In Memory of James Arvaluk
Press Release April 28, 2016 Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is asking Inuit and all Canadians to join him in honouring the life of James Arvaluk, who died…
Honouring our Sisters: Bear River to host celebration of the lives of murdered and missing Indigenous women – Nova News Now
April 29, 2016 BEAR RIVER – Women from Annapolis Royal and Bear River First Nation are working together to honour the missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada. I dance…
Yukon nominates 3 ‘truly notable’ women for Canadian bill – CBC
Martha Black, Angela Sidney and Kate Carmack suggested for new bank note Apr 29, 2016 Yukon MLAs often disagree, but there was little argument about the three Yukon women deemed most…
The Canadian Entertainment Industry Needs To Address Diversity – Huffington Post Canada
April 29, 2016 As a young theatre student, Lorne Cardinal dreamed of performing Shakespearean plays at Ontario’s internationally-renowned Stratford Festival. An older actor chuckled at his ambition. Didn’t Cardinal know…
Aboriginal teens training for Michael Thomas Race Day 5k run – CBC
Mi’kmaq Confederacy program aims to get as many teens as possible involved Apr 29, 2016 Every Wednesday evening, a group of teenagers from P.E.I.’s Lennox Island laces up their shoes, and…
Open letter to Justin Trudeau: bring the perpetrators to justice – NunatsiaqOnline
April 29, 2016 All Attawapiskat adults over 48 are survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School of Fort Albany “Teen suicides, she says, are often related to the fact that the…
CASW Encouraged by Tribunal Ruling on Jordan’s Principle
OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) is deeply encouraged by yesterday’s Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling ordering the federal government to enact Jordan’s Principle, giving the…
Kash evacuees arriving in Kapuskasing – The Cornwall Standard
April 29, 2016 KASHECHEWAN – With potential for flooding and the dyke system surrounding Kashechewan First Nations being assessed as ineffective, residents from that reserve are being evacuated to Kapuskasing as a…
Globe says Enbridge, pipeline rivals still face hurdles – Stockwatch
April 29, 2016 The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday, April 29, edition that Ottawa and the provinces may be aligning on support for new oil pipelines, but there…
NTI Offers Condolences to the Family of James Arvaluk
Press Release (April 28, 2016 –Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Acting President James Eetoolook today offered condolences to the family and friends of James Arvaluk, a former member of…
