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1.Shoal Lake 39 band challenges two-laning - (www.thesudburystar.com)
Close to a year after Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced they would provide $100 million for twinning Hwy. 17 from the Manitoba border to Clearwater Bay, Shoal Lake 39 members say they still haven't been consulted.Even though the project will cut through their traditional lands, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton agreed the governments acted as though the community doesn't exist.
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2.Friendship Centre Programs (www.nfcsudbury.org)
The Friendship Centre was first established in 1967 through the efforts of the Nickel Belt Indian Club. By that time, the Directors and some of the Members of the Club were already involved in voluntary work such as courtwork and referral work.
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3.New career tool targets Aboriginal youth for mining careers (www.northernontariobusiness.com)
Start them young.It's the rationale behind a recruiting tool designed to attract more Aboriginal youth into mineral exploration and mining careers.
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4.A youth corps for native people - (www.thestar.com)
In Canada we tolerate Third World conditions on First Nations. ... In the fly-in reserves of Northern Ontario, whose wonderful people I have come to know so well, unemployment can be as high as 70 per cent or higher, transportation costs are prohibitive, milk in some communities is $13 for three litres, schools in some places are filled with disease-causing mould.
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5.British educators treated to aboriginal feast (www.northernlife.ca)
Twelve educators from the United Kingdom visiting Sudbury last week were treated to an aboriginal celebration and feast at Marymount Academy Feb. 18.
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6.Natives eye a stake in Hydro One expansion (www.globeinvestor.com)
A group of 22 first nations recently formed the Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Co. and named veteran Ontario native leader John Beaucage as chief executive officer
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7.Kahnawake natives near Montreal move to evict non-natives (www.torontosun.com)
Mohawks in the Kahnawake reserve south of Montreal are reportedly sending out eviction notices to non-natives in the community.
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8.RedWorks.ca - Nadya Kwandibens (www.redworks.ca)
Red Works Studio empowers contemporary Indigenous lifestyles and cultures through photographic essays, features, and portraits
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9.NITE FALL STUDIOS | A Storytelling Company (nitefallstudios.com)
Every Emotion Costs is written and directed by Darlene Naponse and produced by Joseph Mansourian under the Nite Fall Studios name
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10.First Nation pushes back against ' Ring of Fire' mine, rail project (www.northernontariobusiness.com)
Last week about 15 protesters from Marten Falls First Nation pitched tents last week at Kopper and McFauld's Lakes near the exploration camps of Noront Resources and Freewest Resources.
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Based on evaluation findings from the Walk This Way needs assessment and Walk this Way pilot test conducted by PARC, the Walk This Way resource (including the Leaders Guide, Users Guide and Calendar) has been adapted for an aboriginal population.
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12.Kegedonce - Aboriginal and Native Literature, (www.kegedonce.com)
We are a First Nations - owned and operated publisher committed to the development, promotion and publication of Indigenous Peoples.
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13.Anishinaabekwe (ojibwaymigisibineshii.blogspot.com)
I write about touches on: Anishinaabe heritage and culture, Anishinaabe Territory, Native and Indigenous issues, environmentalism, feminism/ matriarchy, Northern Michigan, the Great Lakes, Mother Earth, Earth based spirituality, energy work, healing and the healing arts
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14.Dropping Ont. aboriginal affairs minister a step back: native leaders (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Premier Dalton McGuinty's decision to turn aboriginal issues into a part-time cabinet job is a "step backwards" for his government and its relationship with First Nations, aboriginal leaders said Tuesday.
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15.Students partake in first nations ceremony (www.thesudburystar.com)
Students from the native studies and language programs at the Sudbury Catholic District School board were invited to participate in an Eagle Ceremony at the board's Outdoor Education Centre in Killarney.
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16.YouTube clips of homeless Kenora First Nations closed down (www.lotwenterprise.com)
Rat Portage First Nation Chief Ken Skead says he's upset with the people, who are posting videos of homeless people on the Internet. The clips, which are listed under the sarcastic title Kenora's Finest, shouldn't be there, he said.
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17.Survival International - The movement for tribal peoples (www.survivalinternational.org)
Survival is the only international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide. We were founded in 1969 after an article by Norman Lewis in the UK’s Sunday Times highlighted the massacres, land thefts and genocide taking place in Brazilian Amazonia.
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18.Relief supplies now en route to Pikangikum | Fort Frances Times Online (www.fftimes.com)
A convoy carrying emergency relief supplies for the children of Pikangikum First Nation is now on its way thanks to OPP assistance.
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19.Indigenous Mapping Network (indigenousmapping.net)
The mission of Indigenous Mapping Network is to connect native communities with the tools needed to protect, preserve, and enhance our way of life within our aboriginal territories. This endeavor often requires an amalgamation of traditional "mapping" practices and modern mapping technologies.
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20.The Plains of Aamjiwnaang (theplainsofaamjiwnaang.wordpress.com)
events through native eyes of famous historic episodes like the establishing of Detroit, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
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21.Aboriginal Ontario Counsellor uses Aboriginal teachings (www.aboriginalontario.com)
Johnson then produced a series of booklets, which he printed using his computer and a printer that he bought through a personal loan from PACE (Patricia Area Community Endeavors).“It was costly to produce them that way,” Johnson says, estimating the cost at about $10 each.
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22.Defenders of the Land (www.defendersoftheland.org)
Defenders of the Land, a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada, including Elders and youth, women and men, was founded at a historic meeting in Winnipeg from November 12-14.
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23.Attawapiskat Elder Sophie Spence walked into Timmins (www.thedailypress.ca)
Attawapiskat Elder Sophie Spence walked into Timmins to the sounds of great applause and cheering.In four days, the 68-year-old traveled from Cochrane to Timmins on foot, in hopes of raising awareness about the plight of her community.
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24.Videos: Conversations with the Earth (www.conversationsearth.org)
5 indigenous communities and climate change
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25.Video :Film being shot in Whitefish Lake First Nation community (www.thesudburystar.com)