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Aboriginal rights based on treaties influencing Canada's resource development agenda
March 4, 2014 - 3:47pm | by brianbeatonAboriginal rights a threat to Canada's resource agenda, documents reveal
Posted by Martin Lukacs and Shiri Pasternak - Tuesday 4 March 2014
Canadian government closely monitoring how legal rulings and aboriginal protest pose an increasing 'risk' for multi-billion dollar oil and mining plans
NAN Mining Strategy Environmental and Economic Forum March 12-13, 2014
March 4, 2014 - 12:17pm | by AnonymousNAN Mining Strategy - AGENDA
Objective of Forum:
• To enable First Nations and Tribal Councils to meet and share information regarding their issues/concerns regarding the environment as well as their existing environmental monitoring and protection programs.
• To identify additional needs of First Nations regarding environmental protection and to discuss concepts, roles and responsibilities for a NAN wide Regional Environmental Agency acceptable to First Nations and Tribal Councils.Morning:
Joseph Boyden's new book The Orenda wins Canada Reads competition
March 3, 2014 - 6:14pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads 2014: Wab Kinew and Joseph Boyden on The Orenda
Friday, March 7, 2014
Jian poses with Wab Kinew, centre, and Joseph Boyden, right, in Studio Q.(Fabiola Carletti/CBC)
"The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America" wins $40,000 award
March 2, 2014 - 5:00pm | by brianbeatonThomas King wins $40,000 B.C. non-fiction prize for The Inconvenient Indian
MARSHA LEDERMAN, Feb. 21 2014
Knowing Canada's true colonial history should include how it was a safe place to buy, sell and own slaves
March 2, 2014 - 2:29pm | by brianbeatonFrom GlobeandMail.com
200 years a slave: the dark history of captivity in Canada
ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Feb. 28 2014
Joseph Boyden's The Orenda helps resurgence of indigenous culture and voices in the arts
March 1, 2014 - 12:15pm | by brianbeatonCanada Reads crowns Joseph Boyden's The Orenda 2014 winner
Book was defended in literary battle by First Nations journalist Wab Kinew
Posted: Mar 06, 2014 10:58 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 06, 2014 6:01 PM ET
First Nations continue to call for national inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women
February 27, 2014 - 7:55pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
Assembly of First Nations Offers Condolences to Family and Friends of Loretta Saunders, Urges Action on Ending Violence
February 27, 2014
Indian Residential Schools survivors eligible for education grant - deadline of October 31, 2014
February 26, 2014 - 9:45am | by brianbeatonONE TIME IRS PERSONAL CREDIT AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE
INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS STUDENTS
"Feathers of Hope: A First Nations Youth Action Plan" report released in Ontario
February 25, 2014 - 1:31pm | by brianbeatonChiefs of Ontario press release
Omushkegowuk Walkers from Attawapiskat First Nation arrive in Ottawa
February 24, 2014 - 4:02pm | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release
