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Northern Nishnawbe Education Council announces William Dumas as new Executive Director

(Sioux Lookout Ontario, August 15th, 2008)  The Interim Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. William Dumas, effective July 15, 2008 as the new Executive Director of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council.

Mr. Dumas is Cree, he is fluent and writes in his language, he is from South Indian Lake and is a member of the Nelson House First Nation in Manitoba.

NAN Press Release

NAN Grand Chief launches Project Beyshick 2008 at Anishnawbe Keeshigun

            THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 15 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy launched Project Beyshick 2008 with introductions of the 10 NAN participants at the Anishnawbe Keeshigun festival at Fort William Historical Park today.

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Cyr Drilling International and Webequie First Nation Announce Joint Venture - New Ontario Company to Provide Drilling and Early Exploration Services

TORONTO, Aug. 14 /CNW/ - Cyr Drilling International, a leading diamond drilling company, and a group of private investors announced a landmark joint venture with Webequie First Nation to provide drilling and early exploration services in Ontario.

Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre is hosting the 2nd Annual 'Summer Institute for Immersion Schools in the Sioux Lookout District', Aug. 19 -21.  The event will be taking place at the KC Hall in Sioux Lookout.

INAC Press Release ...

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA LAUNCHES ENGAGEMENT PROCESS ON FRAMEWORK FOR ABORIGINAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ottawa (August 8, 2008) - Today, the Government of Canada launched an engagement process to seek input in the development of a new federal framework for Aboriginal economic development.

Promoting the rights, voices, and visions of the world's indigenous peoples

Dear Friends,

August 9th was the 14th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

This was a particularly momentous year in indigenous rights.

Among the milestones this year, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in a near-unanimous vote, and the governments of Australia and Canada formally apologized for their egregious forced-assimilation policies. 

From CPAC web site

John Glen as he travels 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay to Big Trout Lake where the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) have lived for thousands of years surrounded by the Boreal Forest.

It is one of the last, great, undeveloped spaces on the planet and is one of the world’s largest intact ecosystems.

From Wawatay News Online

Look at the core issues of what are causing the suicides: Grand Chief

by: Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Cheif Stan Beardy

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy delivered the following speech at the Wapekeka First Nation 16th Annual Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Healing Journey Conference 2008 on July 22.

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) press release ...