Community News
Aboriginal student internship positions available at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
March 14, 2008 - 11:12pm | by brianbeatonInternship positions in museum training for Aboriginal students at the Canadian Museum of Civilization available.
CALL LETTER
"Boost your Business with Online Tools" videoconference workshop, March 20
March 14, 2008 - 9:04am | by AnonymousNWO Innovation Centre in partnership with Keewaytinook Okimakanak
present a half day video conference workshop
offering tips on using the internet to buy/sell, advertise, display your arts & crafts, etc.
First Nation Women and Youth Resiliency Conference in Thunder Bay this weekend
March 13, 2008 - 10:09pm | by brianbeatonNAN MEDIA ADVISORY
NAN HOSTS WOMEN & YOUTH RESILIENCY CONFERENCE
THUNDER BAY, ON, Thursday March 13, 2008: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief RoseAnne Archibald together with NAN Women’s Council spokesperson Jackie Fletcher, City of Thunder Bay Mayor Lynn Peterson, and Member of Parliament Ken Boschoff will kick off Reach for the Stars: NAN Women and Youth Resiliency Conference during opening ceremonies for the two day conference Saturday.
DATE: Saturday March 15, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
KI acknowledges support from First Nation chiefs of Nishnawbe Aski Nation over land rights
March 12, 2008 - 3:26pm | by brianbeatonPress release from KI leadership ... (see text below the follow image of the press release)
NEWS RELEASE
Ontario Government in Contempt of Supreme Law of the Land
March 12, 2008
NAN First Nation leadership writes to Ontario concerning KI court battle with mining company
March 12, 2008 - 6:48am | by brianbeatonOpen Letter to Ontario Premier Re: NAN First Nations Support for KI
THUNDER BAY, ON, March 11 /CNW/ -
OPEN LETTER TO:
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Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Fax (416) 325-3745
FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT FOR KI
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Dear Mr. Premier:
Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association members seeks to identify graves at residential school
March 11, 2008 - 5:57am | by brianbeatonGroup seeks to ID graves at Shingwauk; Site 'reasonably well-documented,' but more work needed - Residential school alumni concerns rise as AUC grows
Posted By Michael Purvis, March 10
A book of names in the Shingwauk chapel holds only a partial record of the children buried nearby, but it is one of the better-documented residential school cemeteries, says a professor at the university that now occupies the site.
North Caribou Lake First Nation to expand its gold exploration program with Premier Gold
March 11, 2008 - 5:40am | by brianbeatonPremier Gold press release ...
Premier Gold Signs LOI With North Caribou Lake First Nation Paving Major Exploration Program To Begin Immediately On PQ North Property
3/10/2008 PREMIER TO INITIATE MAJOR EXPLORATION PROGRAM AT PQ-NORTH
Ontario's finance committee refuses to provide funding for NAPS facilities in First Nations
March 9, 2008 - 8:37am | by brianbeatonNAPS vote 'disgraceful': Bisson
Posted By Chelsey Romain, March 8, 2008
The fight over current Native police station conditions continues, but it is a battle MPP Gilles Bisson said will be won in the end.
Poll - Canadians believe the Harper gov't needs to reduce poverty in First Nations
March 9, 2008 - 12:54am | by brianbeatonFrom Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Five DFCHS student deaths while in Thunder Bay prompt call for inquest by NAN leaders
March 7, 2008 - 7:38am | by brianbeatonThe need to recognize and understand the number of youth suicides in their communities after they get sent home from their failed high school experience along with the number of student deaths at Pelican Falls First Nations High School are additional issues that needs to be considered in any inquest.
