The Government of Canada, the Government of Prince Edward Island and the Mi'kmaq First Nations of Prince Edward Island have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on education. The MOU will support the province's First Nation learners from early childhood through to post-secondary education. Call 819-997-0002.
Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan announced investments of over $5.9 million over three years, commencing in 2010-2011, to improve First Nation infrastructure initiatives in Atlantic Canada. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-0002.
Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan apologized for relocating Inuit from Inukjuak and Pond Inlet to Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay in the High Arctic in the 1950s, and for the hardship, suffering and loss they experienced as a result of the relocation. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-0002.
MP Rob Clarke, on behalf of Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan, along with Donna Harpauer, Minister of Education for Saskatchewan, and Robert Sylvester, Chief of the Birch Narrows First Nation, unveiled a new $25-million comprehensive school on the Birch Narrows First Nation. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-0002.
Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl announced that a bill enabling First Nations to fully capitalize on major commercial real estate opportunities on reserve land has received Royal Assent. Call 819-997-0002.
