come one come all

Renewable energy and First Nations:

What are the benefits and opportunities?

On Tuesday, June 5, Volker Thomsen and Dan Longboat will explain how renewable energy can benefit First Nations and their communities.

Volker Thomsen is the President of St. Lawrence College, near Akwesasne Mohawk Territory near Cornwall, Ontario. He is a visionary, actively promoting improved health for First Nations peoples, and a long-time supporter of FNTI. He is also the author of Canada: Enroute to Prosperity, an inspirational book advocating innovation and job creation through education and training, health and wellness. In particular, Mr Thomsen advocates for “green innovation.”

Dan Longboat is Director of the Indigenous Environmental Studies Department at Trent University, and a Faculty member with FNTI’s Indigenous Community Health Approaches Program.

This Open House will be of interest to those concerned with sustainable communities, First Nations peoples, and the general public.

Admission is FREE

When: Tuesday, June 5, 2007 7:00 pm

Where: Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Community Centre – 1807 York Road

Why: To discuss renewable energy options for First Nations territories


For more information, contact:

Christine Loft	Suzanne Brant	Merle Maracle
613-396-2122 ext 136	613-396-2122 ext 125	613-396-2122 ext 121
chrisl@fnti.net	suzanneb@fnti.net	merlem@fnti.net

Directions for community centre

Ottawa cuts spending on Indigenous languages in Canada

BUS LEAVING MOHAWK COMMUNITY CENTRE
8:00am
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

The demonstration will start at the Westin Hotel,
11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario,
then will proceed to Parliament Hill.

For More Information:

Callie Maracle, Coordinator
(613) 396-3100 x 227


$5 per person to help with expenses

Funding cut story

Tontakaiê:rine ( It has become right again,) Tyendinaga Justice Circle, Restorative Justice Program

The TJC is currently being run through First nations Technical Institute with a satellite office maintained at the Tyendinaga Police Station. The TJC is an alternative to the current justice system, with a focus on youth from 12-17 years of age. The circle consists of community members who have taken the initiative to become involved. Not to be confused with the ‘Sentencing Circle”, the forum brings together victims, offenders and their supporters in a safe, controlled environment to discuss the offence and its effect and to jointly decide how to right the wrong that has been done. The Objective of the TJC is to return to a traditional form of justice. This process can be recognized as a proactive strategy to empower the community to regain their perspective roles of respect.

What is Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice can be seen as a set of principles which guide agencies and practitioners rather than a particular practice. It offers alternative ways of thinking about crime by emphasizing the harm crime does to the community, and how the community rather that the court system can respond to crime in more satisfactory ways. It may incorporate a variety of approaches, applied at various stages of the criminal justice process, i.e. Pre-charge and post charge cases. Restorative justice places an emphasis on all those involved in an offense – victims, offenders and the community – and seeks to reconcile, restore and repair relationships and situations.


Indigenous Perspective

In First Nations community justice projects, communities develop their own models that in varying degrees incorporate the traditional, spiritual and cultural practices that will best serve their specific community needs based on their cultural understanding of justice concepts. They embody traditional practices associated with first Nations justice appropriate to each community. Offending behavior is viewed in the context of both contemporary and historic circumstances that include the inter-generational affects of attendance at residential schools and impact of colonialism in respect to traditional Indigenous practices. Depending on the particular circumstances and community practices, aspects of spiritual ceremonies may or may not be incorporated into a community justice process.


Contact Numbers

Office located at First Nations Technical Institute 613-396-2122 ext 123
Tyendinaga Police Dept. 613-967-3888