Referendum Called For Akwesasne Oien:kwa Kaianerenhsera “Akwesasne Tobacco Law”
Referendum dates scheduled TERRITORY OF AKWESASNE – The Chief Referendum Officer (Chief Electoral Officer) Leona Benedict hereby gives notice of an upcoming referendum to enact the final draft Akwesasne Oién:kwa…
Community Kicks Off a Month-Long of Activities to Promote Reconciliation
Press Release CP16-112 The City of Saskatoon, Office of the Treaty Commissioner, Saskatoon Tribal Council, Central Urban Metis Federation Inc., along with 29 supporting organizations, today launch a month-long series…
Troubled Ontario First Nation makes $5,000 donation to wildfire relief: Red Cross – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 17, 2016 19:36 TORONTO _ A northern Ontario First Nation that has been dealing with a suicide crisis among its young people has raised money for Alberta wildfire…
Time to reclaim B.C.’s climate leadership
Press Release Climate Leadership Team members set the bar for new climate plan May 17, 2016 VANCOUVER / COAST SALISH TERRITORY — Seven members of Premier Christy Clark’s Climate Leadership…
Why Science Is Like One Big Potlatch – The Tyee
The Coast Salish had it right: sharing fish, or data, gets you more than hoarding. “Potlatch” is an Anglicized version of the Nuu-chah-nulth word pachitle, a ceremonial feast with two…
Poverty rates speak to suffering and emotional turmoil in communities: leaders – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 17, 2016 17:41 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The latest measure of debilitating poverty in First Nations communities across Canada illustrates the need for more…
Fisher River Cree Nation Public Meeting regarding the Fisher River Hawks
Press Release Notice to the Community of a Public Meeting regarding the Fisher River Hawks KJHL Hockey Team The Fisher River Hawks Junior B Hockey Club will be holding an…
Announcing the launch of the Tradition & Transition Partnership website
Press Release Announcing the launch of the Tradition & Transition Partnership website, the go-to place for information and updates on cultural research by and with the Inuit of Labrador. Here…
Minister Tootoo Announces Call for Proposals for $5.7 Million Funding Program to Support Indigenous Seal Industry
May 17, 2016 Ottawa, Ontario – Today, Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announces a call for proposals for the $5.7 million funding program to…
Alta Wildfire Evacuation, Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire May 18, 2016 10:25 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – There has been a dramatic increase in the size of a northern Alberta wildfire that has already destroyed…
