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Ojibwe Northern Storm defends hockey title
An Aboriginal women's squad successfully defended its title at the Canadian Multicultural Hockey Championships.
The Ojibwe Northern Storm won its second consecutive crown at the 2007 tournament, which concluded on Dec. 30 in Toronto.
The Northern Storm edged the Japanese Typhoon 4-3 in the championship match. The Typhoon squad included…
Countless hockey-playing youngsters dream of growing up and graduating to the National Hockey League one day.
It's not too often one hears of individuals who aspire to play pro hockey in the minor leagues. But since there are 30 NHL franchises, there's only a certain amount of playing jobs available in the world's premier hockey circuit. As a result, those who do not make the grade but…
"We are a school that I am proud of," asserts the principal of Toronto's First Nations School, Wayne Kodje. He has been leading the school for the past eight years.
The school got its 15 minutes of fame when the Safety Schools Report was released in January. The report looks at the issue of safety in over 400 Toronto schools. Kodje's school ranked lowest out of all the schools.
The…
I know Christmas is over but I think the sentiment remains. I am referring to the people of Stony and Kettle Point. What a great Christmas present they got this year their own provincial park. I bet you Santa just about had a coronary when he saw that on his list. But, as the yuletide story goes, he knew who had been naughty, and who had been nice. He, just like Justice Sidney Linden,…
Poor food choices and snacking between meals are the main reasons why young Aboriginal women are more likely to become overweight than compared to their non-Aboriginal counterparts.
Statistics Canada recently released a report citing two-thirds, or 67 per cent, of Aboriginal women in a study group were considered overweight compared to 55 per cent of non-Aboriginal women. Among those who…
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Oil and Gas Trades and Technology Bursary and Scholarship program is being added to the growing list of available financial assistance to students.
Aboriginal students can apply for the bursary and scholarship awards while studying at accredited colleges, universities and institutes in Alberta. Registered Aboriginal apprentices in Alberta can…
The 2006 Census final report reveals more than one million people self-identified as Aboriginal and are the youngest growing population in Canada. A total of 1,172,790 people reported Aboriginal identity either as First Nation, Métis or Inuit. The average age for Aboriginal people was 27, with nearly half of the population age 24 and under. The report shows Aboriginal people account for 3.8…
Months without a president of the Métis National Council (MNC), two court interventions and a general assembly gone wrong, yet Métis delegates are determined they will have an election this February.
"Definitely, there will be an election on February 23,rd there's no question about it," said Tony Belcourt, president of the Métis Nation of Ontario.
Legal battles have plagued the MNC…
Dene Tha' wins in Court
The Federal Court of Appeal handed down their decision to dismiss Canada's appeal of the Dene Tha' First Nation v. Canada decision.
The ruling from the November 2006 hearing states the Government of Canada failed in carrying out it's basic constitutional duties in establishing the environmental and regulatory review process for the Mackenzie Gas Project…
It's not very often that land gets restored to Aboriginal people, especially land on the shores of Lake Huron that was a popular provincial park.
But just before Christmas, Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant travelled to southwestern Ontario to announce that Ipperwash Provincial Park would be returned to the Kettle and Stony Point First Nations.
The land where Dudley…
The Frank Paul Inquiry is in phase two with the focus on the response of the Vancouver Police department and the B.C. Coroners Service, but their response is something the Aboriginal participants say they already know. Now they want justice and change.
"Justice, would be us revealing everything that happened to Frank Paul from the moment he died right up until this point where we are…
Dear Editor:
Recently, there have been numerous victories within the courts affirming our Métis rights to hunt fish and trap. The Powley, Belhumeur, and Laviolette decisions have shown us how irrelevant provincial boundaries are to our hunting traditions. But some governments continue to argue these are limits with great significance.
These borders are just lines on a map with no…
Dear Editor:
There has been a lot of talk from Native Leaders about expanding the economic base for Native people, both on and off reserve. Wise, profitable business acquisitions are the keys to more prosperity for all. But , let us not forget that such acquisitions should meet the needs of all communities, which should provide jobs and serve the common good, as First Nations head into…
Dear Editor:
I understand the frustration that Native governments are experiencing, with a new group representing and conversing for the federal government on issues affecting all Natives across Canada.
I am convinced that, with groups vying for federal attention regarding controlling interests of Indians, the only outcome that could arise is just a lot of political turmoil across…
As any good statistician will tell you, numbers can be interpreted in a variety of ways, depending on just what point you want to use them to make. Take, for instance, the report released on Jan. 15 that provides a statistical snapshot of Canada's Aboriginal people based on the results of the 2006 census.
According to the report, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Metis and…