Community News
BC follows Ontario in selecting First Nation leader as their lieutenant-governor
October 1, 2007 - 5:26am | by brianbeaton
Aboriginal lieutenant-governor to take over in B.C.
Sep. 30 2007 - The Canadian Press
VICTORIA -- Stephen Point will become British Columbia's first aboriginal lieutenant-governor on Monday and the irony and poetic justice of his appointment aren't lost on him.
Anishinabek Nation creates web site to support First Nation members to vote
September 29, 2007 - 8:44pm | by brianbeatonUnion of Ontario Indians press release ....
Anishinabek Launch First Peoples Vote Initiative
NIPISSING FIRST NATION, ON, Sept. 28 - Anishinabek Nation leader John Beaucage says the time is past when First Peoples can be taken for granted by mainstream political processes.
Other Canadian groups voice concerns about Canadian gov't treatment of Indigenous people
September 28, 2007 - 6:15am | by brianbeatonCanadian Association of Social Workers press release ...
September 27, 2007
Aboriginal Groups Disheartened by the
Canadian Government’s Decision to Vote Against the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Kids Help Phone is available to all young people - FREE ANONYMOUS COUNSELLING 24/7 by phone or web
September 27, 2007 - 1:06pm | by AnonymousNishnawbe-Aski Police Service is helping to spread the word that KIDS HELP PHONE is available to ALL young people in NAN.
Remember, no matter how old you are or what your question or concern, KIDS HELP PHONE is always there for you.
1 800 668 6868
Kids Help Phone
Residential Schools Survivors get more Questions & Answers about compensation agreement
September 26, 2007 - 10:28pm | by brianbeatonIndian Residential Schools Settlement Questions & Answers - September 20, 2007
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement has been approved.
Questions & Answers: Common Experience Payment
September 20, 2007
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) has been approved and will be implemented on September 19, 2007. The IRSSA is the largest, most comprehensive settlement in Canadian History and includes:
16th annual “Learning To Walk Together” Traditional Pow Wow
September 25, 2007 - 10:21am | by Anonymous16th annual “Learning To Walk Together” Traditional Pow Wow
Webequie First Nation youth working with DAREarts Foundation for Children
September 25, 2007 - 5:16am | by brianbeatonPress Release ...
Webequie First Nation Youth Altering Adversity Through the Arts - DAREarts Foundation for Children to empower aboriginal teens
TORONTO, ONTARIO - (Marketwire - Sept. 24, 2007)
Ontario Advance Polls are open in centres across the province - BE SURE TO VOTE!
September 25, 2007 - 5:09am | by brianbeatonEVERYONE across Ontario can vote in the upcoming October 10 election. The Advance Polls are open today in centres across Ontario. If you are traveling in any of the communities in your riding, then you can vote in one of the Advance Polls. This is important for those who might not be in their own community on election day.
Spirit and Intent: Understanding Aboriginal Treaties - a Library and Archive Canada exhibition
September 24, 2007 - 9:25pm | by brianbeatonLAC Press Release ...
Library and Archives Canada/Spirit and Intent: Understanding Aboriginal Treaties Exhibition Opening at Library and Archives Canada Sept. 24, 2007
Theme: Values, Voices and Visions
INAC research branch invites First Nation photographers to apply to document housing conditions
September 24, 2007 - 4:40pm | by brianbeatonFrom Wawatay News ...
Document housing conditions with camera
Lenny Carpenter - September 20
A research bureau at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is calling for Aboriginal photographers to submit photos depicting living conditions in First Nations and Inuit communities.
