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The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Welcomes New Federal Funding For Aboriginal Addictions Services In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Muskoday, Saskatchewan, June 6, 2008. The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation welcomes the government’s recent announcement of $2 million dedicated to helping First Nations and Inuit recover from addictions to alcohol and illicit drugs in Vancouver, in addition to the $10 million funding to be provided over five years to find treatment solutions for residents of Vancouver’s Downtown eastside.
National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Host Launch Of Federal Funding Announcement For First Nations And Inuit Communities

OTTAWA, ON, May 9, 2008 - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs were welcomed yesterday at the National Liaison Office of the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation in Ottawa, to launch the Federal funding announcement for First Nations and Inuit communities.
The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Gathers Aboriginal Front Line Workers And Decision Makers In Ottawa To Discuss Crucial Aboriginal Workforce Issues

Muskoday, February 23, 2008 – The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation is hosting its National Aboriginal Workforce Development Forum 2008. The Forum will take place from February 24 to 28, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel on Kent in Ottawa.
The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, The Assembly Of First Nations And The Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network Commit To Work Together In The Area Of Health And Addictions

Muskoday, February 7, 2008 – The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation will sign memorandums understanding with the Assembly of First Nation and with the Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network during the opening program of the National Native Addictions Partnership Workforce Development Forum on Monday February 25, 2008. The Forum itself will take place from February 24 to 28, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa.
A Fresh Momentum For The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation

Muskoday, October 26, 2007 – Under the Direction of its Board of Directors and its interim Executive Director, Carol Hopkins, the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation is looking ahead to a dynamic, promising future as the leading National Aboriginal organisation working in the field of Addictions.
Member Of Parliament Tina Keeper To Launch Opening Of The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation New Liaison Office In Ottawa

(Ottawa, Thursday November 9, 2006). Tina Keeper, the Member of Parliament for the Northern Manitoba riding of Churchill, currently the Public Health critic and full-time member of the Standing Committees on Health and Canadian Heritage will be the Host Speaker at the reception to mark the official opening in Ottawa of the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation on November 23rd.
Chief Austin Bear Honoured As A Man Of Vision And Commitment By The Saskatchewan Nnadap Regional Advisory Board

Muskoday, Saskatchewan, April 10, 2006 - After many years of Service, Chief Austin Bear, Chief of the Muskoday Fierst Nation in Sakatchewan, leaves his seat as Chair of the Saskatchewan NNADAP Regional Advisory Board (RAB) The National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) is a First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) program now largely controlled by First Nations communities and organizations.
The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Congratulates Aboriginal New Officer Of The Order Of Canada Maggie Hodgson

Muskoday, February 5, 2006 - Maggie Hodgson, known for her work in reconciliation and healing, has been named officer of the Order of Canada. Maggie is also recognised in Aboriginal communities for her pioneering work in transforming the Aboriginal Addictions System since it was set up in 1969. Maggie was the co-founder of the first three addiction programs for Aboriginal Albertans. In 1996, her contributions in the field earned her the Medallion of Distinction for Alberta from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
Board Of The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Wants To Extend Assets Forfeiture Provisions To Convicted Official In The Virginia Fontaine Case

OTTAWA, March 12, 2005 - At their meeting in Ottawa on March 12, the Board of Directors of the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation were apprised of the sentence delivered to Paul Cochrane, Senior Health Canada bureaucrat, in relation to his fraudulent channelling of millions of dollars in Federal funding to the Virginia Fontaine Foundation and to his pocketing of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, thought to be part of his personal wealth today.

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