Posts Tagged ‘reconciliation’

The NWMO issues Reconciliation Policy, calls on corporate Canada to join discussion

The NWMO issues Reconciliation Policy, calls on corporate Canada to join discussion

October 16, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) issued a Reconciliation Policy that sets out how the organization will contribute to Reconciliation. Under the policy, the NWMO commits to respectful and meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples and communities, providing cultural [Read more]

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa Urges Education Minister to Resume Indigenous Curriculum Writing Sessions

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa Urges Education Minister to Resume Indigenous Curriculum Writing Sessions

KIIWETINOONG — On Tuesday, NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) wrote the Minister of Education calling for Indigenous curriculum development to resume immediately. Last month, the Ford government abruptly cancelled writing sessions intended to make final revisions to a reconciliation curriculum [Read more]

Historic Treaty Recognition Added to MPP’s Oath of Office Taken Also in Oji-Cree

Historic Treaty Recognition Added to MPP’s Oath of Office Taken Also in Oji-Cree

TORONTO, ON – Newly elected NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) was sworn in with an addition to the formal Oath of Office – a pledge to respect the treaties signed with First Nations. Mamakwa took the oath in Oji-Cree as well as English. “And, I solemnly affirm that, in the carrying out [Read more]

NDP Statement on English-Wabigoon River Clean-up

NDP Statement on English-Wabigoon River Clean-up

ELLIOT LAKE, ON – NDP Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Critic Michael Mantha issued the following statement regarding recently-announced funding for the cleanup of mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River: “After forty years and of living with the toxic legacy of the [Read more]

Ontario Launches $222 Million First Nations Health Action Plan

Ontario Launches $222 Million First Nations Health Action Plan

Province Supporting Indigenous Health Care Ontario is investing nearly $222 million over the next three years to ensure Indigenous people have access to more culturally appropriate care and improved outcomes, focusing on the North where there are significant gaps in health services. This investment [Read more]

Schreiber Students Receive Reconciliation & 1st Communion

Schreiber Students Receive Reconciliation & 1st Communion

SCHREIBER, ON – Last month, Grade 2 students from Holy Angels School and the Schreiber Public School gathered at Holy Angels Parish in Schreiber for two very important occasions.  The children had been preparing for weeks for these important next-steps in their journey with Christ. Friday, [Read more]

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