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October 26, 2017 – ‘We Have to do Something’

CBC News – October 25, 2017  "It was really hard," said Healy. "I started not coming to school and my grades started to drop."  Healy, who's a student at Father Lacombe High School in Calgary's northeast, was more concerned about finding a way to support himself than going to class. But Healy is one of a

2021-03-15T15:39:25-04:00October 26th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

October 10, 2017 – ‘Truth-Telling Helped Us, and it’s Helping Canada,’

Yahoo News – October 10, 2017 Amanda Adrian knew there was something wrong with her dad, Ted Quewezance. For years, she and four sisters didn't know what was causing the drinking, the emotional distance and other unhealthy behaviour. Quewezance had buried his secret deep inside, even after becoming chief of his Keeseekoose First Nation in east-central Saskatchewan.

2021-03-15T15:38:37-04:00October 10th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

October 2, 2017 – Canada’s First Indigenous Student Trustee Wants More of His Culture in the Classro

CBC News – October 2, 2017 Canada's first Indigenous student trustee wants to see more of his culture incorporated into the education system "to help move our people forward." Tehatsistahawi (Tsista) Kennedy was elected to the Thames Valley District School board last week. The grade eleven student at Saunders Secondary in London said he was "overwhelmed

2021-03-15T15:37:57-04:00October 2nd, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

Sept 27, 2017 – Indigenous Students Account for Biggest Jump in Rising Graduation Rates

CBC Indigenous – September 27, 2017  The rate remains significantly lower than those for non-Indigenous students at Regina's public schools. Their graduation rate jumped by four percentage points, from 81 per cent in 2015-2016 to 85 percentin 2016-2017. The overall provincial graduation rate was 76.5 per cent in 2016-2017. All of the aforementioned rates are for students who graduated within the standard

2021-03-15T15:37:02-04:00September 27th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

Sept 20, 2017 – Making Good on a Promise: University of Sudbury Opens Sacred Learning Space

Anishinabek News – September 20, 2017 SUDBURY –  The external view is spectacular:  encompassing  the university campus, the lakes of the south end, the Idylwylde Golf Course, Nishnaabe-gkendaaswin Teg has a bird’s eye view of the lay of the land. The internal view of Nishnaabe-gkendaaswin Teg at the University of Sudbury will depend on who seeks to spend time

2021-03-15T15:36:15-04:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

August 30, 2017 – The goal is to get more people in Akwesasne using Kanien’kéha

August 29, 2017 For the first time, the Canadian census has released statistics measuring the use of the Mohawk language, known as Kanien’kéha, inside the Ontario portion of Akwesasne. According to the data released in early August, 26 per cent of people in that community identify Kanien’kéha as their mother tongue, with only eight per

2021-03-15T15:35:31-04:00August 30th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

August 1, 2017 – Aboriginal Skills Education Training Fund, Focus at Liberal Caucus Meeting

Wawatay News – August 1, 2017 “We’ve talked a lot at Northern Caucus about using our collective voice to support the work I am doing to boost up that (Aboriginal Skills Education Training) Fund, to bring it forward, to rejuvenate it to make sure that we are respecting what Indigenous people have been telling us

2021-03-15T15:34:45-04:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

July 18, 2017 – Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Votes ‘Yes’ to the AES

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Votes ‘Yes’ to the AES Anishinabek News – July 14, 2017 Atikameksheng Anishnawbek—On July 12, the eligible voters of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek voted “yes” to the Anishinabek Nation Education Agreement with Canada. This “yes” vote means that Atikameksheng Anishnawbek will be part of the Anishinabek Education System. “It’s one step closer to self-governance,” stated

2021-03-15T15:34:05-04:00July 18th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

June 30, 2017 – Opinion: Do We Need a First Nation Language Law for Our Communities

Anishinabek News – June 30, 2017  The French language prevailed in becoming the primary language of business, and reclaiming its title as the most prominent language in the province. It also arguably reverted the onus on French people to learn English into an onus for English people to learn French. I have often wondered if

2021-03-15T15:33:13-04:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|

June 19, 2017 – New Mural at Thunder Bay Catholic School Remembers Residential School Legacy

CBC Indigenous – June 19, 2017 "One of the aspects of working with the students was to be able to give them a better understanding of the true history of Turtle Island — the upper region which we now know as Canada," Doxtater-Wynn said. "And give them an idea of the experiences of First Nations

2021-03-15T15:32:10-04:00June 19th, 2017|Categories: Recent News|
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