill C-30 to cost Canadians THREE BILLION dollars

From http://openmedia.ca/stand

Call on your MP to stand against costly online spying

Would you want up to three billion dollars of your country's tax dollars spent on your own online surveillance? How would you feel if Public Safety Minister Vic Toews had already quietly set aside your money for such a scheme?

Lobbying for community ownership of CBC Transmitters Slated for July Shutdown across Canada

Dear Friends of Community Radio and TV,

As you may or may not have heard, the CBC is planning to shut down all of its free over-the-air broadcasts outside major cities and provincial capitals on July 31st.

This represents both a big hit to the idea of free access for all to the public broadcaster (for whom we all pay taxes).

Chiefs of KO First Nations withdraw from Pinewood Transitional School planning process

KO Press Release

Chiefs of Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations withdraw from planning process to develop Pinewood School as a Transitional School

Dryden - May 25, 2012 - First Nation leaders and community members met this week in Dryden to discuss education needs and priorities for their students who are forced to leave their communities to access the high school programs and services needed.

Summer Job Opportunity at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute, an Aboriginal post-secondary education and training institute located in Thunder Bay, is looking for a qualified student to join the Learning 2 Mine project team for the summer.

For more information:

http://www.oshki.ca/public/Project_Assistant_summer_job.pdf

Canadian tax dollars used for character assassination and online profiling of individuals

Two recent stories highlight how the Canadian government is spending public dollars to produce the results and the information they require to protect their way of taking care of corporate interests in Canada.

From OpenMedia.ca

Call on your MP to stand against costly online spying

Assembly of First Nations leadership candidates beginning their campaigns for National Chief

From CBC.ca 

Atleo launching Assembly of First Nations re-election bid - National Chief made education his focus, but he'll face challengers in July vote

The Canadian Press - May 24, 2012

First Nations-owned electrical transmission business in Northern Ontario being developed

From Netnewsledger.com

Busy day for MP Greg Rickford in Sioux Lookout

NNL-News on May 24, 2012