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From the Toronto Star

Joseph Boyden wins $50,000 Giller Prize

Vit Wagner, Publishing Reporter - Nov 12, 2008

Through Black Spruce, the follow-up to Joseph Boyden's acclaimed novel Three Day Road, is this year's winner of this year's $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

The announcement was made at a televised gala last night at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel.

The Centers of Excellence for Children with Special Needs delivered the ONLINE Strengths Approaches Conference November 6 & 7, 2008 in partnership with Keewaytinook Okimakanak. 

UOI press release ... 

Minister, Grand Council Chief to announce New Roundtable

Chippewas of the Thames FN, ON, Nov. 10 - The Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Grand Council Chief John Beaucage will be at the Anishinabek Nation Special Chiefs Assembly this week in Chippewas of the Thames on Wednesday, November 12 at 11 am. The meeting is taking place at the Community Centre, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Muncey, Ontario.

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Press Release

First Nations Peoples Have Better Opportunities Off Reserve, Think Tank Says

Ottawa - First Nations populations living off-reserve in cities tend have better median earnings, lower unemployment rates and better educational achievement than populations living on reserves, says a study commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).

Nevertheless, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) said the report is ideologically driven, and based on unsound data.

From Northern News Services

First Nations discuss protection of vital resource

Andrew Livingstone - November 7, 2008

SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - Members of the Dene Nation gathered at St. Patrick high school this week to discuss protecting water in the North.

The biggest threat facing Northern water systems is the downstream pollution coming from southern industrial projects, according to Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus.

The week of November 3-7, 2008 had Keewaytinook Okimakanak team members participating in different planning and development events across the region ...

Ontario gov't press release 

Experts Share Ideas to Boost Northern Growth Plan - McGuinty Government Helps Foster Northern Prosperity

November 07, 2008

Ontario is holding a series of roundtable technical discussions across the North to explore key areas of potential future growth.

From http://www.NishTV.com

First Nation’s Response to Obama’s Victory - SENDING POSITIVE SMOKE SIGNALS

For years, Aboriginal member Richard Ogima, host of NishTv.com, lived in defeat and shame about his own reddish-brown skin. He had believed in the many lies people had told him all throughout his life; that, in order to have total success, he must be born into a specific people group.

From Mondaq.com

Ontario Regulator Rules That Aboriginal Consultation Need Not Be Completed Before Regulatory Approval Granted

November 5, 2008 - Patrick G. Duffy 

From the CMAJ commentary …