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08/06/2016

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Walk begins in Sioux Lookout in support of Fort McMurray evacuees | Windspeaker

07/06/2016

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Gifts from the Creator for man's use...The smudging ceremony | Windspeaker - AMMSA

06/06/2016

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10,000 kilos of mercury waste: What would MPPs do if their hometowns were poisoned? | Windspeaker

02/06/2016

Guide to Powwow Country

The 2016 Guide to Powwow Country is here! Includes the Powwow Events Calendar. Read it online or download it. http://issuu.com/windspeaker/docs/windspeaker-powwow-2016-vol.34-no.6

28/04/2016

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Canada in third-party management, says critic | Windspeaker

28/04/2016

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Stanley Cup (and hockey equipment for kids) heads North to fans | Windspeaker

18/02/2015

David Abbott receives City of Toronto’s Aboriginal Affairs Award | Ontario Birchbark
http://www.ammsa.com/publications/ontario-birchbark/aboriginal-affairs-award-presented

18/02/2015

More institutions sign on to Indigenous Education Protocol | Ontario Birchbark
http://www.ammsa.com/publications/ontario-birchbark/more-institutions-sign-indigenous-education-protocol

27/11/2014

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27/11/2014

Onigaming First Nation rocked by su***des | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and...

Onigaming First Nation rocked by su***des | Birchbark

Onigaming First Nation declared a state of emergency Oct. 31 following the su***de of an 18-year-old man in the community. The most recent death is the fourth su***de on the reserve in the past year, along with a number of su***de attempts. By declaring a state of emergency, the band council and Gra…

29/09/2014

Senate Committee hears from Spence and other chiefs | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

Senate Committee hears from Spence and other chiefs | Ontario Birchbark

Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence was among those First Nations leaders to appear before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, which is conducting a study on challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves. In October 2011, Spence declared a state of emergency in A…

29/09/2014

New poverty funding programs in place | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

New poverty funding programs in place | Ontario Birchbark

Ontario’s new Poverty Reduction Strategy is focused on ending homelessness and providing a stable foundation to help people rise out of poverty. The strategy will invest in initiatives that are evidence-based and measurable, so that Ontario can track its progress and get the best possible results fo…

25/09/2014

Graduates celebrate success, jobs | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

Graduates celebrate success, jobs | Ontario Birchbark

The Indigenous Line Crew Ground Support graduates were honoured in a ceremony Sept. 12, after completing 15 weeks of training through the Wabnode Centre for Aboriginal Services and Cambrian College. Eighty per cent of the graduates have secured employment.

25/09/2014

Graduates celebrate success, jobs

http://www.ammsa.com/publications/ontario-birchbark/graduates-celebrate-success-jobs

25/09/2014

Ten First Nations with decade-long boil water advisories in place | Windspeaker - AMMSA:...

Ten First Nations with decade-long boil water advisories in place | Ontario Birchbark

Nearly half of the 133 First Nations in Ontario currently have boil water advisories, and it has been more than 10 years since 10 First Nations in northwestern Ontario had clean drinking water. In an email response to a CBC interview, a spokesperson for Health Canada said, in part, “In addition to t…

02/09/2014

Hunger strike brings attention to Grassy Narrows | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues...

Hunger strike brings attention to Grassy Narrows | Ontario Birchbark

A one day hunger strike by Elder Steve Fobister Sr. to bring attention to the historical mercury contamination in his home of Grassy Narrows has received government commitment. Fobister began his hunger strike on July 28 as a means to push the province to acknowledge that Grassy Narrows residents co…

02/09/2014

Annual camp provides special training activities | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues...

Annual camp provides special training activities | Ontario Birchbark

Camp Loon, located in the bush north of Geraldton, provided eight days of advanced training for 160 Junior Rangers from 20 First Nations, with an emphasis on safety on the land and water and in personal lifestyles. The camp has been held annually since 2000. The Junior Canadian Rangers is a national…

24/06/2014

Toronto’s Walk for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation | Birchbark
http://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/toronto%E2%80%99s-walk-truth-justice-and-reconciliation

24/06/2014

Toronto’s Walk for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

Toronto’s Walk for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation | Birchbark

Six years ago on June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered an apology on behalf of Canada to Aboriginal people for the treatment they suffered at residential schools, calling it “a sad chapter in our history.”

20/06/2014

MNO intervener in Grassy Narrows First Nation appeal | Birchbark - AMMSA

MNO intervener in Grassy Narrows First Nation appeal | Birchbark

Métis lawyer Jason Madden represented the Métis Nation of Ontario, which was granted intervener status for the appeal on Treaty 3 harvesting rights heard by the Supreme Court of Canada May 15 in Ottawa. The appeal, Keewatin et al. v. Ontario, has been advanced by Grassy Narrows First Nation for more…

19/06/2014

Auditions held for Fire Song | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

Auditions held for Fire Song | Birchbark

Aboriginal actors were given the opportunity in early June to try out for Fire Song, a film written by Adam Garnet Jones, a Cree and MÈtis filmmaker based out of Toronto. Auditions for a variety of roles, both men and women and all ages, were held in Wabigoon Lake, Fort William First Nation and Thun…

25/04/2014

Eabametoong to get new police facility | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

Eabametoong to get new police facility | Birchbark

Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in community, will be getting a new police facility to replace the existing detachment. The federal government has committed $1.82 million for this project, while the province has anted up $1.68 million. As part of that agreement, Ontario will invest $173.2 million ov…

25/04/2014

Enbridge’s Line 9 could be challenged in court | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues...

Enbridge’s Line 9 could be challenged in court | Birchbark

The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation has filed a request to the Federal Court of Appeal seeking leave to appeal the National Energy Board’s approval of Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline project. Enbridge wants to reverse the flow of Line 9 and increase its capacity from 240,000 barrels a day to 300,000…

25/04/2014

Story will challenge concepts of truth and justice | Ontario Birchbark

http://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/story-will-challenge-concepts-truth-and-justice

04/03/2014

Order of Ontario recognizes Aboriginal accomplishments | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

Order of Ontario recognizes Aboriginal accomplishments | Birchbark

Recent Order of Ontario recipients Ronald Common and Allison Fisher have worked tirelessly to support equal opportunities for First Nations people, said Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee. Common, who is currently president of Sault College, worked extensively with Aboriginal co...

04/03/2014

Canadore College in partnership to develop mental health first aid program | Birchbark -...

Canadore College in partnership to develop mental health first aid program | Birchbark

The Mental Health and Innovation Fund and Mental Health Commission of Canada will partner with Canadore College to develop the first Aboriginal language-specific mental health first aid program in Canada. The unique mental health first aid program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide…

28/02/2014

Army honours 92-year-old ranger | Birchbark

Army honours 92-year-old ranger | Birchbark

Pictured is ranger Abraham Metatawabin with Canadian Rangers and military officers after receiving his first clasp for long military service.

28/02/2014

Army honours 92-year-old ranger

http://www.ammsa.com/publications/ontario-birchbark/army-honours-92-year-old-ranger

18/02/2014

Exploration agreement signed for Cayenne-Chili property | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

Exploration agreement signed for Cayenne-Chili property | Birchbark

Flying Post First Nation and Red Pine Exploration Inc. have signed an agreement for the exploration and development of Red Pine’s Cayenne-Chili property located about 110 km south-west of Timmins and which falls entirely within Flying Post’s traditional territory. The agreement outlines the working…

18/02/2014

Upgrades to Chippewas of the Thames water treatment plant | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous...

Upgrades to Chippewas of the Thames water treatment plant | Birchbark

The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation will be awarding a contract to begin upgrading its water treatment facility. Meanwhile interim upgrades, funded by the federal government, will be designed to provide a safe and reliable source of water for residents in the community. Additional upgrades will...

18/02/2014

Community sessions scheduled for proposed Marathon mine | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

Community sessions scheduled for proposed Marathon mine | Windspeaker

The joint panel reviewing the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project has revised the start date to Feb. 18 for the public hearing, following requests from various participants. The primary purpose for the hearing, which is expected to take four weeks, is for the panel to rec...

08/01/2014

Order of Ottawa presented to Aboriginal activist | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues...

Order of Ottawa presented to Aboriginal activist | Birchbark

Roberta Della-Picca was one of 15 people to receive the Order of Ottawa in a formal ceremony at City Hall on Nov. 21. Della-Picca has devoted her lifetime to the expressive arts, health and wellness, primarily as a Aboriginal healing and wellness consultant, a designer and a facilitator, She has ded...

28/11/2013

James Street Bridge burns | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

James Street Bridge burns | Birchbark

A fire on Oct. 29 destroyed the James Street Bridge, which links Fort William First Nation to Thunder Bay. Chief Georjann Morriseau said she will be pursuing the construction of a new bridge. The James Street Bridge was also a railway bridge that a sawmill business relied on. The bridge outage will…

28/11/2013

Carleton unveils new Aboriginal centre | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture.

Carleton unveils new Aboriginal centre | Birchbark

Following eight-months of construction, Carleton University unveiled its new Aboriginal centre in October. The centre, which is called Ojigkwanong meaning morning star in Algonquin, was designed by renowned architect Douglas Cardinal. The new 1,850-square-foot space is significantly larger than the…

25/10/2013

New Toronto jail includes Aboriginal programs | Birchbark - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and...

New Toronto jail includes Aboriginal programs | Birchbark

The Toronto South Detention Centre, the largest correctional facility in Ontario, will accommodate up to 1,650 inmates, including those awaiting trial and those sentenced to provincial terms of under two years. An Aboriginal program room is among 50 rooms in the new state-of-the-art facility, which…