Lake 88.1 – April 11, 2018 Fenik added, "I think any time we can support our First Nations people, Indigenous youth we should. I think it’s fair and equitable that our First Nations people put forward this plaque in memory of those people who suffered abuse in residential schools.” http://lake88.ca/2018/04/11/033486478/ Centennial Students Ready to Bring it
CBC News – March 21, 2018 The paper says Indigenous institutes, which are Indigenous-governed and operated, would fall under the private sector and outside of the publicly funded post-secondary system. In its 11-page response, Dechinta said the decision is fiscally and socially irresponsible and sets northern students up for failure. The school also said it ignores the
CBC News – March 14, 2018 Trauma counsellors from Northern Canada gathered in Ottawa this week to talk about combining clinical therapy with cultural healing to better help residential school survivors and their families. The three-day training event was organized by the Ilisaqsivik Society — an organization based in Nunavut that helps residential school survivors — and the Department of Indigenous Services. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/residential-school-counsellors-psychologists-1.4574642
CBC News – March 7, 2018 Chief Paul Prosper of Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation said he was "shocked" at the racist incidents, and students from the First Nation will remain home for the week. "This would allow us to seek out proper resources and to reach out to the African-Nova Scotia community as well to come up with a
Net News Ledger – February 28, 2018 “This is a good day and an important day for First Nations children and a good day for our families,” said National Chief Bellegarde. “We know the needs are great and that’s why we pressed for, and will continue to press for sustained, strategic investments. The ongoing investments that support
Times Higher Education – February 22, 2018 A less well known but arguably much more serious example is the increasing tendency for Canadian faculties of education to use admissions criteria that are unrelated to the characteristics and skills needed by effective classroom teachers. At the University of Windsor, for example, special consideration is being given to
Anishinabek News – February 6, 2018 “I am looking forward to working with this new board and executive,” expressed Catherine Pawis, newly acclaimed Chair of the KEB. “The Kinoomaadziwin Education Body has a lot of important work ahead of us.” The new executive of the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body board include Catherine Pawis (Chair), Lisa Michano (Co-Chair), Lauri Hoeg
CBC News – January 31, 2018 "All he wanted to do was to go home, to run away from the environment he was forced into," said Wenjack's sister, Pearl Achneepineskum of Marten Falls First Nation. She was accompanied at the gathering by her son William, and said nephew and uncle share much in common. "If Chanie had lived, he would
Special Education Sharing Forum - Behaviour and Expectionalities Date: Tuesday Jan 23 and Wednesday Jan 24, 2018 Location: Thunder Bay, ON Venue: Valhalla Inn Hotel - 1 Valhalla Inn Road Agenda Presentations Julia Candlish- Overview Mae Katt and Dr. Chiachen (Chi) Cheng – Opiod Use Exposure: practical classroom management strategies for Educators Liz Hathazi - Creative Therapy- Speech and Language Intervention
CBC News – January 22, 2018 The doctor in charge of educational programs at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine says its students are doing well amid increased competition for residencies. So far, only one NOSM graduate has failed to land a residency since the school opened in 2005, said Dr. Catherine Cervin, the school's
