Community News
Biindigaate Indigenous Film Festival in Thunder Bay looking for film submissions by August 15
August 7, 2013 - 12:48am | by brianbeatonPress Release
August 6, 2013
INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL SEEKS INDEPENDENT FILMS
THUNDER BAY, ON
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It is with great enthusiasm that the Biindigaate Indigenous Film Festival is
calling for film
submissions for its 5th Annual festival scheduled to
run from September 27-29 in Thunder Bay Ontario.
The deadline for submissions is: August 15, 2013
Aamjiwnaang First Nation protest leader requesting support to pay fine for rail blockade
August 6, 2013 - 12:37pm | by brianbeatonSolidarity - Support Our Warrior Ron Plain... Donate to help pay his fine for standing up for our rights
DERRICK ON AUGUST 2ND, 2013
International principles on the application of Human Rights to communication surveillance
August 5, 2013 - 11:12am | by brianbeatonFrom IFEX.org - Defending and Promoting Free Expression
Global coalition stands against unchecked surveillance
31 July 2013
First Nations have iron grip on Ontario's economy after years of exploitation and colonial actions
August 5, 2013 - 10:48am | by brianbeatonNOTE: Others question whether the author and lawyer presentation just feeds into further "anti-Aboriginal sentiment (getting a free ride from taxpayers, stealing all the wealth from the rest of society, wallowing in corruption, etc.). Look at the way Harvey ends the article when he says how are voters going to feel when they realize they are no longer in the driver's seat" ... SEE BELOW for another legal perspective on this presentation ...
Canada is "beautiful and sophisticated nation, but it is being ransacked by barbarians"
August 4, 2013 - 2:03pm | by brianbeatonBank of Montreal expanding their business into First Nations with loans to qualifying communities
August 3, 2013 - 12:11pm | by brianbeatonAboriginal communities on way to new era of prosperity
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - By Jason Cameron
The challenges that Canada's aboriginal communities face are well-known, and significant improvements have long proved elusive.
But progress is being made on a number of fronts, and we are seeing improvements throughout Ontario.
US Internet corporations providing NSA security agency with access to personal information
August 3, 2013 - 11:06am | by brianbeatonEdward Snowden's not the story. The fate of the internet is
John Naughton, The Observer - 28 July 2013
The press has lost the plot over the Snowden revelations. The fact is that the net is finished as a global network and that US firms' cloud services cannot be trusted
Lac Seul First Nation working to protect traditional strategic areas from hydro electric development
August 2, 2013 - 12:19pm | by brianbeatonMargaret Fiddler heading home to Sandy Lake First Nation after being honoured in Sioux Lookout
August 1, 2013 - 2:45pm | by brianbeatonToday, family and friends honoured and shared memories and stories about Margaret Fiddler who passed away on Tuesday, July 30. Margaret's family is taking her back to her home in Sandy Lake First Nation for burial. The following eulogy and story was shared with those gathered in Sioux Lookout ...
Caleb's Shoes, Margaret's Eulogy
August 1, 2013
I arrived home a couple of nights ago from the Fiddlers house, after a gathering of friends and loved ones met to bid farewell to Margaret.
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario shares his experience of working with First Nations
August 1, 2013 - 2:23pm | by brianbeatonHow I'm Working With First Nations in Ontario
HON. DAVID C. ONLEY, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario - Posted: 07/26/2013
Many Ontario kids were off to camp this summer for hiking, canoeing, and marshmallow roasting. Youngsters in our province's northern Aboriginal communities also set out for camp, but with a somewhat different agenda.
