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Weeneebeg Aboriginal Film and Video Festival Launches 2009 Festival

12/22/2008

The Weeneebeg Aboriginal Film and Video Festival proudly announces its 7th annual festival scheduled during February 17 to 21, 2009. The festival officially kicks off with an Opening Night Welcome Reception for invited filmmakers, special guests and community members at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 17th.

Canadian Community Economic Development Network Press Release

2009 National CED Conference Request for Presentations - Expressions of Interest

December 18, 2008

Full Circle: Sharing a Vision for the 7th Generation
June 3-6, 2009
University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

In every deliberation we must consider the impact on the seventh generation...
- Great Law of the Iroquois

From the Canadian Press

Patrick Brazeau's Senate appointment comes as no surprise, observers say

MONTREAL — Observers say the appointment of aboriginal advocate Patrick Brazeau to the Senate should come as no surprise, given his close ties to Stephen Harper's Conservative government.

From CBC's White Coat, Black Art web site

Sioux Lookout Family Practice Zone

Posted by White Coat, Black Art on December 20 at 06:00 PM

On the very first episode of White Coat, Black Art, we explored the growing problem of physicians who cherry pick the easiest patients, and leave the complex ones as 'orphan' patients. No where is the problem of orphan patients more acute than in Canada's far north.

From Bill St. Arnaud, CANARIE

Here is a good paper referenced in the Cook Report that demonstrates the impact of broadband on GDP. While most other studies  have done a lot of waving about the impact of broadband, this paper is the most analytical I have seen in some time.

The United Nations Human Rights Council will be presenting their review of Canada's human rights record on February 3, 2009. The following is a message contains a number of documents submitted to the UN's Human Rights Council from different groups about how Canada addresses the human rights of First Nations across the country.

A message to Canadian NGOs, PTOs and Leaders

On December 16 and 17, Greg Rickford and his regional assistant, Anne Ayotte, visited the Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) offices in Balmertown and in Sioux Lookout to learn about the programs and services being delivered in the First Nations across the north. While in Sioux Lookout, a videoconference connection was established between the KO offices in Thunder Bay and Balmertown, so team members could share their work with Greg.

Harvard University Announcement

Harvard University announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition.  In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough.  We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."

From Wawatay News

Lac Seul partners with OPG

Ontario press release ...  

Ontario Launches Applications To New Relationship Fund

McGuinty Government Encourages First Nations and Métis to Apply

Ontario is now accepting applications for a province-wide program that supports capacity building for First Nation communities and Métis organizations.