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In recognition of outstanding achievements and dedication to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is pleased to announce two funding initiatives aimed at supporting the development and implementation of Health Careers promotional activities:

NADF will be hosting a series of business workshops via videoconference starting next week.

Front-line workers will be introducing themselves and sharing a brief presentation about NADF programs and various topics.

Tayka Tagamou Nation in partnership with the Town of Cochrane are honoured to present Creefest 2008,  to be held in the town of Cochrane Ontario, August 14 -16, 2008.

For more information visit www.creefest.ca or you may call Kara Louttit at 705-272-6788 or email kara@creefest.ca

The NAN Decade Youth Council and Decade for Youth & Development will be hosting

the Seven Sacred Teachings Youth Gathering

from January 31st - February 3rd, 2008.

The third annual gathering will take place in Thunder Bay, ON at the Best Western Nor'Wester Resort Hotel. The gathering will provide an opportunity for youth, community workers, and traditional teachers to come together to share and learn about our culture, traditions, and living healthy lifestyles.

The awards will be presented at this year's Keewaywin gathering on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 in Aroland First Nation

In recognition of outstanding achievements and dedication to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation

NAN Youth Awards

• Academic
• Athlete
• Leadership/Community Involvement
• Cultural
• Youth Council

NAN Woman Award

NAN Elder Award

Emile Nakogee Award for Outstanding Leadership

Nominations are now being accepted.

Contact NAN Communications Assistant Colleen Berry
Telephone:  807-625-4902 Toll Free:  1-800-465-9952  Fax:  807-623-7730  Email:  cberry@nan.on.ca

Nomination forms are available at www.nan.on.ca or www.nandecade.ca

DEADLINE:  Monday July 23, 2007

From NAN web site ...

Submit Keewaywin Nominations

NAN is accepting nominations to the 26th Annual Keewaywin Awards taking place during the Chiefs Assembly in Aroland First Nation August 14th through 16th.

In recognition of outstanding achievements and dedication to the people of Nishnawbe Aski Nation

• NAN Youth Awards
  • Academic
  • Athlete
  • Leadership / Community Involvement
  • Cultural
  • Youth Council
• NAN Woman Award
• NAN Elder Award
• Emile Nakogee Award for Outstanding Leadership

Nominations are now being accepted.

Contact:

NAN Communications Assistant Colleen Berry
Telephone:  807-625-4902
Toll Free:  1-800-465-9952
Email:  cberry@nan.on.ca

Click here to download nomination form

DEADLINE Monday July 23, 2007

What are the goals of the Nishnawbe Aski Heritage Fund?

• To provide basic necessities of life to aboriginal persons who suffer a personal or community disaster in remote aboriginal communities;
• To provide counseling and support services to aboriginal persons in impoverished remote aboriginal communities experiencing catastrophic loss of any kind; 
• To preserve and celebrate the historical heritage of the community of Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 First Nations; 
• To promote the advancement of education in the general community by providing educational programs, courses seminars, conferences, symposia, materials and audio visual materials on the history, culture, language, literature and legends and traditional practices of Treaty 9 and Treaty 5 First Nations for use by members of the public;
• To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply to all or part of the principal and income, from time to time, to charitable organizations and qualified donees as defined by the Income Tax Act (Canada).

The logo will reflect aboriginal Culture, heritage and community.

The winning logo will be used to promote the NAHF organization through a variety of activities.

From the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal ...

NAN women share views at conference

By JONATHAN WILSON - Mar 17, 2007
 
Women from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation are moving to the forefront in fixing the problems in their remote communities.

A three-day conference organized by the NAN Women’s Council kicked off Friday in Thunder Bay.

Women’s Council spokeswoman Jackie Fletcher said the gathering is the first of its kind, bringing together 80 women from the area spanning to Hudson’s Bay between the Quebec and Manitoba borders.

“The women are so talented,” she said.

“We want to share the gifts that the women have.”

The conference is titled “Reclaiming Our Past Glories and Gifts to Share With Our Families”.

Fletcher said the women’s council will present its strategies to the delegates, to find out if they reflect the issues in the 49 NAN communities.

“We’re tackling pretty heavy issues,” Fletcher said.

“Family violence is a big one in the communities, and suicides and other issues you’ve heard about up in the North.”

Fletcher said they want to take a positive approach to solving such problems, by finding out what’s working well in some communities.

“If you focus of the negative things, it attracts negative things,” she said.

“This whole conference will be about looking at what positive things are happening in our communities.”

Among the guest speakers is NAN’s government relations manager Alanna McKenzie, who also owns her own software and family food service businesses.

She’s accomplished things her female ancestors never would have attempted, and feels taking charge of her future would meet her elders’ approval.

“Our grandfathers and grandmothers wanted us to survive,” she said.

“That’s what we do when we come forward and take on different challenges.”

As an aboriginal businesswoman, McKenzie said she always tries to conduct herself with dignity and respect.

She said she was looking forward to tackling the issues with other delegates this weekend.

“Leadership comes in many forms,” she said.

“With things changing so much in our communities, I hope that we see more women coming forward.”

Thunder Bay Mayor Lynn Peterson welcomed conference delegates Friday, and commended them for working to make their communities stronger.

“Women are such a force in each and every community,” Peterson said, “and when they all work together, it makes a really big difference.” 

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Tb News Source article ...

NAN conference focuses on women
Tb News Source - 3/16/2007

Women and their many contributions will be front and center this weekend at a first-time conference.

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Women's Council kicked off the 'Reclaiming Our Past Glories and Gifts to Share with Our Families' conference Friday. The three-day event will focus on women and what they do in their communities.

Over 70 delegates from across NAN territory will be taking part in the conference. They will be participating in workshops and hearing from a variety of successful female speakers. Women's council member, Jackie Fletcher says the event will have a positive spin, keeping away from all the negativity that has been surfacing about the Northern communities.

The goal of the conference is to contribute to the development of a socio-health plan for all of the 49 NAN communities. The conference runs through Sunday afternoon at the Travelodge Airlane.