With a huge opportunity for both parties, the Webique First Nations and Cyr Drilling International have united in their goal for prosperity.
It's a unique coupling that offers Cyr Drilling access to the land, and Webique potential to become major players in the drilling milieu.
But perhaps what is most intriguing is that this a is story that strays away from the norm of First Nations fighting with big businesses.

The Bandwagon, will be a two-hour documentary if all goes well will be released in 2010. Co-produced by Jannica Hoskins and Randy Bezeau the documentary is made in the hope of giving a voice to the thousands of First Nations who were forced to endure residential school in the 1960s and into the 80s and make positive changes to the way Canada handles child apprehension.

Room XIX of the Palais des Nations, at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland will play host to the first session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Expert Mechanism) taking place from October 1 to 3.
The Expert Mechanism is a creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and its mandate is to assist the HRC in providing thematic expertise on the rights of Indigenous peoples.

A month before Kahentinetha Horn suffered a heart attack following her detention at the Cornwall border crossing she was warned she may be in danger.
In response, the 68-year-old grandmother said she established surveillance around her home in Kahnawake Quebec near Montreal and purchased a cell-phone.
Now, the well-known Kanion'ke:haka /Mohawk activist, has filed a law suit against the attorney governor of Canada and sent a complaint to the United Nations for injuries and abuses against herself and First Nations people.

Ermineskin First Nations, Alta., is suing the federal government of Canada and has named Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl as one of the defendants.
One part of the claim is based on alleged "famine and pestilence" as the reserve is having some serious problems with diabetes, gangrene and kidney disease. The statement of claim was filed in Edmonton Court of Queens Bench in late August.

There is no doubt the world will be a different place in 500 years, however some scientists are suggesting that this generation should prepare for it now. New findings released in Nature Geoscience have suggested that the frozen artic soil holds quite a bit more greenhouse gases than previously anticipated, which can severely speed up the global warming process.

The federal government, through Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), is seeking input on Aboriginal economic development with the goal of designing a new framework by year's end.
Some First Nations leaders see the initiative as welcome and long overdue; others "too little, too late." There is, however, consensus that economic development needs to be a First Nations' focus.

The federal government, through Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), is seeking input on Aboriginal economic development with the goal of designing a new framework by year's end.
Some First Nations leaders see the initiative as welcome and long overdue; others "too little, too late." There is, however, consensus that economic development needs to be a First Nations' focus.

On Aug. 27, it was announced that the future of the Northwest Territories' economy and mining sector would be stronger and more prosperous. Chuck Strahl, minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, declared two key investments that will assist in fortifying and diversifying the economy of the Northwest Territories. Furthermore, it will support Aboriginal workers to capitalize on local labour market opportunities.

Are Aboriginal children in North Western Ontario still paying the price of a 46-year-old environmental crime?
Cerebral palsy, developmental delays and seizures are symptoms of mercury poisoning, and they are conditions that community members at Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows) are noticing with concern among their young.
"A lot of children are being born with epilepsy," said Maria Swain-Korshever, who has a grand-daughter and a nephew who suffered seizures in their first year.