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Rev.Okello Ejedio replied to Tina Pelletier's discussion 'UNICEF confirms 0% child malnutrition in Cuba'
"Dear fellow children's organization, greeting from Uganda in Jesus name, I am very happy to get the organization which work on the accountability and right of children’s. But on a sad note in Uganda here in Jinja hospital last…"
Aug 9
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Creating hope for kids in the system: U of W waives tuition for kids in care

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/uw-news-action/story.771/title.uwinnipeg-first-to-offer-youth-in-care-tuition-waiversWINNIPEG, MB - When she was 14-years-old, Shirley Delorme Russell and her five siblings were placed in foster care. She would change homes three times in the next several years.  Although she was a bright student, Shirley stopped going to school after…See More
Mar 15
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Proof that the voices of children have power

Native teen's posthumous plea for education finds traction in ParliamentNative teen’s posthumous plea for education finds traction in ParliamentShannen Koostachin had a dream: to go to school in a proper building, not a decrepit portable on contaminated soil.The Grade 8 student from Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario journeyed to Ottawa to make her case. When she was rebuffed, she mobilized native…See More
Mar 4
Tina Pelletier posted a blog post

Proof that the voices of children have power

Native teen's posthumous plea for education finds traction in ParliamentNative teen’s posthumous plea for education finds traction in ParliamentShannen Koostachin had a dream: to go to school in a proper building, not a decrepit portable on contaminated soil.The Grade 8 student from Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario journeyed to Ottawa to make her case. When she was rebuffed, she mobilized native…See More
Mar 1
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Feb 27
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Tribunal allowing Canada to duck duties to First Nation kids: advocates

Tribunal allowing Canada to duck duties to First Nation kids: advocates OTTAWA — A decision to dismiss a landmark attempt to hold the federal government legally responsible for the plight of aboriginal children living on reserve allows Canada to duck its responsibility to a generation of youth, human rights advocates told an Ottawa courtroom…See More
Feb 21
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CBC's 8th Fire Documentary Series: Q & A with Cindy Blackstone on First Nations child welfare

First Nations file a historic human rights case against the federal government for under-funding child welfare services on reserves.8th Fire: Q & A with Cindy BlackstoneSee More
Jan 24
Tina Pelletier added a discussion to the group Indigenous Child Welfare
Jan 24
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Jan 22
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Fathers without Fathers: Aboriginal Men in Canada

CBC: Townhall Meeting PodcastAboriginal fathers have two traditional roles - to provide and to protect. But when Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their homes and placed in residential schools, their fathers lost their ability to protect their children. And when many of those children got out of the schools, broken from years of abuse, they had lost their capacity to provide and protect. And…See More
Jan 12
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Native Daughters - Multi media documentary

http://cojmc.unl.edu/nativedaughters/about-usNative Daughters is a two-year project from the first meeting to the finished magazine and website, involving five University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors and about 30 students. The idea stemmed from several brainstorming sessions among professors looking for a new way to tell an older story about indigenous America.The magazine and website products were broken down into…See More
Jan 12
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LOVE IS WHO WE ARE

FREE download of song at http://tinyurl.com/7zgdwe4 Video is Google art and pieces of other videos- fair use credits at end. Voice, words, guitar and musical...
Jan 6

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Creating hope for kids in the system: U of W waives tuition for kids in care

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/uw-news-action/story.771/title.uwinnipeg-first-to-offer-youth-in-care-tuition-waivers

WINNIPEG, MB - When she was 14-years-old, Shirley Delorme Russell and her five siblings were placed in foster care. She would change homes three times in the next several years.  Although she was a bright student, Shirley stopped going to…

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Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:03pm

Proof that the voices of children have power

Native teen's posthumous plea for education finds traction in Parliament

Native teen’s posthumous plea for education finds traction in Parliament

Shannen Koostachin had a dream: to go to school in a proper building, not a decrepit portable on contaminated soil.

The Grade 8 student from Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario journeyed to Ottawa to make…

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Posted on March 1, 2012 at 10:50am

Tribunal allowing Canada to duck duties to First Nation kids: advocates

Tribunal allowing Canada to duck duties to First Nation kids: advocates

 

OTTAWA — A decision to dismiss a landmark attempt to hold the federal government legally responsible for the plight of aboriginal children living on reserve allows Canada to duck its responsibility to a generation of youth, human rights advocates told…

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Posted on February 21, 2012 at 9:25am

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