In Manitoba province, 16 of the 24 people in intensive care because of swine flu are from native communities.
Kelley remains optimistic about more Native communities taking part in the Plan Nord project and leaves the door open for further negotiations.
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Many accuse the government of failing to consult the native communities about a series of laws which they say threaten their ancestral lands.
He also added that Stornoway is paying a portion of the construction of the route, which has opened up jobs for local native communities.
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"We believe that education is a vital tool in helping the non-native communities understand who we are, " said McFaggen, director of the tribe's historic preservation department.
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It had come off second-best in public-relations tussles with various native communities, notably the Cree Indians of northern Quebec, from whose ancestral lands much of its hydro-wealth flows.
Scott Berkowitz, the president of RAINN ( the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) says that while data on reported incidences of rape is often unreliable, researchers and advocates have historically seen higher rates of sexual violence in native communities.
The mission of ANA is to promote the goal of self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American communities, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders organizations.
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As the DOJ continues to roll-out new policy initiatives and grant opportunities, this website will act as a one-stop shop for tribal communities, developed to provide a user-friendly, updated and comprehensive resource for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities to help further improve public safety.
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His organization has championed wellness and unlocked opportunity in Native American communities across our country.
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The incidents sharpened concerns about Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic, both among environmentalists and in native Alaskan communities.
President Obama is committed to working with tribes to identify and develop initiatives, like the STEP program, that will spur greater economic growth on reservations and work towards a bright future for all Native American communities.
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The Corporation has a Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs, who works across all program and support units to increase Native American participation in national service and to develop and enhance programming to address the unique needs of Native American communities.
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Indian and Native American (INA) Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees and the Department of Labor share a vision of providing quality employment and training services to Native American communities that not only meet regulatory requirements, but also are administered in ways that are consistent with the traditional cultural values and beliefs of the people they are designed to serve.
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The acute nature of this problem in Indian Country warrants a targeted initiative like LMIC to support culturally proficient strategies for ensuring access to healthy food and prenatal services, implementing nutrition and physical education programs, and engaging Native youth, parents, and communities in active, healthy lifestyle choices.
Like so many communities across the country, Native Americans are suffering from a lack of access to healthy, affordable and culturally-appropriate foods.
Investing in infrastructure could enhance market efficiencies, promote green jobs, improve the environment and provide needed employment opportunities in urban and rural communities, as well as on Native American Tribal Lands.
Commentator Erin Aubry Kaplan is a Los Angeles native who has watched the division between the two communities for years.
In the decades after World War II hundreds of Native American children in the US were taken from their communities and given to white families through adoption or foster care.
She has provided thousands of hours of CERT and community preparedness trainings to community members and organizations in multiple diverse communities including Youth Organizations, low-income Hispanic neighborhoods, multi-ethnic Muslim populations, multi-tribal urban Native Americans, African American, Faith Based and Asian American communities.
The mayor, his lead bolstered by name recognition, appears in South Carolina less often than other candidates but likes to visit coastal communities heavy with retirees, many of whom moved there from his native New York.
The RSCN also works directly with local villages and Bedouin communities to create income-producing projects to generate employment opportunities for the native population.
Native Americans must be full partners in our nation's economy, thrive in safe communities, and have equal access to quality education and health care.
All of these accomplishments have provided more opportunity and security for Native Americans, but they are just part of our ongoing effort to create stronger tribal communities throughout Indian Country.
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Online learning social communities exist which cater to all learning styles, all skill sets and personalities, native abilities and educational needs.
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Canada's aboriginal communities were also highlighted with the four chiefs of the First Nations, whose traditional native territory overlaps the Olympic region, part of the official delegation at the ceremony.
This kind of collaboration between Tribes and States marks a new era in working together to meet the unique educational and cultural needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, to improve their academic achievement, and ultimately to better the future of these Tribal students and their communities.
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