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
October 30, 2019 By 2020, all literature taught in mandatory Grade 11 English course will be written by Indigenous authors. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/indigenous-school-english-gecdsb-high-school-students-1.5338115 There's a bunch of cops at Algoma University these days. Here's why October 29, 2019 Rogers says the expanded partnership between the police service and the university that began last year with the
October 7, 2019 The libraries have announced a plan for reciprocal borrowing, which will allow residents from both communities free access to space, information and materials. https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9633596-hamilton-and-six-nations-public-libraries-announce-partnership/ Kamloops teacher wins education award for work with Indigenous students October 7, 2019 She is a teacher and program coordinator at Twin Rivers Education Centre's Four Directions
September 24, 2019 While the centre will provide educational resources that are lacking on Manitoulin, it will also help to ensure that, when it comes to doing research on Indigenous peoples going forward, “no more research about us, without us,” said Ms. Roy. “We will play an integral role in research in the North.” https://www.sootoday.com/local-entertainment/indigenous-art-film-comedy-focus-of-dream-big-2019-1711255
