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2010 Report Card on Child Poverty in Ontario

Toronto, Nov. 24 - Ontario's child poverty rate is on the rise with more than 1 in every 6 children growing up in a low income household, says a new report from the anti-poverty coalition Ontario Campaign 2000. The Ontario government needs to step up investment or it will not meet its target to cut child poverty by 25% by 2013.

Anishinabek Nation press release 

Bell Canada failing First Nation customers

UOI OFFICES, Nov. 25 /CNW/ - Hundreds of First Nations telephone customers across Ontario are complaining about service providers failing to follow government direction to refund the provincial sales tax portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax.

Aboriginal Health and Intergenerational Relationships Conference 
January 17, 2011
Sudbury, Ontario

Aboriginal Health Care has diverse traditional holistic healing methods, handed down from ancestors that are modeled on balance. However, intergenerational relationships have been disrupted in the past, upsetting the harmony of health care knowledge.

from http://www.nan.on.ca/article/-648.asp

A Truth and Reconciliation Event 
"Tapachimoda (Let's Tell Stories)"

"Honouring the Person within the Survivor"

An event to focus on experiences from survivors and their families who have succeeded in their healing and have come to terms with that experience. We are looking for personal stories of forgiveness and the road that they choose to walk to lead a good life.

From AFN.ca

National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo
Victims and Villains
Opinion Editorial –The Hill Times – November 1, 2010

When I was a young leader in my home community, Ahousaht First Nation – on the far west coast of Vancouver Island – and certainly for generations of leaders before me –  I was surprised when asked to respond to insults against my people that generally fell into one of two buckets.

From Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Keewaytinook Okimakanak's KNET student placement, Michael Mak, became the winner of the 2010 Agfa HealthCare Innovation Challenge on Saturday, November 20.

Michael Mak, second from left, received the Agfa HealthCare Institute eHealth Innovation Challenge award on Saturday. The award was presented Jeff Nesbitt of Agfa HealthCare in Canada, Lysa Taylor-Kinch of Sun Life Financial, and Chris Labrador of Research In Motion.

From CTV.ca News

INAC press release 

Minister Duncan Celebrates Opening of New Elementary School With Lac Seul First Nation

LAC SEUL FIRST NATION, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/20/10 -- The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, today celebrated, with Lac Seul First Nation, the opening of the new Frenchman's Head Elementary School.

Ontario press release