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 Items tagged: Assembly of First NationsItems Found: 10Video: Restoring the Lifeblood HighlightsJanuary 17, 2012 - 8:52 am Conceived to engage funders in a discussion on key challenges and opportunities with respect to fresh water and First Nations communities, last October's Restoring the Lifeblood: Water, First Nations, and Opportunities for Change featured talks from the topic's heavy hitters, including François Paulette... Categories: Blog March 5-7, 2012: Assembly of First Nations National Water ConferenceJanuary 2, 2012 - 2:49 pm Edmonton, AB Website: Click here. The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a national water conference and tradeshow in Edmonton at the Marriott Edmonton River Cree Resort on March 5-7. The three-day conference features a special session on First Nation water rights on Monday, March 6. The technical... Categories: Events State of EmergencyMay 6, 2011 - 10:28 am “We must commit ourselves as a society to ensure that every child has access to safe, clean drinking water,” wrote Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo in an April 13 op-ed about the federal election for CBC News. In his letter, he claimed that 114 First Nations are... Categories: Features State of Emergency in PikangikumApril 20, 2011 - 9:36 am Chief Jonah Strang has declared a state of emergency for Pikangikum First Nation, a northwestern Ontario community with an on-reserve population of 2,400, no all-year road access, and no indoor water supply. Two years ago, a government study indicated that the Pikangikum water system was likely... RBC Announces Final 2010 Grant RecipientsAugust 3, 2010 - 8:42 am Last week RBC announced the last wave of its 2010 RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant recipients. Seven organizations from Canada, the United States and Trinidad & Tobago will share over $1.2 million. RBC's funding will support a range of projects from wetland and shoreline restoration to... Categories: International, National, News The Capacity GapMay 28, 2010 - 7:39 pm Earlier this week, the federal government introduced Bill S-11, the proposed First Nations Safe Drinking Water Act. The Act promises to bring First Nations water up to the same standards of other Canadian jurisdictions. To the uninitiated, this news reads like a sign of goodwill and cooperation. Below... Categories: Blog Water Risk Remains, Says ReportMay 17, 2010 - 8:11 am Ten years after Walkerton, Canadians remain at risk of waterborne disease outbreaks as a growing divide emerges between those who have access to safe drinking water and those that do not, says a new report. “Walkerton and Kashechewan demonstrated the risks involved with poor water management,” says... November 4-6, 2008: Dene Nation National Environment and Water SummitOctober 23, 2008 - 8:23 am Yellowknife, NWT Phone: 897-873-4081 Categories: Events CAW, AFN Celebrate Clean Well WaterAugust 25, 2008 - 9:05 am On Wednesday, Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine and Canadian Auto Workers union president Buzz Hargrove will visit the community of Little Salmon Carmacks to celebrate the work completed this summer by CAW volunteers. This is the latest successful corporate partnership venture... First Nations Water Situation Reaches “Boiling Point”May 26, 2008 - 1:59 pm A new report from the Polaris Institute in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations says “too many First Nation communities are living with substandard water and fear for their health from what comes out of their taps.”The report — titled “Boiling Point” — profiles six First Nations... Categories: News Advertisement
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