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Bellegarde Addresses Treaty Three Chiefs – 89.5 The Lake FM
May 16, 2018 The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations has wrapped a day long visit to the Washagmis Bay First Nation. Perry Bellegarde is one of the keynote speakers at the Treaty #3 Spring Assembly. Bellegarde outlined his key priorities for the remainder of this year, including tackling the issue of dealing […]
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Read MoreIf Kinder Morgan bails, feds would back new Trans Mountain investors: Morneau – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 16, 2018 OTTAWA _ If Kinder Morgan wants to abandon plans to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, there are plenty of other investors out there willing to take up the cause _ and they will have the backing of the federal Liberal government, Finance Minister Bill Morneau says. The government is […]
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Read MoreFirst Dennis Franklin Cromarty Scholarship Awarded – Magic 99.9
May 16, 2018 Thunder Bay’s Labour Council is giving out its first Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School Scholarship. They gave $500 to Latisha Pascal from Keewaywin First Nation north of Red Lake. She is pursuing a career in health care. (Photo supplied) Read More: http://www.magic999.ca/news/1041805345/first-dennis-franklin-cromarty-scholarship-awarded
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Read MoreIndigenous rights activist Vernon Harper dies in Toronto – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 15, 2018 TORONTO _ A Cree elder who was a co-organizer of a cross-Canada trek to raise awareness of broken treaties and grievances against the federal government has died, according to an organization that advocates for dozens of First Nations communities in Ontario. Vernon Harper, a medicine man and Indigenous rights activist, […]
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Read MoreThere’s a growing revival of Indigenous midwifery – Nugget.ca
May 15, 2018 Rachel Dennis Couchie is helping to improve the birth experience for Indigenous mothers. The Nipissing First Nation midwife is a partner (along with her mother, Carol Couchie) in K’Tigaaning Midwives. They’re providing “culturally appropriate” services through their clinics on Nipissing First Nation and in Powassan. They assist with about 90 births annually. […]
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Read More2 Indigenous students win $25K toward STEAM post-secondary studies – CBC
Prizes awarded on basis of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts or Math work and volunteering May 15, 2018 Two Indigenous students are heading to Ottawa to accept $25,000 prizes toward their post-secondary studies in STEAM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). Cassidy Blanchard is a member of Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation from Meadows, N.L., and […]
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Read MoreWhy our kids need to learn about residential schools – Today’s Parent
For more than a century, kids were systematically removed from their homes and sent to residential schools where they were forbidden to speak their language or practise their culture. But how do you talk about Canada’s cultural genocide with kids today? Teachers are finding some effective ways. How would you feel, if this happened in […]
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Read MoreWynne and Horwath campaign in SW Ont. today while Ford holds Toronto rally – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 15, 2018 Two of the major party leaders will be campaigning for the June 7 election in southwestern Ontario today. Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne is to make an announcement this morning in Waterloo, and in the afternoon makes an announcement in London and visits a brewery in Guelph. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath […]
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Read MoreOttawa Inuit college finds a home for its students – CBC
May 15, 2018 A college program for Inuit youth now has a place for them to stay when they come to study in Ottawa. Nunavut Sivuniksavut brings Inuit youth down from the north for a college program focused on studying Inuit culture, history and language. Until now, when students arrived in Ottawa they were on […]
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Read MoreBR Solitary Confinement – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire May 15, 2018 OTTAWA – Civil rights organizations say Ottawa’s appeal of a B-C Supreme Court ruling in January that struck down a law on indefinite solitary confinement leaves prisoners vulnerable. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the John Howard Society and the B-C Civil Liberties Association are calling for a […]
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