February 2012
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Watchrpmfm:
RPM Artist Minute: Kinnie Starr – “Women + Sex + Music”
In our second RPM Artist Minute, hip-hop chanteuse Kinnie Starr talks candidly about women and sexuality in the music business.
Kinnie is widely known for blazing trails for women in hip-hop through the strength, authenticity and openness in both the music she creates, and the messages she conveys in conversation.
She has...
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Ottawa’s relationship with Assembly of First... →
Manitoba chiefs have joined those in Saskatchewan in condemning an action plan to improve the lives of native people, saying it was crafted without their input by the Assembly of First Nations and the federal government.
Read More (click headline)…
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Canada's response to missing aboriginal women and... →
Canada’s response to violence against aboriginal women and girls has been inadequate, Canadian human rights groups have told a United Nations committee.
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We are all responsible for the plight of Canada’s... →
There has been movement – real movement – on the aboriginal file. While signs of despair are abundant, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology, on behalf of all Canadians, about Indian residential schools was a major step toward reconciliation. This month, the release of major report on the management and funding of first-nations education, represented a significant response to the most...
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Government still trying to assimilate aboriginals... →
OTTAWA — The federal government continues to use assimilationist policies — such as those perpetrated by decades of residential schools — by consistently underfunding child-welfare agencies that provide services to First Nations children on reserve, a counsel for the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday in Ottawa. Read...
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Check out this event!!!
Project of Heart: Have a Heart for First Nations Children
Place: Federal Court inside the Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa ON Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm (breaks at 10:30am, 12pm, and 2:30pm) Date: February 13,14, and 15th Purpose: To appeal the decision by the chair of Human Rights Tribunal Hearings on whether or not the federal government is treating First Nations children...
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RPM IS HIRING
rpmfm:
RPM is hiring! Apply by Friday 5pm PST for the Digital Media Intern position. Info here: http://rpm.fm/jobs/ #jobs #Indigenous
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Red Man Laughing EP#11 AFN National Chief Shaw... →
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WatchGiant prawn of the deep discovered off New Zealand coast
Scientists discover a giant prawn thousands of metres under the sea in New Zealand’s Kermadic Trench.
Now this would be some kinda shrimp to Skewer!!!! This would be for you Pacific Coastal people in love with Seafood!!!
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Ryan McMahon is our Red Man Laughing. Check out... →
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Top dentists grossing $1-million a year on First... →
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Luxurious Feather Earrings
To see more visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/snowrobot
Here’s some great jewelry to share with everyone. Do you have any music, artwork, new products, or other content that you would like to share with Digital Drum? Click on “your beats” and get sharing!
January 2012
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High-Powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas →
Here’s a good read on waste management.
Do you have any initiatives you are already doing or would like to start with regards to the environment?
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Whos little Red Man Laughing? That's right, our... →
Ryan McMahon is an Ojibway/Metis comedian/writer based out of WInnipeg, MB. Ryan has headlined festivals, written for television & radio, and sells out venues large and small all across North America. McMahon’s comedy is progressive, stereotype destroying and brutally honest.
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WatchCarey Price sharing his thoughts about being picked by Zdeno Chara for the NHL All Star Game.
Do any of you have Aboriginal Professional Athletes that you would like to share with us at Digital Drum?
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“Great art is the result of eccentric, individual passions, not test screenings,...”
– Sherman Alexie
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Cloak's on you: Scientists create 'invisible'... →
It’s not quite the Invisible Man, but researchers say they have gotten a step closer to creating a “three-dimensional cloak” that would render objects invisible.