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March 20 is the deadline for the Mary Carpenter - People Making Changes Award.

The following two stories from today's Sudbury Star highlight the struggles and realities that First Nation communities across northern Ontario face on a day-to-day basis.

From the Sudbury Star

Conditions for natives 'disgraceful' says former Lt.-governor

Posted By Andrew Low

Ontario's former lieutenant-governor calls the situation among Canadian aboriginals "utterly disgraceful."

Three new videos highlighting the importance of videoconferencing in First Nations are now available online for your viewing pleasure (click on the following videos to watch them)

Everyone is encouraged to get involved in supporting the directions that First Nation leaders are taking across Ontario, to protect their land and their waterways against unwanted mining activities.

Everyone needs to be demanding that the Ontario government immediately take the following steps:

Ontario Regional Chief responds to sentencing of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief and Council

     TORONTO, March 18 /CNW/ - On March 17, 2007 in Thunder Bay, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris, four Councillors, and a community member were sentenced by Ontario Superior Court Justice Patrick Smith to six month jail terms for contempt of an October 25, 2007 court ruling.

Sioux Lookout organizations are working with the Sioux Lookout Anti-racism Committee to host a variety of activities during Race Relations Week (March 21-30). Everyone is invited to join in at any of the following events.

 Click here to download your PDF copy of the following poster

NAN press release ...

NAN suspends bilateral discussions with Ontario

     THUNDER BAY, ON, March 17 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is suspending bilateral discussions with the Government of Ontario until further direction from NAN leadership, describing this morning's sentencing of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leadership a criminalization of Aboriginal law and custom and a complete disregard for the 'new relationship' the McGuinty government is trying to establish with First Nations.

From THE CANADIAN PRESS

6 aboriginal activists in NW Ont. sent to jail over mining dispute

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The Ontario government won't give up trying to find common ground between an exploration company and a remote northern Ontario First Nation despite the sentencing of an aboriginal chief and five other members to jail on contempt of court charges, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant said Monday.

New from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA):  

For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Telecom Policy in Canada

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The CCPA is pleased to announce the release of For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Telecom Policy in Canada, edited by Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade. Copies of the book are available for $14.95 (plus shipping and GST) from the CCPA: http://www.policyalternatives.ca