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Kerri Gibson (NRC), Heather Coulson (KOTM), and Susan O’Donnell (NRC) are in Ottawa to present their paper entitled "Telemental Health with Remote and Rural First Nations: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Ways Forward" at the National Aboriginal Health Organisation (NAHO) Conference. The conference is happening this week, November 24-27.

From AFP

Canadian aboriginal chief decries child poverty

OTTAWA, November 23, 2009 — Canadian aboriginal children are being raised in "extreme poverty," the nation's top chief lamented Monday, two decades after parliament voted unanimously to eradicate child poverty.

From the Chronicle Journal

Drug abuse sparks crisis on reserve

BRYAN MEADOWS - November 22, 2009

Illegal use of prescription drugs is so rampant on the Keewaywin First Nation that the band‘s chief has declared “a state of crisis.”

“Keewaywin is completely overwhelmed . . . ,” Chief Joe Meekis told The Chronicle-Journal.

He estimates that almost half of the remote reserve‘s adult population is abusing prescription narcotics.

Press release 

You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction: U of S-Community Research Project 

 Nov. 19, 2009

A powerful new music video From Stilettos to Moccasins was released this week, the culmination of a unique project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse, addictions and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey.

From Canadian Press

Ont. says Ottawa refuses to give First Nations point of sale exemption from HST

By Keith Leslie (CP) – November 19, 2009

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government said Thursday that the federal Conservatives are refusing to allow First Nations in the province to retain their point of sale exemption from the provincial portion of the 13 per cent harmonized sales tax that kicks in next July.

Press release 

From  StraightGoods.ca

Give equal funding to Native children on reserves - Federal funding for First Nations children is 22 percent less than provincial funding off-reserve.

by John Baglow - November 17, 2009

Press release

Olympic Artists share their story with KIHS and First Nation schools via a Videoconference/Webcast

Click here to view the archive of the webcast

Click here for the live webcast of NAN's first Food Symposium

From NAN web site 

NAN 1st Food Symposium
November 18 & 19
Location: NorWester Hotel

TOPICS and PRESENTATIONS include: