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11月23日

Treaties worth more than Games

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Treaties+worth+more+than+Games/2250637/story.html
Times ColonistNovember 21, 2009

British Columbians would be much better off if the provincial and federal governments had brought the same commitment to reaching treaties with B.C. First Nations as they did to getting ready for the 2010 Olympics.

First Nations leaders connect with executives in SFU-partnered program

November 19, 2009


The Leadership Exchange program, created by SFU’s Learning Strategies Group (LSG) in partnership with the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business (ICAB), is the first to pair aboriginal and non-aboriginal business leaders so that they can experience each other’s work and cultural environments. The goal: to develop deeper business relationships based on mutual respect and understanding.

 

http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/news/story_11190919.shtml

Absence of treaties harming economy: report

Completing them would benefit the province and first nations to the tune of billions of dollars, says B.C. Treaty Commission

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/absence-of-treaties-harming-economy-report/article1369156/

Aboriginals and prisons

 

Published On Sat Nov 21 2009

One in five inmates in a federal prison is aboriginal. For women, that figure rises to one in three. These are astonishingly high rates of incarceration given that aboriginal people account for just 4 per cent of Canada's adult population.

A new report, commissioned by Canada's correctional services watchdog Howard Sapers, gives us a partial, and troubling, answer as to why aboriginals are so vastly overrepresented in prison.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/728332--aboriginals-and-prisons

 

Skatin church to be upgraded

 

By Jesse Ferreras

An antiquated church in the In-SHUCK-ch community of Skatin is getting a facelift, courtesy of the federal government.

http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php?cat=C_News&content=Skatin+church+1647

Nisga'a approve historic land use law

A 1998 file photo shows Nisga'a Tribal Council president Joseph Gosnell Sr. after signing the Nisga’a Final Agreement. Reuters

B.C. first nation allows its members to own, mortgage and re-sell individual parcels of treaty land

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/nisgaa-approve-historic-land-use-law/article1369175/

First Nations applaud fishing ruling

Published: November 18, 2009 3:00 PM
Updated: November 18, 2009 4:02 PM


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The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group’s chief negotiator is cautiously optimistic about what a court ruling on aboriginal fishing rights could spell for local treaty talks.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/nanaimonewsbulletin/news/70414042.html