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January 23, 2020 2020-2021 First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES) call for proposals is now open. The FNIYES proposals are due February 20, 2020. https://education.chiefs-of-ontario.org/-first-nations-and-inuit-youth   Sudbury's Cambrian College offers new program with an Indigenous specialization January 23, 2020 Cambrian College in Sudbury is offering a new program this September that combines Indigenous

2020-2021 First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES) call for proposals is now open. Please find attached the proposal template for the 2020-2021 First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy.  The FNIYES proposals are due February 20, 2020. The First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy proposals are to outline needs under the following

News Release Applications Open for the Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education January 16, 2020 Members to Provide Input on Programs and Services to Support Students TORONTO — Ontario is calling on interested individuals to apply for the Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education (MACSE). The Council members will provide advice to the Minister of

January 7, 2020 Beth Simmons is a testament to how easy access to education can get you closer to realizing your dreams. Her dream is to open her own hair salon. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2020/01/08/community-collaboration-key-to-students-success/   TDSB appoints first Indigenous Student Trustee January 6, 2019 Clarity M. Smoke has taken her seat as the first ever Toronto District

December 17, 2019 The United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages came to an official end Tuesday. https://aptnnews.ca/2019/12/17/un-wraps-up-its-year-of-indigenous-languages-during-new-york-ceremony/   'Brink of destruction': AFN national chief demands action on fading Indigenous languages at UN December 17, 2019 Liberal government has passed legislation to 'reclaim, recover and maintain' Indigenous languages https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brink-destruction-afn-national-chief-languages-un-1.5399245   Exshaw School facing closure after Ottawa

December 11, 2019 The elementary school teacher whose students developed the Junior Water Walkers initiative after meeting with the later Water Walker Josephine Mandamin spoke about the use of technology during Lakehead University’s Report to the Community. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/12/11/over-200-classes-worldwide-participate-in-junior-water-walkers-initiative-inspired-by-late-josephine-mandamin/   How this Mi'kmaw educator is keeping his language and culture alive December 11, 2019 Trevor Sanipass

November 26, 2019 A pilot project between Fort William First Nation and Thunder Bay’s Catholic school board is trying to reach Indigenous pupils where they live, both physically and culturally. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-thunder-bays-satellite-kindergarten-brings-first-nations-childrens/   Indigenous students who built robot return home from Dubai November 26, 2019 A group of Indigenous students recently returned from a trip to

November 19, 2019 As Indigenous leaders and researchers at the University of Toronto seek to put their relationship on a new footing, they are looking to incorporate the Mi'kmaw concept of Two-Eyed Seeing, an approach grounded in mutual respect for one another's knowledge systems. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/indigenous-leaders-u-t-researchers-look-forge-collaborative-relationship-through-two-eyed   Breaking into the art scene with Norval Morriseau November

November 12, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert has been working for weeks painting a mural for students and staff at Simons Valley School in northwest Calgary, with the inspiration for his artwork rooted in Blackfoot culture and tradition. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/medicine-for-the-spirit-indigenous-mural-at-simons-valley-school-inspires-students-1.4682393   Proposals for the 2019 Indigenous Initiatives Fund are now being accepted November 12, 2019 The

November 6, 2019 New school is built to be taken apart and moved along with rest of community. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/kashechewan-new-school-1.5346836   Anishinabek Educational Institute celebrates 25 years November 6, 2019 Thousands of students have graduated from the Anishinabek Educational Institute (AEI) in the 25 years since its doors opened in 1994. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/11/06/anishinabek-educational-institute-celebrates-25-years/   Indigenous youth inspired