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Ontario government legislation purported to regulate social service workers is causing confusion and anxiety among First Nation community workers. In an attempt to clarify the implications of Bill C-76, the registrar of the fledgling Ontario College of Social Service Workers and Social Workers was invited to Sudbury May 7.
Registrar Glenda McDonald addressed a forum…
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A forum of First Nations community care workers met May 7 in Sudbury to spell out perceived flaws in the Ontario government's strategy to regulate social workers. Forty delegates from Aboriginal wellness and educational organizations were invited by the Circle of Original Peoples Council to provide feedback.
At the end of the day they reached a consensus: no meaningful…
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The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) in Toronto released a report on May 22 titled Tenuous Connections, a study of urban Aboriginal teen sexuality. The study looks at reasons so many urban Native youth, some as young as 11, are sexually active, and what can be done about teenage pregnancy rates that far surpass the national average.
"Our numbers are…
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Aboriginal Catholic youth from across Canada will be joining with thousands of other young Canadians as they welcome the world to Toronto for a celebration of their Catholic faith.
From July 22 to 28, the city will play host to World Youth Day 2002, with more than 350,000 registered participants from 150-plus countries expected to take part.
This, the 17th annual…
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A Saugeen First Nation man described by his lawyer as a "gentle bear of a man with no violent intent" has been sentenced to six years in prison for the accidental shooting of a camper on the Victoria Day weekend two years ago.
Garry Kewaquom, 58, was initially charged with second degree murder in the death of Allan Thompson, 26, who was shot in the face at point blank…
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Walpole Island Police Constable Paul Neudert died in a collision between two Walpole Island cruisers on May 7, north of the reserve in St. Clair Township.
Neudert was travelling in his police vehicle in heavy fog when he was hit by another police vehicle driven by Sgt. Lyle Johnson. Both officers were rushed to the hospital in Wallaceburg with serious injuries. Neudert…
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Susan Aglukark is a busy lady but when asked by the Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto if she would perform a benefit fund-raising concert for them, she readily agreed.
The cause, The Gate Community Chaplaincy, has been in operation for three years and is the only organization of its kind in the Greater Toronto area.
"We are an organization of…
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Suggested changes to Canada's Access to Information Act may not only protect to First Nations' burial sites and other sacred information, but may also make past confidential government documents accessible by First Nations.
The Selected Concerns of Aboriginal People report recommends protecting records that may contain information about burial sites, and other sites of…
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Over three days from May 24 to 26, you could step back in time to 1784 at Kanata (pronounced Gah-na-dah) Traditional Village. There you could experience a live battle re-enactment between U.S. troops led by General John Sullivan under the orders of Colonel George Washington and Six Nations warriors assisted by Brant's Volunteers and Butler's Rangers.
At Kanata's show, A…
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Deputy Grand Chief Raymond Ferris of Nishnawbe Aski Nation attended the first-ever Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples in New York.
Delegates from around the world met to discuss the many issues facing Indigenous peoples from all continents. The forum has been described as a historical first step in addressing future Indigenous issues.
Ferris delivered his speech…
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Pikangikum First Nation Elders were in a Winnipeg court room in May, attempting to convince the federal court to return control of the band's affairs to the community.
The remote First Nation located in northwestern Ontario lost the right to manage themselves last year, when Indian and Northern affairs decided to appoint an outside administrator.
Doug Keshan, a…
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Lisa Beaucage of Nipissing First Nation is happy she pushed herself to go back to school. She already had her Grade 12, but she needed to change some old habits and develop a stronger focus to go further. She's decided to pursue a psychology degree.
Since December 1999, when Beaucage began working at the Lawrence Commanda Health Centre in her community as a data entry…
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Nine Aboriginal training facilities in Ontario have joined forces to contribute to the revitalization of First Nations culture, language and economy.
The Aboriginal Institutes Consortium (AIC) has been working since 1994 to enhance the profile of community-based education centres.
According to Lu Ann Hill-MacDonald, the Brantford co-ordinator of the network, "The…
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Making fire with flint caused the most "excitement" as "the fire's spirituality came to each individual man." Lahwe'nu:nihe' described the pressure he felt when asked to make the fire from flint for a sweat lodge.
"You sit and you strike and strike, and then you start remembering the teachings of being that good person and then calmness comes over you, and when it does,…
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The Gathering of Nations was held April 25 to 27 at The Pit in Albuquerque. The three-day event included the Miss Indian World contest, Indian Traders' Market and North America's biggest powwow.
As the people entered the Pit, they were pleasantly soothed with live music from Robert Tree Cody who played the Indian Flute and by Primo and Mike who won at the American Music…