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Residential school survivors facing 'adversarial' government as they wait for decisions

From CBC.ca

Residential school survivors face 'adversarial' government

Lawyers say government attitude has 'shifted' since 2006 as survivors wait for information

By Angela Sterritt - Posted: Feb 04, 2014

Residential school archive

Fort Severn First Nation works with MNR to clean up radar site

From CBC.ca

Fort Severn First Nation works with MNR to clean up radar site

Feb 04, 2014

The ongoing radar site cleanup by the Ministry of Natural Resources continues in Fort Severn. Pictured here is a "before" photo. See "after" picture below.

First Nations funding from AANDC being used to support partnerships with Sioux Lookout

From NetNewsLedger.com

Sioux Lookout Building Relationships

Posted 1 February 2014

SIOUX LOOKOUT - Building partnerships is important in Sioux Lookout. Mayor Leney of Sioux Lookout states, "Sioux Lookout can be proud to have been chosen to take part in this important project; our community is one of only fourteen from across Canada to be asked to participate."

An Internet for the Common Good: Engagement, Empowerment and Justice for All

An Internet for the Common Good: Engagement, Empowerment and Justice for All

This declaration - in which the First Nations Innovation research project participated - was prepared by a group of Community Informatics activists and endorsed by consensus of the Community Informatics online environment - see the Journal of Community Informatics at http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/index

A just and equitable Internet provides:

Class-action lawsuit filed against Ontario for failing to protect children in care

From TBNewsWatch.com

Class-action suit

By Jamie Smith, tbnewswatch.comToni Grann, left, and Holly Papassay hold a press conference Thursday afternoon.  

Supreme Court reaffirms fishing rights of BC First Nations against federal government

AFN Press Release

AFN National Chief Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Fishing Rights of Nuu-chah-nulth Nation

January 30, 2014 

(Ottawa, ON) - National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo joins the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation for a long-awaited victory today from the Supreme Court of Canada which reaffirmed their commercial fishing rights. This final decision now means that all levels of government have no more legal recourse and must now partake in good faith negotiations with the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation to accommodate their aboriginal and treaty rights to fish.

First Nations in Ontario Invited to apply for energy-saving program with Ontario Power Authority

Ontario Press Release

Aboriginal Communities Invited to Apply for Energy-Saving Program

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2014

The Ontario Power Authority is now accepting applications for the second year of the saveONenergy ABORIGINAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2014 /CNW/ - The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Aboriginal firm First Nations Engineering Services Ltd. are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the second year of the saveONenergy ABORIGINAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

First Nation chief highlights Canadian colonialism and mining impacts at international conference

From MiningWatch.ca

Indigenous Struggle and Survival in the Face of Canadian Colonialism and Mining

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Presentation by Xat'sull Chief Bev Sellars for the Fifth Gathering of the Latin American Observatory of Mining Conflicts (OCMAL by its initials in Spanish) in Lima, Peru, November 7, 2013.

First Nations creating their own constitutions on the road to self-government agreement with Canada

From CBC.ca

First Nations constitutions won't clash with current laws, chief says

Posted: Jan 23, 2014

Fire safety on First Nations recognized as a national problem after more children die in house fire

From CBC.ca

Fire safety on First Nations a national problem

House fire killed 2 boys on Saskatchewan First Nation where fire truck is broken

By Connie Walker, Jan 28, 2014