NWAC welcomes applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award prized at $1,000

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce it will now be accepting applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award. Prized at $1,000 the award will be granted to four young Aboriginal women in Canada who are pursuing their post secondary studies.

 

 Every year the NWAC Youth Department and Youth Council awards the Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award to four women under the age of 30 who demonstrate financial need and community involvement, with a goal to contribute either to the social, legal, or economic well-being of Aboriginal women.

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RFP: Communications, Marketing and Graphics Designer

Issuing Office:
Health and Social Development Secretariat

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Suite 100-103A Packham Avenue
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4K4
Email: marlene.larocque@fsin.com
Ph: 306-956-1049

Deadline for submission: 4 pm EST, Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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A Gathering of Medicines Stones: 22nd Annual International Two-Spirit Gathering

September 3-6, 2010, Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The 22nd Annual International Two Spirit Gathering poster is now available to download. Click the image below to download the poster from the NativeOUT website.

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Nishnawbe Aski Nation Helps to Promote Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp Program

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy together with The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, welcomed more than 100 youth counselors for their orientation today, as they embark on a summer-long effort to help improve literacy skills among youth in NAN communities. The initiative falls under the Lieutenant Governor’s Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp (LGASRC) program.

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RFP, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)

This Invitational Tender is issued by Cancer Care Ontario (“CCO”) as an invitation to prospective respondents to provide Services as an Evaluator for the Aboriginal Data Indicators Pilot, starting July 2010.

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• Appendix E: Services Agreement >>
• Addendum to RFP: Additional Information on Methods and Results >>

Gathering Our Voices 2011

The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres is excited to announce that the 9th Annual Provincial Aboriginal Youth Conference "Gathering Our Voices" will be taking place in Prince Rupert, BC on March 21-24th, 2011.

This years focus will be on current priorities for Aboriginal youth and will be reflected in workshops, information booths, Cultural and Recreational Activities, Evening Events and Motivational Speakers

For further information please contact Rosy Steinhauer, Youth Conference Coordinator
Email: rsteinhauer@bcaafc.com
Toll-free: 1-800-990-2432.

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Dreamcatcher Aboriginal Youth Conference Call for Presenters extended until June 11th

Dreamcatcher 2010 will focus on the teachings of the Four Directions. Presenters are encouraged to incorporate these teachings, where possible, in the objectives of their presentations.
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