MNBC Signs Important Agreement in Preparation for the 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games

May 31 - MNBC has officially become a recognized partner with the Four Host First Nations and VANOC to ensure Métis participation in the upcoming 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Labrador town upset treatment centre closed

North West River town representatives say they are “extremely disappointed” with the closure of the Saputjivik residential treatment centre.
“The loss of this facility deals yet another severe economic blow to the community of less than 500 people, and comes only a year after Nunatsiavut moved its regional health offices to Happy Valley-Goose Bay,” the town stated in a release.
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Nunavik ponders ban on trans fats foods

May 30 - Nunavik may ask Ottawa to ban or limit trans fats in foods, said Minnie Grey, a long-time member of Nunavik's nutrition and health committee. But first, Grey wants consumers and retailers to receive more information about trans fats, so they can switch on their own to healthier products that are already available.
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Canada's Health Minister Announces $2 Million to Improve Addictions Services for Aboriginal People in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

May 30 - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, announced $2 million to improve addictions services in Vancouver's downtown eastside that will help First Nations and Inuit recover from addictions to alcohol and illicit drugs.
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Inuit seek Winnipeg centre

So far, there is only minimal support available to Inuit in Winnipeg, unlike other major centres such as Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Yellowknife, but Bernadette Niviatsiak wants to change all that.
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Improving Health and Well-Being in Pikangikum First Nation

The residents of Pikangikum First Nation are building a new community centre with help from the Ontario government.The new building will house a community hall, gym, bakery, general store, Prenatal Nutrition and Healthy Babies office as well as other amenities that help improve the community's overall health and well-being.
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Oilsand probes grow to 13

Alberta Health and Health Canada are investigating reports of unusually high cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, an aboriginal community downstream of oilsands projects.
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Suicide Prevention Team in Lillooet

May 28 - In response to an obvious need, a regional volunteer team has been formed to address suicide prevention and will finish training at the end of May.
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New program ‘Honouring Our Spirit' launched in Alberta

EDMONTON, May 27 - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) and Native Counselling Services of Alberta today launched Honouring Our Spirit, a new victim services program that informs First Nations and Métis individuals and communities on how they can reach out for support after losing a loved one to impaired driving.
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Dialysis centre first in Canada on native reserve

May 27 - Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant offered an olive branch to Six Nations yesterday with $1.6 million to launch a kidney dialysis treatment centre on the reserve.
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Ontario Supports Health Research In The North

May 23 - The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is teaming up with the province and the Heart and Stroke Foundation to improve the health of Aboriginal peopleand rural residents.
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Water ‘source of fear’ for native communities, report says

May 23 - Water quality in aboriginal communities and reserves across the country has reached a "boiling point," warns a new report released Thursday by the Polaris Institute, the Assembly of First Nations and the Canadian Labour Congress.
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'The Harvard of Nunavut'

NUNAVUT, May 22 - Ashley Paniyuk-Dean has a passion for teaching and a passion for Inuit culture and she found her occupational match in the Nunavut Teacher Education Program.
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Opportunity Fund Gives Students Chance to ‘Earn & Learn’

Generous donations totaling $1.76-million make university possible for students from under-represented communities
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Ojibways of Onigaming to investigate the feasibility of setting up a wind generation facility

May 22 - Harnessing the wind as a source of renewable energy may provide significant economic benefits for a Far North First Nation.
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Blood pressure pilot project set for First Nations communities

May 22 - A Heart and Stroke Foundation pilot program aimed at helping people lower blood pressure, will be launched in June in Whitefish River First Nation and Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, both in the Manitoulin district, said Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong, the foundation's director, high blood pressure strategy.
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Taboo of suicide runs strong

YELLOWKNIFE, May 21 - While St. Patrick's high school was still grieving last month as yet another young man attending school there claimed his life - the second this year - Yellowknifer was repeatedly rebuffed when broaching the subject with youth and healthcare officials.
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Government of Canada Signs Historic First Nations Housing MOU

Vancouver, May 21 - The Government of Canada today signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Province of B.C. and the First Nations Leadership Council, agreeing to work together to develop a comprehensive approach to improve housing for First Nations communities, individuals and families both on and off reserve.
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Award of Excellence in Nursing Ceremony

OTTAWA, May 16 - The sixth annual First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Award of Excellence in Nursing ceremony takes place on May 16 at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa.
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PM to apologize for abuse at residential schools

OTTAWA, May 15 – Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to stand in Parliament on June 11 to make a long-awaited apology for rampant abuses at native residential schools during the last century.
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Health Canada grants $120K for treatment centre at Yellow Quill First Nation

A working group made up of three Saulteaux First Nations is set to begin planning a treatment centre for Yellow Quill, in response to the freezing deaths of two young girls.
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Roundtable talks on aboriginal consultation wrap up

The historic round-table conference with First Nations, Metis, government and resource industry representatives wrapped up Tuesday, but an air of skepticism lingered.
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First Nations People Return to Their Traditional Diet to Combat Obesity and Diabetes

On small Cormorant Island just off the coast of northeast Vancouver Island people of the Namgis tribe are turning to a modern equivalent of their traditional diet.
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Restoring pride goal of new Metis regional councillor

May 9 - The Sault Ste. Marie area's newly acclaimed regional councillor for the Metis Nation of Ontario says she looks forward to instilling pride in her heritage.
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Ottawa's $300M fund to help First Nations buy on-reserve homes

May 6 - The federal government launched a $300-million housing fund Monday aimed at helping First Nations people buy their own homes on reserves.
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Natives share hopes and dreams at conference

BELLVILLE, May 6 - The conference theme was "Restoring the Warrior's Dream" and it featured speakers, prayer teams, spiritual worship and native traditions, songs and dance to honour the Creator First Nations style. Every activity was intended to promote restoration, fatherhood, honour, hope and health.
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Making Education Work for First Nations

Fraser, B.C., April 30 - "We want to increase the retention rate among Aboriginal high-school students, we want to see them complete their high-school graduation requirements, and we want to see them enrol in a post-secondary institute." says Making Education Work co-ordinator, Betty-Ann McIvor.
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