When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
Aboriginal youth from 28 First Nations will get an opportunity to develop their skills through the Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board.
The job training and employment services agency got more than $90,000 Aug. 13 to support its Clerical/Seniors Project.
The project follows Skills Link criteria which aims to help youth facing barriers to employment, such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas and youth who have dropped out of high school.
Fifty thousand dollars just got added to the funding pool created for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and its need for a CT scanner.
Chief Clifford Bull of Lac Seul First Nation presented the cheque to Wasaya’s Tom Kamenawatamin Aug. 5.
Kamenawatamin and a Meno Ya Win board member are leading the $1.85-million quest to pay for the CT scanner.
Eabametoong First Nation delivered a specialized tourism development and training program this August for 10 community members who were interested in learning about operating their own hunting and fishing camp outposts.
The five-day training boot camp was held at the Ozhiski outpost which is situated on Eabametoong First Nation and owned and operated by community member Weiben Slipperjack.
When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
I grew up...
I’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generational issues...