First Nations

First Nations students to benefit from BC Tripartite Education Agreement with Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Education Steering Committee

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Today, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, the Honourable Rob Fleming, British Columbia Minister of Education, and Tyrone McNeil, President of the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), announced the signing of the BC Tripartite Education Agreement which will benefit First Nations students, schools and communities across the province.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, the Honourable Rob Fleming, British Columbia Minister of Education, and Tyrone McNeil, President of the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), announced the signing of the BC Tripartite Education Agreement which will benefit First Nations students, schools and communities across the province.
  • I commend the First Nations Education Steering Committee for their leadership over the past decades and in ensuring this agreement becomes a reality."
  • First Nations Education Funding model for First Nations students attending First Nations schools or public schools.
  • Established in 1992, the First Nations Education Steering Committee works to advance quality education for all First Nations students in B.C.

MicroWorlds JR. available in Ojibwe, bringing together coding & language skill development

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Thursday, January 17, 2019
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MicroWorlds JR is designed for Pre-readers to Grade 4, putting children in full control with no reading necessary.

Key Points: 
  • MicroWorlds JR is designed for Pre-readers to Grade 4, putting children in full control with no reading necessary.
  • It's easy to learn and use with simple, point & click operations, using "child-friendly" symbols, and a comprehensive audio help, now available in Ojibwe.
  • "This is the first ever coding language available in Ojibwe" said Michael Quinn, President of LCSI.
  • "It's impressive to see the combination of digital skill development and language learning thanks to TakingITGlobal's Code to Learn program," said the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

Fond du Lac Band Challenges MPCA Over Failure to Enforce Water Quality Standards in New Minntac Permit

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Natural Resources, Agriculture, Mining, Minerals, Environment, Midwestern United States, Minnesota, First Nations, Ojibwe, Lake Superior, Chippewa, Fond du Lac, Lake Superior Chippewa, William Houle, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

We realize that the mining industry makes an important contribution to our areas economy and peoples livelihoods, said Fond du Lac Band Chairman Kevin R. Dupuis, Sr.

Key Points: 
  • We realize that the mining industry makes an important contribution to our areas economy and peoples livelihoods, said Fond du Lac Band Chairman Kevin R. Dupuis, Sr.
  • The Band in its appeal asks the Minnesota Court of Appeals to reject the Minntac permit as drafted and to require the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to enforce all state water quality standards.
  • About the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa:
    The Fond du Lac Band is one of seven Chippewa Indian Bands in the state of Minnesota.
  • The Ojibwe name for the Fond du Lac Reservation is "Nagaajiwanaang", which means "where the water stops".

Oneida Indian Nation Chooses Global Gaming Leader Caesars Entertainment to Form Innovative Alliance for Sports Betting and Marketing

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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ONEIDA INDIAN NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Oneida Indian Nation, owner of the award-winning Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY, announced today that, subject to National Indian Gaming Commission review, it will be partnering with global gaming leader Caesars Entertainment to bring sports betting to Upstate New York with a licensing and branding alliance.

Key Points: 
  • ONEIDA INDIAN NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Oneida Indian Nation, owner of the award-winning Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY, announced today that, subject to National Indian Gaming Commission review, it will be partnering with global gaming leader Caesars Entertainment to bring sports betting to Upstate New York with a licensing and branding alliance.
  • Caesars will also sponsor special player promotions and events at its new partner venues, further bringing the excitement of Las Vegas to New York gaming locations at the Oneida Indian Nation.
  • Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter said: "When it comes to sports betting, Caesars is in a class of its own.
  • The Oneida Indian Nation is a federally recognized Indian nation in Central New York.

Canada implements measures to address Canada-United States border-crossing issues for First Nations

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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The implementation of these measures draws on the proposals contained in the 2017 Report on First Nations Border Crossing Issues by Minister's Special Representative Fred Caron.

Key Points: 
  • The implementation of these measures draws on the proposals contained in the 2017 Report on First Nations Border Crossing Issues by Minister's Special Representative Fred Caron.
  • The implementation of measures to address the border-crossing issues for First Nations is an important and long awaitedstep towards this goal and follows discussions with First Nations across Canada to identify issues and possible solutions together."
  • In December 2016, Fred Caron was appointed as Minister's Special Representative to examine First Nations' Canada-United States border-crossing issues.
  • The implementation of these measures to address First Nations' border-crossing issues involved a number of federal departments and agencies, including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada; Indigenous Services Canada; Canada Border Services Agency; Public Safety Canada; Transport Canada; Global Affairs Canada; and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Change the Mascot Responds to Report of Washington NFL Team Working with Congress to Slip Stadium Provision into Spending Bill

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Sunday, December 9, 2018
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ONEIDA INDIAN NATION HOMELANDS, Dec. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report from The Washington Post broke news that the Washington NFL team is reportedly working to discreetly add a provision to the large Congressional spending bill, which would pave the way for the team to build a new stadium in D.C.

Key Points: 
  • ONEIDA INDIAN NATION HOMELANDS, Dec. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report from The Washington Post broke news that the Washington NFL team is reportedly working to discreetly add a provision to the large Congressional spending bill, which would pave the way for the team to build a new stadium in D.C.
  • In response to the news, Change the Mascot leader Ray Halbritter released following statement:
    "It is very telling that the Washington team is trying to quietly slip their stadium provision into a complex bill when no one is looking, because their racist team name is simply indefensible, and the team has met strong resistance to a move back into the District."
  • Previously, the D.C. Council passed its own resolution, condemning the team's ongoing use of the "racist and derogatory" R-word.
  • Change the Mascot is a grassroots campaign that works to educate the public about the damaging effects on Native Americans arising from the continued use of the R-word.

Prime Minister meets with National Indigenous Leaders and First Ministers

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Friday, December 7, 2018
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MONTRAL, Dec. 7, 2018 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today met with national Indigenous leaders and hosted a meeting of First Ministers with national Indigenous leaders.

Key Points: 
  • MONTRAL, Dec. 7, 2018 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today met with national Indigenous leaders and hosted a meeting of First Ministers with national Indigenous leaders.
  • The national Indigenous leaders spoke to the Prime Minister about their respective socio-economic priorities for First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis peoples.
  • The three national Indigenous leaders then attended a meeting of First Ministers hosted by the Prime Minister.
  • After an open discussion among First Ministers and the national Indigenous leaders, the Prime Minister closed the meeting by highlighting that economic reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will require partnerships with federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous governments, as well as collaboration between Indigenous communities, all orders of government, and the private sector.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Canada sign Education Agreement-in-Principle

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Government of Canada reached a major milestone in their journey toward reconciliation and renewed nation-to-nation relationships today by signing an education Agreement-in-Principle.

Key Points: 
  • Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Government of Canada reached a major milestone in their journey toward reconciliation and renewed nation-to-nation relationships today by signing an education Agreement-in-Principle.
  • Promoting Indigenous culture and language will be central to the new, Nishnawbe Aski Nation First Nations education system, to be created under the final agreement.
  • This agreement-in-principle commits NAN and Canada to restore education jurisdiction to NAN First Nations and strengthen relationships among our Nations."
  • "This is a major step on the road to greater self-determination for Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities and a brighter future for their students.

Canada, British Columbia and Ktunaxa Nation move closer to treaty with signing of MOU

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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VANCOUVER, Dec. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Ktunaxa Nation signed a new agreement that will significantly advance reconciliation and treaty negotiations.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, Dec. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Ktunaxa Nation signed a new agreement that will significantly advance reconciliation and treaty negotiations.
  • Kathryn Teneese, Chair of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Honourable Scott Fraser, British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, signed the Ktunaxa Nation Rights Recognition and Core Treaty Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • The MOU will guide the three parties in the development of a rights recognition approach to a treaty, and lead to the recognition of the Ktunaxa Nation Council as the legal government and rights-holder of the Ktunaxa Nation.
  • The Ktunaxa Nation represents the communities of ?Akisq'nuk (Columbia Lake), Yaqan Nuykiy (Lower Kootenay), Aqam (St. Mary's) and Akinkumasnuqiit (Tobacco Plains).

Treaty Principals sign Accord to transform treaty negotiations in British Columbia

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Saturday, December 1, 2018
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Grand Chief Ed John, Cheryl Casimer and Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit; the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Scott Fraser, British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, signed the Principals' Accord on Transforming Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia on December 1, 2018.

Key Points: 
  • Grand Chief Ed John, Cheryl Casimer and Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit; the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Scott Fraser, British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, signed the Principals' Accord on Transforming Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia on December 1, 2018.
  • Through the Accord, the Principals recognize the need for a different approach to treaty negotiations to get results in a shorter timeframe that lead to prosperous, healthy and self-determining Indigenous communities.
  • The Accord demonstrates the Principals' commitment to transformative changebeyond the recommendations set out in the 2016 Multilateral Engagement Process to Improve and Expedite Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia.
  • "This Accord signals that the Crown and First Nations in British Columbia are serious about removing the impediments and obstacles that have long been present in treaty negotiations in British Columbia.