Ontario invests in Aboriginal development – Northern Ontario Business
6/24/2015 Ontario is investing in 16 projects through the Aboriginal Economic Development Fund that will create jobs, support new skills training opportunities and improve economic outcomes for Aboriginal people in northwestern Ontario.…
Young skateboarder takes home e-spirit award – Wetaskiwin Times
June 23, 2015 When Kashes Potts lost his brother, he wanted something positive to come from his death. “It’s hard for me to talk about,” said the Grade 12 Wetaskiwin…
The secret to Whitecap Dakota First Nation’s success – Troy Media
Partnerships, openness to business and getting out from under the Indian Act VANCOUVER, BC Jun 24, 2015 — A small First Nations community called Whitecap Dakota, located just outside of…
Hearings begin into massive Nunavut land use plan – Nunatsiaq News
June 23, 2015 “Thousands of areas that are important to Inuit were recorded” A long and much-anticipated document inches forward this week in Iqaluit and, though it might not seem…
First Nations better off to negotiate than litigate on resource projects … – Financial Post
June 23, 2015 First Nations better off to negotiate than litigate on resource projects, says report A string of legal victories has emboldened Canada’s First Nations to command unprecedented say…
Council approved funding for Six Nations Polytechnic – Brantnews.com
City council gave approval in principle to contribute $425,000 to Six Nations Polytechnic’s bid to provide skilled trades training at the former Mohawk College campus on Elgin Street. The funding…
Declaration of title over Jacko Lake officially signed by local First Nations – CBC
Jun 22, 2015 It’s been signed and sealed, but will it deliver? Local First Nations sign the declaration of tit Local First Nations call it a historic day. Chiefs and…
Ontario Regional Chief Day – “A day to remember that we are all Treaty partners” – Net Newsledger
22 June 2015 SUDBURY – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day celebrated National Aboriginal Day by calling for a new era of social justice and hope for First Nations. “National Aboriginal…
West Coast Trail Guardians blaze a path to reconciliation – The Globe and Mail
Jun. 21, 2015 Paul Sieber of the Ditidaht First Nation spent 16 years hiking the West Coast Trail. His steps along the rugged Vancouver Island route, typically 20 kilometres each…
Kinew to head up new indigenous advisory council for mayor – The Carillon
06/22/2015 The sound of fiddle music and hoop dancers filled Winnipeg city hall Monday morning, as Mayor Brian Bowman announced the creation of a new advisory body on aboriginal issues.…
