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Aboriginal athletes from across Ontario will be gathering in Sudbury for four days in July to compete in the second annual Ontario Aboriginal Summer Games.
While last year's games focused only on track and field competition, two new sports-basketball and TaeKwonDo- have been added to the roster for this year's event, taking place July 14 to 17.
The Ontario games…
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Aboriginal athletes from across Ontario will be gathering in Sudbury for four days in July to compete in the second annual Ontario Aboriginal Summer Games.
While last year's games focused only on track and field competition, two new sports-basketball and TaeKwonDo- have been added to the roster for this year's event, taking place July 14 to 17.
The Ontario games…
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Aboriginal students from across Canada put forward their best in business planning and organization at the fifth annual E-Spirit Aboriginal Youth Business Plan competition held May 11 in Edmonton.
This year's competition involved a total of 161 teams from 74 schools, for a total of 534 student participants.
The E-Spirit competition, sponsored by the Business…
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Aboriginal students from across Canada put forward their best in business planning and organization at the fifth annual E-Spirit Aboriginal Youth Business Plan competition held May 11 in Edmonton.
This year's competition involved a total of 161 teams from 74 schools, for a total of 534 student participants.
The E-Spirit competition, sponsored by the Business…
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Seeking a broader interpretation of the Powley decision, the Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association (OMAA) is asking an Ontario court to set aside the Metis Harvesting Agreement the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has struck with the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO).
The Powley decision was the first case in which the Metis constitutional right to harvest was…
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Seeking a broader interpretation of the Powley decision, the Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association (OMAA) is asking an Ontario court to set aside the Metis Harvesting Agreement the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has struck with the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO).
The Powley decision was the first case in which the Metis constitutional right to harvest was…
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The chemistry of the executive board of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will change in June, now that Ontario Regional Chief Charles Fox has submitted his resignation.
Fox's resignation will be effective as of the Chiefs of Ontario annual meeting to be held in Eagle Lake First Nation near Dryden from June 14 to 16. His successor will be chosen at that meeting.
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The chemistry of the executive board of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will change in June, now that Ontario Regional Chief Charles Fox has submitted his resignation.
Fox's resignation will be effective as of the Chiefs of Ontario annual meeting to be held in Eagle Lake First Nation near Dryden from June 14 to 16. His successor will be chosen at that meeting.
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Sunday, May 8 marked both an artistic milestone and the end of an era fueled by the artistic passion of Tom Hill at the Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) in Brantford. First Nations Art celebrated its 30th annual showing and Hill launched his final art show before retiring from the position of museum director.
This year's exhibition includes 76 works of art by 45 artists.…
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The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is interested in cultivating northern Ontario perspectives, according to Aboriginal Arts officer, Denise Bolduc.
"I encourage more people to fill out our jury and advisor forms so they may participate in panels to ensure there's more of a voice for the north," she said.
Bolduc made the appeal during an OAC information session conducted…
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The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is interested in cultivating northern Ontario perspectives, according to Aboriginal Arts officer, Denise Bolduc.
"I encourage more people to fill out our jury and advisor forms so they may participate in panels to ensure there's more of a voice for the north," she said.
Bolduc made the appeal during an OAC information session conducted…
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In a celebration and tribute to Metis culture and history, the Metis Nation of Ontario is sponsoring the Metis Canoe Expedition II.
The expedition departed from Chippewa Park in Thunder Bay on June 1, and will venture into the interior of the northwest, following the historic trade routes used by Metis voyageurs in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Seven Metis youth-…
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In a celebration and tribute to Metis culture and history, the Metis Nation of Ontario is sponsoring the Metis Canoe Expedition II.
The expedition departed from Chippewa Park in Thunder Bay on June 1, and will venture into the interior of the northwest, following the historic trade routes used by Metis voyageurs in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Seven Metis youth-…
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The Anishinabek Nation will have greater control of natural resources in Ontario with the establishment of a new trapping licensing management regime as a part of the Anishinabek Trapping Harmonization Agreement.
On April 28, Anishinabek Nation Grand Chief John Beaucage and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Minister David Ramsey signed the agreement in Sault Ste. Marie…
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The Anishinabek Nation will have greater control of natural resources in Ontario with the establishment of a new trapping licensing management regime as a part of the Anishinabek Trapping Harmonization Agreement.
On April 28, Anishinabek Nation Grand Chief John Beaucage and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Minister David Ramsey signed the agreement in Sault Ste. Marie…