April 29, 2019
State of emergency declared after flooding crisis in northern Ontario First Nations community
What *Exactly* is Happening To Ontario’s Education System?
April 28, 2019
More than 100,000 students participated in a province-wide walkout on April 4, and on April 6, around 10,000 teachers, students and parents showed up to protest at Queen’s Park. They were all rallying against Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa Thompson’s proposed cuts to education—especially an increase in class sizes and a decrease in the number of teachers.
Loss of Indigenous languages is Canada’s shame
April 28, 2019
All this past week, Indigenous leaders travelled to New York to represent their communities and present at the 18th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/04/28/loss-of-indigenous-languages-is-canadas-shame/
Report compares Canada’s lack of action on preserving Inuit language to cultural genocide
April 25, 2019
The Inuktut language is at “grave risk” of extinction if the territorial and federal governments don’t step in and address the language’s decline, a Nunavut leader told the United Nations on Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/ochapowace-first-nation-trespassing-farm-1.5111197
New teacher training on Indigenous history of Niagara Region
April 24, 2019
A professional teacher training initiative has launched to give educators in the Niagara region confidence delivering indigenous history in the classroom.
Amos Keye named Indigenous Engagement official at Brock University
April 23, 2019
Brock University is taking a major step in its institutional growth and development by announcing that Amos Key, Jr. will become the University’s first-ever Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement.
Six Nations of the Grand River closer to taking control of its education system
April 23, 2019
Deloitte study prices out $2.2 billion needed over 10 years
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/six-nations-autonomous-education-1.5106893
