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Settlement accepted - TbNewsWatch.com

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:51 -0600

Settlement accepted

By Jamie Smith, tbnewswatch.com

Fort William First Nation members voted in favour of the federal governments recently offered settlement.

http://www.tbnewswatch.com/News/Default.aspx?cid=80818

Tache band office blockaded - Caledonia Courier

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:40 -0600

Tache band office blockaded

Updated: February 08, 2010

Tlazten has been suffering a series of challenges early in the New Year.

The E. coli outbreak in the water in Tache has raised serious concerns, there have been concerns with the lagoon, and there have been a series of internal issues in the band office.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/caledoniacourier/news/83816327.html

School mascot called offensive to First Nations - Sault Star

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:18:28 -0600

School mascot called offensive to First Nations

Posted By JENNIFER HAMILTON-MCCHARLES, QMI AGENCY

Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School's identity will be revamped in the wake of complaints its mascot is offensive to First Nations people.

http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439671

Community Forums to help improve health care (Portage Daily Graphic)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:53 -0600

Community Forums to help improve health care

Posted By Rob Swystun, The Central Plains Herald-Leader

A series of community forums in local First Nation and Métis communities are aimed at helping to improving health-care services for aboriginal people.

http://portagedailygraphic.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2437506

Audit finds lax reporting in aboriginal fishery program (Telegraph-Journal)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:01 -0600

Audit finds lax reporting in aboriginal fishery program

Published Monday February 8th, 2010

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A $59-million federal program to train native fisheries managers lacked key reporting controls to track spending and results, says an internal audit.

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/947050

Caledonia class-action lawsuit can go forward: Judge - Vancouver Sun

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:26 -0600

Caledonia class-action lawsuit can go forward: Judge

Canwest News Service
February 8, 2010

HAMILTON An Ontario Superior Court judge said Monday a class-action lawsuit against the provincial police over the 2006 Caledonia, Ont. native dispute can go forward.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Caledonia+class+action+lawsuit+forward+Judge/2537563/story.html

Statement By The Honourable Chuck Strahl On The First Nations University Of Canada (FNUC)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:12:28 -0600

Ottawa, Ontario - Feb. 8, 2010 - The following statement was released by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians:

Ottawa pulls funding for embattled First Nations University of Canada - The Canadian Press

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:12:17 -0600

Ottawa pulls funding for embattled First Nations University of Canada

By Jennifer Graham (CP)

REGINA The federal government has pulled funding from the First Nations University of Canada over ongoing concerns with finances and governance.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j-2XUaWnZf5JTXAtj2En3KSxDeww

Ryerson told to crack down on racist 'chill' - Toronto Star

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:06 -0600

Ryerson told to crack down on racist 'chill'

Louise Brown
Education Reporter

A sweeping year-long probe into racism at Ryerson University has found a staggeringly diverse campus where some visible minority students say they feel harassed and excluded, where profs don't always deal with offensive comments made in class and some non-white staff report a "chill" that shuts them out of the power loop.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/education/article/762011--ryerson-told-to-crack-down-on-racist-chill

Agreement Supports Chilliwacks Aboriginal Students

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:10:37 -0600

For Immediate Release
Feb. 8, 2010

Ministry of Education

Chilliwack Chilliwack MLA John Les and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner were joined by Aboriginal community representatives and members of the Chilliwack board of education in signing British Columbias 48th Aboriginal education enhancement agreement today.