Partnering with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and the Royal Canadian Police Force (RCMP), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is starting an outreach program to let First Nations citizens know what resources are available not only for when…
February 21, 2012
AFN and MissingKids.ca Announce Outreach to Aboriginal Families
First Nation Leader Fears Mass Catastrophe From OxyContin Withdrawal
Thousands of First Nations members living on Ontario reserves are addicted to the powerful painkiller OxyContin, says Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Chief Stan Beardy, reported CBC News. NAN is a political territorial organization representing 49 First Nation communities within northern…
AFN Justice Forum Day 1 to Focus on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
The hundreds of aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered top the agenda of a National Justice Forum opening today. The first day of the forum, put on by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), will be devoted…
February 20, 2012
Aboriginal Doula Training to Be Offered
The first training session of the year for aboriginal doulas will take place from March 4 through 8 in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Training, travel, accommodations and course materials will be provided. February 24 is the deadline to apply. Training…
The Spiritual Backstory of the Crown-First Nations Gathering
As aboriginals wait to see what actions or changes, if any, will come out of the Crown–First Nations Gathering that took place on January 24, their leaders have upped the pressure to let the federal government know that they are…
February 19, 2012
Plays Are Part of Talking Stick Festival for First Time in 20-Year History
This year is something of a turning point for the Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver. Twenty years after its inception, the festival adds original theater to the repertoire along with the usual dance, music, storytelling, poetry slam and workshops. “It…
February 17, 2012
No Evidence That Fracking Contaminates Groundwater: Study
It’s not fracking itself, but the sloppy practices surrounding it—or pre-existing issues that hadn’t been studied before fracking started—that cause groundwater contamination, a study released in Vancouver has found. In other words, fracking is only as good, or harmful, as…
February 16, 2012
AIM Founder Inspires Native American Students
Clyde Bellecourt, the White Earth Ojibwe co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), recently visited North Idaho College where he inspired students by being passionate about what he believes in. “He inspired me to not only think of myself but…
Blog powered by Wordpress
