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8月21日 Payments to Delta band members were not vote buying, Canada saysBy Dan Ferguson - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: August 21, 2009 2:00 PM Payments of $15,000 to older members of the Tsawwassen First Nation in Delta were not made to buy support for a new treaty deal. So says a Government of Canada report to the United Nations. The document filed with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva describes the payments as "elder benefits" that were made so TFN members 60 and over could "immediately participate in the future benefits of the Tsawwassen Treaty." The just-released report represents the first official response by the Canadian government to a complaint about the process that produced the new TFN treaty agreement. http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/53981892.html Harper stresses social welfare, economy in northern spendingCanada's Arctic presence must have a human, rather than solely military focus, PM says BILL CURRY YELLOWKNIFE — From Friday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 03:59AM EDT From highways to harbours to housing, Stephen Harper insists his government's focus on the North goes far beyond the elaborate military operation now under way to assert Canada's Arctic sovereignty. The Prime Minister made a series of announcements yesterday - first in the Nunavut fishing village of Pangnirtung, and later in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories - aimed at highlighting what he said is an unprecedented level of federal spending in northern communities. Tensions run high on Fraser RiverMaple Ridge News By Marelle Reid - Maple Ridge News Published: August 20, 2009 4:00 PM First Nations calling for sport fishing ban after altercation On the banks of the Fraser River in Maple Ridge, Katzie First Nations are waiting to hear if they will soon get more chances to launch their fishing boats. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is not likely to shut down the sport fishing sector this week, but may consider more fishing opportunities for First Nations, according to area director Barry Rosenberger. http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/mapleridgenews/news/53865672.html 8月19日 First Nations wind farming economy
By Jennifer Ashawasegai, Today correspondent Story Published: Aug 19, 2009 Story Updated: Aug 14, 2009 A handful of First Nations in Canada are looking to go greener than ever, and in more ways than one. They are hoping to create a sustainable economy without compromising the environment with partnerships in the wind energy industry.
Treaty talks criticalPublished: August 18, 2009 3:00 PM A reminder that the K’ómoks First Nation claims jurisdiction over the entire Courtenay River estuary underscores the importance of the treaty process. In a recent letter to Comox Valley Regional District chair Fred Bates, Chief Ernie Hardy said the band holds aboriginal rights and title in the estuary and therefore owns the entire estuary area, and beyond. http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/comoxvalleyrecord/opinion/53596352.html BC First Nations groups call for sport fishing ban after shooting
By Sunny Dhillon (CP) – 1 day ago VANCOUVER, B.C. — The leader of a British Columbia Indian band who was shot in the face with a BB gun during an altercation with a sport fisherman says he's worried the incident might trigger further violence on the water. Chief Willie Charlie, head of the Chehalis Indian Band, was fishing on the Fraser River near Chilliwack Sunday afternoon when police say his net became entangled with a boat operated by a sport fisherman. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h0xkpXYdFKsSM-LV11v42jzb801A Federal funds to battle pine beetle have disappearedHundreds of millions earmarked to clear deadwood used elsewhere
By Richard J. Dalton Jr., Vancouver SunAugust 14, 2009
A near-record forest fire season in B.C. has been exacerbated by the federal government backing away from providing millions of dollars to reduce the threat of pine-beetle-killed wood, a first nations group said Thursday. The federal money could have been used to help clear the dead wood, providing firebreaks that could have prevented fires from coming within hundreds of metres of communities, B.C. First Nations Forestry Council vice- president Bill Williams said.
Millions fewer salmonBy Paul J. Henderson, The TimesAugust 13, 2009
The sockeye just aren't coming and the finger-pointing has begun. More than 10.6 million sockeye were predicted to return to the Fraser River, but official estimates are less than two million now. The Pacific Salmon Commission's (PSC) latest report is that: "Test fishing catches of sockeye continued to track far below expectations over the last several days." Higher than normal water temperatures in the river are also threatening the migration of the sockeye, according to the PSC's Fraser River Panel. http://www.vancouversun.com/Millions+fewer+salmon/1890953/story.html
Aboriginal tourism soars like an eagle in B.C.By Joseph Kula, Canwest News ServiceAugust 18, 2009
CRANBROOK, B.C. - For the Ktunaxa (k-too-nah-ha) First Nation, the St. Eugene residential school near Cranbrook in B.C.'s Columbia River Valley has, in the almost 100 years of its existence, evoked a range of emotions. First came the fear, the angst, the abuse. Then came the resentment and the anger. And now, reconciliation and rebirth. The imposing brick edifice was almost razed to the ground. But, luckily, both for the Ktunaxa people and for tourists, people with vision prevailed. http://www.canada.com/Aboriginal+tourism+soars+like+eagle/1905497/story.html 8月11日 Traditional healers might help fight swine fluUpdated Sun. Aug. 9 2009 10:37 AM ET The Canadian Press Shannon Montgomery -- For a sore throat, the roots of a type of plant that grows in the water. For a fever, the gum and needles of a spruce tree, boiled together and swallowed first thing in the morning. To prevent the spread of infection, the inner and outer bark of the spruce, given to everyone in a household. These are just a few of the techniques aboriginal healer Be'sha Blondin would use to fight swine flu if it came to her community. 'He’s at peace now'Young Mi’kmaq Donald Marshall Jr. spent 11 years in prison for a murder he did not commit; years later, he would win a historic legal fight for his people. He died Thursday at 55. By LAURA FRASER Cape Breton Bureau Fri. Aug 7 - 4:46 AM MEMBERTOU — The flags in this First Nations reserve flew at half-mast Thursday, a grieving community’s silent tribute to Donald Marshall Jr. Flu fears prompt a few no-shows at First Nations Summer GamesLast Updated: Friday, August 7, 2009 | 3:02 PM CT Concerns about the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, have prompted a handful of First Nations to stay away from the upcoming aboriginal Summer Games. Aboriginal day school survivors file $15B lawsuitAug 05, 2009 03:08 PM THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG – Gary McLean says that when he was 7 years old and could not speak English, he was forced to attend Dog Creek Indian Day School. His older siblings taught him how to ask to go to the bathroom in English, but he says that didn't save him from getting the strap when he spoke his native language of Ojibwa. |
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