Community News
International group delivers scathing report of RCMP policing of Aboriginal women and First Nations
May 17, 2013 - 7:04am | by brianbeatonRCMP under review over native women after scathing report
KIM MACKRAEL - May. 16 2013
Government withheld documents about their funding for First Nation children from court case
May 17, 2013 - 6:40am | by brianbeatonHarper government withheld documents in indigenous human-rights case
GLORIA GALLOWAY - May. 17 2013
Poverty as a Childhood Disease - economic need to deal with poverty for children and society
May 16, 2013 - 12:10pm | by brianbeatonFrom http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/poverty-as-a-childhood-disease/
MAY 13, 2013
Poverty as a Childhood Disease
By PERRI KLASS, M.D. - Dr. Perri Klass on family health
Schools in First Nations require immediate government action and equitable funding
May 16, 2013 - 7:53am | by brianbeatonAboriginal education vexes Canada (and Paul Martin)
JEFFREY SIMPSON - May. 15 2013
Matawa First Nations working with Bob Rae to negotiate with governments and mining industry
May 15, 2013 - 7:33am | by brianbeatonMATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL MAKE IT OFFICIAL
BOB RAE TO BE FIRST NATIONS' NEGOTIATOR FOR RING OF FIRE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ONTARIO
Thunder Bay, May 10, 2013 - The Matawa Chiefs Council announced today that the Honourable Bob Rae, former federal leader of the Liberal Party and former Premier of Ontario, will be Chief Negotiator for Matawa First Nations during regional strategy negotiations with the Province of Ontario.
Land stolen from First Nations in US should be returned says United Nations
May 15, 2013 - 6:56am | by brianbeatonUS should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations
UN's correspondent on indigenous peoples urges government to act to combat 'racial discrimination' felt by Native Americans
4 May 2012
First Nations in Manitoba take back control of Tribal Councils Investment Group
May 14, 2013 - 10:35am | by brianbeatonTuesday, May 14, 2013
CEO, execs terminated at TCIG - Forensic audit ordered due to lavish expenses
By: Martin Cash - Winnipeg Free Press
The former CEO of Tribal Councils Investment Group Inc., Allan McLeod, and five senior executives have been terminated and the new board, led by chairman Glenn Hudson, chief of Peguis First Nation, is in the middle of an extensive review of the company's operations.
Aboriginal children in care results of social conditions caused by poverty. lack of adequate support
May 14, 2013 - 3:41am | by brianbeatonMental Health battle underway with drug companies influencing treatments and diagnosis
May 12, 2013 - 9:07am | by brianbeatonPsychiatrists under fire in mental health battle
British Psychological Society to launch attack on rival profession, casting doubt on biomedical model of mental illness
Human rights and United Nations finally being allowed to visit First Nations in Canada
May 12, 2013 - 8:53am | by brianbeaton