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Friday, March 5, 2010 |
| Assembly of First Nations National Chief calls for cooperation and education guarantee |
| AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo says he won´t stop pushing the federal government until First Nations get a guarantee on education funding.
"That´s the objective here. The federal government maintains their transfer payments to the provinces and territories on health, in other areas, but without an education guarantee, we will keep pushing."
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| INAC Minister pushes education reform over funding |
| After the Assembly of First Nations and local First Nations leaders lobbied the federal government for more money for the education of First Nations people, the budget, released yesterday, offered little reward for their efforts.
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| AFN National Chief encouraged by Canada's Commitment in Speech from the Throne to Endorse UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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| OTTAWA,- Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo said he is encouraged by Canada's commitment to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as stated in today's Speech from the Throne.
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| Budget gives $200 million for residential school victims
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| OTTAWA - The Conservative government is adding another $200 million over the next two years to its compensation fund for former students of the residential school system because of ``higher than expected funding needs.''
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| Turtle Island News 2010 budget coverage |
| Budget 2010 Highlights
The 2010 federal budget committs $898 million directly to First Nations;
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| Highlights from the Throne Speech |
Highlights from throne speech:
-promise "reform and strengthen education" for aboriginal communities
-build on historic apology
-settle more claims
-introduce clean water legislation
-will address MRP and McIvor
-vague promise to endorse the UN declaration in a manner consistant with Canadian constitution and laws.
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| Anishinabek apprehensive with Canada´s good intentions |
| QUOI OFFICES (March 4, 2010) Instead of a day of celebration, First Nations should be nearly relieved that 500 years after first seeing us, other people have decided we have the same Human Rights they do.... Read More |
| Building permits decline in January, still a third more than last year |
| OTTAWA _ Municipalities issued $5.7 billion in building permits
in January, a 4.9 per cent decline from December..... Read More |
| Let Six Nations EMS do their job: Horwath |
| QUEEN´S PARK - NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today called on the Liberal government to allow Six Nations emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to perform procedures for which they are fully trained, but which obscure government directives prevent them from administering.... Read More |
| Mohegan Indian tribe in US names council leader as first female chief in 300 plus years |
| UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The Mohegan Indian tribe in Connecticut has
selected a former critical care nurse as its new chief - the first
woman to fill that post in more than 300 years..... Read More |
| Federal gov't wants First Nations' flood suit hearing closed to public |
| WINNIPEG - A key hearing in a case between the federal government
and three northern Manitoba First Nations is set to begin next week
in Winnipeg..... Read More |
| Assembly of First Nations defends Innu right to hunt caribou in Labrador |
| OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is defending the right of
Innu hunters involved in a dispute with the Newfoundland and
Labrador government.... Read More |
| Alberta First Nation band office destroyed by fire |
| VALLEYVIEW, Alta. - The band office on an Alberta First Nation
has been destroyed by fire....Read More |
| Cape Breton band to meet with minister following break down of policing deal |
| SYDNEY, N.S. - Wagmatcook band council plans to meet with Justice
Minister Ross Landry next week to talk about policing in the First
Nation community now that negotiations with the Cape Breton Regional
Police have broken down....Read More |
| Cape Breton police say deal to police Wagmatcook reserve falls through |
| SYDNEY, N.S. - The Cape Breton Regional Police Service will not
be patrolling Wagmatcook First Nation, and it's not yet clear what
will happen to the three-person RCMP detachment that currently
covers the reserve.
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| Federal government reviews beleaguered First Nations education fund |
| OTTAWA - The federal government is reviewing its funding for
First Nations post-secondary education at the very time when chiefs
across the country have made such funding their single top priority.
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| Forestry decisions for B.C.'s northwest area to be made from Haida Gwaii office (Forestry-Change)
By George T. Baker |
| PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Forestry decisions for B.C.'s northwest
region will now be made on Haida Gwaii rather than in Prince Rupert.
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| Groups square off over Winnipeg youth centre run by evangelical Christians |
| WINNIPEG - Aboriginal groups are slamming Ottawa and Winnipeg
city hall for giving millions to a state-of-the-art youth facility
run by evangelical Christians.
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| Innu leader slams Que. Innufor hunting caribou in Labrador despite restrictions |
| ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The deputy grand chief of the Innu Nation says
he is disappointed in both the behaviour and actions of Quebec Innu
who have hunted caribou in Labrador, ignoring government
restrictions.
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| Inuitman tells of finding murdered RCMP officer's body in Nunavut shooting |
| IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut man has testified about finding the
body of a RCMP officer slumped in a car.
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| Judge asks B.C. native community to rehabilitate man over prison term |
| KELOWNA, B.C. - A judge is challenging elders in a B.C. native
community to rehabilitate a man instead of sending him to prison.
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| Judge gives girl who took part in fatal beating gets another chance at freedom |
| WINNIPEG _ A Winnipeg girl who was 12 when she took part in
fatally beating a stranger has been given another chance at freedom.
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| Jury acquits man of shooting, killing two men after fights on Sask. First Nation |
| PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A jury has found a Saskatchewan man not
guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in a shooting that
stemmed from fights at a house party after a dance.
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| N.S. band chief Lawrence Paul wins 14th consecutive council election |
| MILLBROOK, N.S. - Lawrence Paul has won his 14th consecutive term
as chief of Nova Scotia's Millbrook First Nation.
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| N.S. law symposium to honour legacy of native activist Donald Marshall Jr. (NS-Marshall-Symposium)
By Sherri Borden Colley |
| HALIFAX - Donald Marshall Jr. stood for justice in his life and
continues to be honoured in his death.
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| Bryan Adams, Buffy Sainte Marie among GG performing arts recipients (Gov-Gen-Performing-Ar)
By Nelson Wyatt |
| MONTREAL - Singer-songwriters Bryan Adams and Buffy Sainte-Marie
are among the recipients of this year's Governor General's
Performing Arts Awards for lifetime artistic achievement.
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| Sask. judge awaits fate after assault, death threats charges dismissed |
| REGINA - A Saskatchewan judge who has had charges against him of
assault and uttering death threats dismissed will have to wait to
hear if he can return to the bench.
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