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Can you tell at a glance whether a business has achieved real success in building a relationship with the Aboriginal community? You can now, with the business's use of a hallmark designation earned through participation in the PAR program developed by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
PAR means Progressive Aboriginal Relations. The program encourages…
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Can you tell at a glance whether a business has achieved real success in building a relationship with the Aboriginal community? You can now, with the business's use of a hallmark designation earned through participation in the PAR program developed by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
PAR means Progressive Aboriginal Relations. The program encourages…
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The five nominees for this year's Juno Award in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada category will be honored at a pre-Juno event in Toronto.
The Honoring Our Own ceremony will be held March 3 at the Coloured Stone, located on Richmond St. in Toronto. This is the eighth year the event has been held to recognize and celebrate Aboriginal artists nominated for a Juno Award.…
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The five nominees for this year's Juno Award in the Best Music of Aboriginal Canada category will be honored at a pre-Juno event in Toronto.
The Honoring Our Own ceremony will be held March 3 at the Coloured Stone, located on Richmond St. in Toronto. This is the eighth year the event has been held to recognize and celebrate Aboriginal artists nominated for a Juno Award.…
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Aboriginal artists interested in producing projects in film, video, audio or new media are invited to apply for funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Funding is available through the Aboriginal media arts program, run by Canada Council as a pilot project for the past three years, but now a permanent part of the council's grant programming.
Under the program…
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Aboriginal artists interested in producing projects in film, video, audio or new media are invited to apply for funding from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Funding is available through the Aboriginal media arts program, run by Canada Council as a pilot project for the past three years, but now a permanent part of the council's grant programming.
Under the program…
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People who went through the residential school system know what it has cost them in lost childhood, lost dignity and lost opportunities in life, but the financial cost of settling up with them for a portion of these losses is more elusive.
Ottawa is talking about a $2 billion bail-out in legal costs for the churches that were parties, along with the federal Department of…
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People who went through the residential school system know what it has cost them in lost childhood, lost dignity and lost opportunities in life, but the financial cost of settling up with them for a portion of these losses is more elusive.
Ottawa is talking about a $2 billion bail-out in legal costs for the churches that were parties, along with the federal Department of…
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The 28 communities in Treaty 3, encompassing an area of 55,000 square miles, held an assembly early this year that confirms for their grand chief that they are well on the way to re-instituting traditional governance outside of the Indian Act.
The Jan. 23 to 25 assembly adopted an Anishinaabe nation childcare policy and endorsed continued movement towards a tradition-…
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The 28 communities in Treaty 3, encompassing an area of 55,000 square miles, held an assembly early this year that confirms for their grand chief that they are well on the way to re-instituting traditional governance outside of the Indian Act.
The Jan. 23 to 25 assembly adopted an Anishinaabe nation childcare policy and endorsed continued movement towards a tradition-…
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The federal Indian Affairs Department has hired the accounting firm KPMG to take over the Innu Nation'?s finances following an audit that revealed deficits.
The intervention applies to both the communities of Davis Inlet and Sheshatshiu, with a combined population of 2,000.
Government officials won?t say how much the deficit is, the percentage the Innu are allegedly…
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The federal Indian Affairs Department has hired the accounting firm KPMG to take over the Innu Nation'?s finances following an audit that revealed deficits.
The intervention applies to both the communities of Davis Inlet and Sheshatshiu, with a combined population of 2,000.
Government officials won?t say how much the deficit is, the percentage the Innu are allegedly…
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British Columbia announced a three-year moratorium on grizzly bear hunting Feb. 8 that puts conservationists and hunters on opposite sides of the fence, pits urban dweller against rural, and splits Aboriginal opinion on both sides of the question.
The province plans to conduct a scientific study of grizzly bear populations to determine accurate numbers and whether or not…
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British Columbia announced a three-year moratorium on grizzly bear hunting Feb. 8 that puts conservationists and hunters on opposite sides of the fence, pits urban dweller against rural, and splits Aboriginal opinion on both sides of the question.
The province plans to conduct a scientific study of grizzly bear populations to determine accurate numbers and whether or not…
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The federal cabinet will soon get a chance to prove the government is sincere about the merits of openness and accountability.
Indian Affairs Minister Bob Nault has said many times in recent months that First Nations need to be more accountable. Recently the department froze funding for band councils that have fallen behind in meeting departmental audit requirements.…