Community News
Walk4Justice on Cross-Country Trek to Protest Missing and Murdered Women
June 23, 2008 - 8:40pm | by brianbeatonMEDIA ADVISORY
Walk4Justice on Cross-Country Trek to Protest Missing and Murdered Women
June 19, 2008
VANCOUVER, June 19, 2008 - Walk4Justice has a full day, Sept 15, 2008, booked on Parliament Hill to present a petition and address the key issues surrounding marginalized, missing and murdered women and their families. Over three thousand women & children are deemed missing or murdered in the last 10 years, 80% of them are Aboriginal.
Report of the Seventh Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues available online
June 23, 2008 - 8:36pm | by brianbeatonFrom the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues - Report of the Seventh Session
June 19, 2008
House fire tradegy claims four more lives in remote community of Deer Lake First Nation
June 23, 2008 - 8:27pm | by brianbeatonThe initial visit by the regional coroner points to another house fire on a remote First Nation resulting in the loss of life is a concern that requires further investigation (report from CBC TBay radio news).
Northern Ontario fire kills man, 3 toddlers
Jun 20, 2008 - THE CANADIAN PRESS
DEER LAKE, Ont.–There is no word yet on the cause of a fire that has claimed four lives in the northwestern Ontario community of Deer Lake.
Teleradiology program at Oshki delivering results for remote First Nations residents
June 23, 2008 - 8:16pm | by brianbeatonNew technicians will help serve their communities
By Jim Kelly - Saturday, June 14, 2008
A group of young aboriginal men and women are expected to make a significant impact on health care in First Nations communities.
And others may soon be following in their footsteps.
The 11 are graduates of a radiological technician certificate program, allowing them to operate X-ray equipment.
Pallative Care in First Nations receiving funding support from Canada's Public Health Agency
June 19, 2008 - 6:42am | by brianbeatonLakehead University press release
What do you, your family and your community have planned for National Aboriginal Day on June 21?
June 19, 2008 - 6:23am | by brianbeatonINAC press release ...
June 21 - National Aboriginal Day
On June 21st, join thousands of people across the country in celebrating National Aboriginal Day. This very special day celebrates the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and M=E9tis peoples in Canada.
Conference - "Raising Our Voices' bi-annual Aboriginal Language gathering in London, Ontario
June 18, 2008 - 10:53pm | by brianbeaton"Raising Our Voices' bi-annual Language Conference
August 19 -20, 2008
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre
London, Ontario
Some of the reasons First Nations education is still failing students, families and communities
June 18, 2008 - 10:29pm | by brianbeatonPress Release
Strahl Throwing Bonuses to Bureaucrats as First Nation School Building Budgets Raided
2008-06-18
Lac Seul First Nation invites all youth to a 2 day gathering ... The Indian Summer Tour!
June 17, 2008 - 10:34am | by brianbeatonLac Seul First Nation is proud to bring you....
The Indian Summer Tour!
When:
July 16th & 17th
Where:
Frenchman's Head Community Complex
Time:
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshops
Turning Canada's lakes and rivers into mine dump sites... another government subsidy for mining industry
June 17, 2008 - 6:40am | by brianbeatonLakes across Canada face being turned into mine dump sites
Terry Milewski - June 16, 2008
CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly "reclassified" as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include prime wilderness fishing lakes from B.C. to Newfoundland.
