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June 7, 2019 'I couldn't have made it without support at home and support here,' master's student from Kahnawake says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/concordia-university-indigenous-aboriginal-student-resource-centre-1.5165756   Reconciliation or appropriation: Should B.C.'s lieutenant governor be speaking Indigenous languages? June 6, 2019 'I wanted to do something that showed respect,' Janet Austin says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/woman-representing-queen-learns-indigenous-language-to-decolonize-1.5162449   Sioux Lookout hosts elders for language, knowledge

May 9, 2019 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) today with municipal partners to jointly develop approaches to address poverty and homelessness in northern Ontario. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/05/09/mou-signed-between-nan-kenora-dsb-and-cochrane-dsb/   New student senate elected with three set to serve on school board in 2019-20 May 9, 2019 Ryan Dailey from Timmins High and Vocational School,

April 29, 2019 State of emergency declared after flooding crisis in northern Ontario First Nations community https://www.southwesternontario.ca/community-story/9307665-westfield-elementary-connects-with-kashechewan-students-in-dire-need-of-new-school/   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

CBC - March 27, 2019 Two years ago Saskatchewan MP Georgina Jolibois introduced a private member's bill to make National Day for Truth and Reconciliation an official holiday. Bill C-369 passed through its final reading in the House of Commons last Wednesday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/national-day-truth-reconciliation-stat-holiday-1.5072841   ‘I Am Not a Number’ a harsher truth in Nishnaabemwin Anishinabek

Todayville – Mar 13, 2019 The federal government says those who experienced physical and sexual abuse at the schools are also eligible for additional compensation of between $50,000 and $200,000 based on severity. https://www.todayville.com/individual-compensation-announced-for-indian-day-schools-survivors/    Snow Snake, the winter medicine Two Row Times – Mar 13, 2019 Six Nations — Last Thursday, the Six Nations

Dryden Now - March 6, 2019 The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is continuing to take action, when it comes to rooting out the trafficking of illegal drugs at Dryden High School. "There is no place, in any of our schools, for the trafficking of narcotics, and we'll continue to take that approach," said the director

Net News Ledger - February 25, 2019 As Trent University celebrates its 50th anniversary of Indigenous Studies, the University is offering a lecture series focusing on reconciliation with the final lecture in the series on Monday, February 25. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/02/25/50th-anniversary-of-indigenous-studies-lecture-series-at-trent-university/    Why Canada’s Jewish community supports revitalizing Indigenous languages The Toronto Star - February 23, 2019

Bradford Today – Feb 13, 2019 The “largest forestry conference in the province” took place at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort near Alliston recently, drawing more than 430 attendees, from forestry experts and environmentalists, to municipal officials and nearly 100 university students. https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/ontarios-largest-forestry-conference-plants-cross-cultural-connections-1238008   How Indigenous land-based learning can help fight climate change TVO - Feb

Kelowna Daily Courier – February 7, 2019 Award-winning author and journalist Tanya Talaga will delve into hard truths revealed in her critically acclaimed book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, during two presentations co-sponsored by Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan. http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/entertainment/article_a6e32f26-2a6a-11e9-b764-73e8ed139d58.html    Jordan’s Principle bridges gaps in services for

Turtle Island News – January 30, 2019 “The Trudeau government is changing how Ottawa allocated $2 billion in annual funding for First Nations education to help ensure on-reserve students benefit from support comparable to what’s offered in provincial school systems” http://theturtleislandnews.com/index.php/2019/01/30/liberals-new-approach-for-billions-in-first-nations-education/   Mi'kmaw community makes renewed effort to preserve language CTV News – January 29,