London, Ontario September 18th, 2017 – The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, its gambling program in partnership with its HIV-AIDS program, will be debuting an Indigenous made comic at the Forest City Comic-con on September 23rd. The booklet features a double-sided comic created to help bring awareness on indigenous...
Media Release – Beyak for assimilation and loss of culture
London, Ontario September 14, 2017 - In Canada there are strong human rights laws and systems to address discrimination. However, the recent comments made by Senator Lynn Beyak is a sad example that racism and discrimination still exists in Canada. Racism is about one group feeling and acting superior to...
CORDA APPLICATIONS & INFORMATION for 2019 – 2020
THE CANADA ONTARIO RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT! (CORDA) Is now accepting applications for 2019 - 2020 FUNDING FOR YOUR PROJECT! The Canada Ontario Resource Development Agreement is an agreement between Canada, Ontario, and First Nations' members in Ontario. The agreement promotes resource and economic development initiatives of First Nations members by...
ANISHINABEK NATIONS TO HAVE EDUCATION IN THEIR OWN HANDS
MEDIA RELEASE London, Ontario August 16th, 2017 – With more details to soon be released by the Carolyn Bennett, the Minister of Indigenous Affairs, members of the Anishinabek Nation have signed on for big change. Under the newly signed agreement 23 communities, as many as 25,000 people, will now exercise...
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Media Release
WE WILL MAKE THEM AWARE OF US London, Ontario June 29th, 2017 – The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians calls for calm, and prays that the situation remains peaceful as we support the demonstration by youth to bring attention to Indigenous issues. The evening of June 28th was meant...
A Communiqué from Grand Council Chief Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee
UOI OFFICES – This evening (Wednesday, June 28th) a peaceful demonstration was planned to that would begin a four-day public education and awareness campaign–a youth-led plan that was to begin with the a installing a tipi on the grounds of Parliament Hill. This tipi is to function as a base...
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAMP 2017
The Youth Development Camp is almost upon us and will be coming in July! In order to inspire and bring the youth of the Member Nations together to learn the knowledge they need to succeed in life with a cultural learning perspective. Who: - Grade 5 - 8 (approx ages...
Article on Indigenous politics and politicians
Adorned with statues symbolic of Canada’s colonial history, the Manitoba Legislature building stands on the banks of the Assiniboine River. Wab Kinew was six years old the first time he came to the Legislative building in 1988 to protest the shooting of JJ Harper with his family. They were joining...
UPDATE ON JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE
To: All Ontario First Nation Chiefs and Councils Dear Chief and Council: Re: Update on Jordan’s Principle On July 5, 2016, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs announced the implementation of a new approach and broader definition of Jordan’s Principle. The Government of Canada...