Ontario's Mining Act forces confrontations, possible jail time for First Nation leaders

See the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal front page story (Saturday, Jan 26)  after the following Press Release ...

National Chief challenges media and Canadians to "Deal with us as First Nations"

From the National Post

Deal With Us As First Nations

National Chief Phil Fontaine, AFN -  January 25, 2008

KO and First Nations receive international recognition as University of Vienna invests in researcher

As Philipp Budka prepares to return to northern Ontario in February to continue his research work with MyKnet.org users, he recently received some much deserved recognition of the importance of his work from his university in the form of a research grant. As Philipp describes below, this grant represents much more than the financial support in the fact that the importance of his research is now being recognized by his university and others in Europe.

Partnering with private and public sectors to develop First Nation owned energy resources gains support

From CBC

Ontario native groups pursue renewable energy business: AFN

January 24, 2008

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he "likes the sound" of giving the province's native communities financial help so they can get into the electricity business.

The 8th World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conference in Calgary

Hello Nishnawbe Aski Nation, I wanted to pass this info. onto your communities.   I had worked at NAN as the Education Coordinator in 2005 and with Education Jurisdiction before.  My email is micheller@awotaan.org.

"Paying lip service" and "doing the paper shuffle" for First Nation students by Harper government

Funding crunch puts off badly needed native school repairs

Sue Bailey, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Holy Ghost Revival Meetings to be held in Sioux Lookout

HOLY GHOST REVIVAL MEETINGS

AT KC HALL IN SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONTARIO

LIVE BROADCAST ON WAWATAY RADIO NETWORK


FEBRUARY 8-10, 2008
7 PM NIGHTLY
11 AM SUNDAY MORNING
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GUEST SPEAKERS
ROBERT LAVALLEE  (SKOWNAN, MANITOBA)
AMOS AND MARIANNE RAE  (DEER LAKE, ONTARIO)
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Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) receives over $15 million

Federal government press release

Parliamentary Secretary Fletcher Announces More than $15 Million for the Creation of an Aboriginal Health Research Network

For immediate release- 2008-01