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Study suggests link between oilsands and Fort Chip illnesses

CBC NEWS: A study conducted by First Nations groups and scientists from the University of Manitoba released Monday suggests the Alberta oilsands are in part to blame for some health concerns in the downstream community of Fort Chipewyan and higher levels of heavy metals in wildlife. 

Poverty a major barrier to good health for urban aboriginals: study

ADAM CARTER: Hamilton’s urban aboriginal people face multiple barriers to health care, significant rates of chronic disease and elevated emergency room visit levels compared to the rest of the city, according to a landmark study from St. Michael’s Hospital.

The study, published Thursday in medical journal BMJ Open, marks the first time researchers have accessed detailed information about how an urban aboriginal population in Canada uses health care.

 

Labrador Food Shortage: Stores Down To Last Items In Some Towns

SUE BAILEY: There's no excuse for bare grocery shelves in remote Labrador communities still waiting for spring food shipments delayed by ferry issues, says provincial Transportation Minister Nick McGrath.

"They have every reason to be upset," he said Monday in an interview of coastal enclaves such as Hopedale and Makkovik that haven't had major freight deliveries by ship since the fall.

 

Nunavut food security protest in Iqaluit focuses on expired products

DAVID MURPHY: The exorbitant price of food in the North wasn’t the only thing Leesee Papatsie and her group of about a dozen supporters protested at an event in Iqaluit held June 14 across the street from the Northmart store.

Protestors fought turbulent winds that blew cardboard signs out of the hands of some sent hunched-over protestors chasing tumbling signs for metres down the road.

 

‘Poverty trap’ keeps Nunavummiut in tragic conditions

A Canadian Bar Association gathering in Iqaluit last week included some frank discussion on the state of affairs in Nunavut. The theme of the meeting was "Nation-Building Under Land Claims Agreements, Treaties and Self-Government Agreements."

Former Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser, one of many prominent players who attended, says she was dismayed to learn there still aren't improvements on the implementation of Canadian land claims and treaties, even after several audits she conducted.

Nunavut food security protest in Iqaluit focuses on expired products

DAVID MURPHY: The exorbitant price of food in the North wasn’t the only thing Leesee Papatsie and her group of about a dozen supporters protested at an event in Iqaluit held June 14 across the street from the Northmart store.

Protestors fought turbulent winds that blew cardboard signs out of the hands of some sent hunched-over protestors chasing tumbling signs for metres down the road.

 

Take Action! Feeding My Family Campaign on the High Cost of Food

TAKE ACTION: Write to your MP about the high food costs in the north. Use Feeding My Family's template (see below) or write your own.

More info on Feeding my family website or Facebook page

Learning from the land in the North

ANDREA WOO: Trishia Smith sips from her travel mug, being careful not to spill during the bumps and jolts of her morning commute along miles of snowy terrain. The 29-year-old is among a small group of students headed to its first class of the day, traversing miles of snowy terrain aboard a traditional Inuit sled called a komatik. Spruce trees pass on the horizon and the sun beams from a blue and cloudless sky.

Sudbury teen to receive Top 20 Under 20 award

Mélanie-Rose Frappier will be recognized for her role as an active community leader.

She has served as a youth ambassador for Canada by creating It’s Cool to be Healthy (C’est cool d’être en santé), an interactive program that educated students on the benefits of exercise and proper nutrition.

Eating Well in Pictou Landing: Pollution and access are daily challenges

A new research report reveals that pollution and ecological changes around Pictou Landing First Nation (in Nova Scotia) are the most significant community challenge when it comes to eating well. Community members shared photographs and stories to describe their experiences with food and point to their key concerns, which also included physical and economic access to healthy food.

Inuit go hungry more than any other indigenous group: report

A new study released Thursday highlights the fact that people in Nunavut have the highest food insecurity rate for any indigenous population in a developed country at 68 per cent.

WTO appeal decision on seal-product ban comes this week

The appeals board of the World Trade Organization is expected to announce its decision this coming week on issues involving the European Union's ban on seal products.

$83.49 for a case of water? Welcome to Nunavet

The volume of food shipments to the north is very low, transportation costs very high, and infrastructure barely existent. That makes for very high costs.

Nunavut unveils plan to combat hunger, malnutrition

Called the Nunavut Food Security and Action Plan, the food blueprint sets out a long list of tasks - stating who is responsible for doing what and when they are expected to do it.

Aglukkaq says Aboriginal people “hunt everyday” rejects United Nations Rapporteur as “ill-informed and patronizing academic”

Indigenous people in Canada don’t face food security issues because “they hunt every day,” said Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in the House of Commons Wednesday as she fended off opposition attacks fueled by the findings of the UN special rapporteur on food issues.

Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said in a press conference earlier in the day that he was “struck” by the “desperate situation” Indigenous people faced in the country.

L'ONU s'inquiète de la situation des Autochtones de l'Alberta

Un agent des Nations unies s'inquiète de l'impact du développement industriel et de l'exploitation du pétrole sur les communautés autochtones albertaines.

Le rapporteur spécial de l'ONU pour le droit à l'alimentation, Olivier de Schutter, est choqué de voir les inégalités que subissent les Autochtones lorsque vient le temps d'avoir accès à une alimentation de base.

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