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Invitation to a Meeting with Ministers to design an Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
January 4, 2016 - 3:51pm | by brianbeaton
Invitation to a Meeting with Ministers to design an Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
January 5 and 6, 2016 - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Dear Survivors, Families and Loved Ones;
On December 8 2015, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Carolyn Bennett, the Minister of the Status of Women, Patty Hajdu, and the Minister of Justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, announced the launch of a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
6,000 aboriginal children died in residential school system, final TRC report finds
May 30, 2015 - 7:40am | by brianbeaton6,000 aboriginal children died in residential school system, report finds
Final report from Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be released June 2
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: May 29, 2015
Justice Murray Sinclair interview 9:03
Does Ottawa truly want truth and reconciliation? as the TRC draws to a close next week
May 28, 2015 - 11:30pm | by brianbeatonChief Justice says Canada attempted 'cultural genocide' on Aboriginals
May 28, 2015 - 10:37pm | by brianbeatonCanada ignoring the health of Aboriginal peoples
April 10, 2015 - 9:41am | by brianbeatonFrom theGlobeandMail.com
Why is Canada ignoring the health of aboriginal peoples?
JEFF READING AND BERNIE FARBER
Contributed to The Globe and Mail - Apr. 09 2015
Professor Jeff Reading is the interim director of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health at the University of Toronto; Bernie Farber works on First Nations issues with Dr. Michael Dan, who endowed the Institute
E-community: Online learning and sharing together in remote First Nations in northwestern Ontario thesis defense
April 2, 2015 - 9:13am | by brianbeatonBrian Beaton will be defending his thesis today starting at 2 pm (Atlantic), 1 pm (Eastern), 12 pm (Central) and 10 pm (Pacific). Everyone is invited to watch his presentation and responses to the questions afterwards on the live webstream being hosted by KO-KNET at mms://66.165.220.196:1800
NOTICE OF ORAL EXAMINATION
Indigenous physician writes "Put an end to racism in the ER"
March 30, 2015 - 1:11pm | by brianbeaton
Noront purchases Cliffs mining claims in the Ring of Fire increasing its share to 65% of the region
March 23, 2015 - 8:42pm | by brianbeatonOntario's Ring Of Fire, Formerly 'The Next Oilsands,' Sold For Peanuts
Sunny Freeman Posted: 03/23/2015
A junior miner will soon be the biggest player in Ontario's fledgling Ring of Fire mining development, after agreeing to pay US$20 million for the properties of Cliffs Natural Resources, a U.S. mining giant who has abandoned hope of developing the area.
Educators recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and racism
March 21, 2015 - 10:55am | by brianbeatonPress release
Addressing the legacy of racism against Aboriginal people an imperative for educators, government
TORONTO, March 20, 2015 /CNW/ - This year's theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st is "Learning from historical tragedies to combat racism today". Canadians have much work to do through education and government action to address the ongoing legacy of racism against Aboriginal people.
Urban reserves bringing prosperity to First Nations and urban centres
March 13, 2015 - 9:16am | by brianbeatonUrban reserves bringing prosperity to First Nations & neighbours
How an urban reserve is helping one First Nation rejuvenate itself - and why they say we should embrace them
By Tim Fontaine, CBC News Posted: Mar 13, 2015
