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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,

CBC News - January 23, 2019 Tara McGowan-Ross invites Montrealer’s to explore vast world of Indigenous books. Growing up in Toronto, McGowan-Ross says she identified first and foremost as a young punk but always knew that she was a little different because of her Indigenous ancestry. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mi-kmaq-artist-hosts-indigenous-literature-book-club-at-mile-end-s-drawn-and-quarterly-1.4988118   Alberta Invests $1 Million into Calgary Indigenous

Inside Ottawa Valley - January 16, 2019 Drummond Central School will become a centre for Indigenous education for one day this spring, capping off several initiatives for students to learn about Canada’s first peoples. https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/9125189-indigenous-education-comes-alive-sharp-focus-at-drummond-central-school/   Notice Program spells out options on IAP and ADR Records: My Records, My Choice Netnewsledger - January 15, 2019

Dryden Now News – January 9, 2019 Sean Monteith, the Director of Education for the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, says that the board’s variety of Academy Programs have been a huge success and source of pride for him and his staff, and that the programs have led to growing enrolment rates across the region. https://www.drydennow.com/local/academy-programs-leading-to-high-enrolment-engagement

Chronicle Journal – Dec 13, 2018 The long awaited and first-of-its-kind Matawa Education and Care Centre has finally opened in Thunder Bay paving a road of knowledge, safety and promising futures for Indigenous youth. http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/local/matawa-learning-centre-provides-safe-environment/article_e459bd38-fe88-11e8-a5fc-93aaa4253d48.html    Laughter is Good Medicine visits Sagamok First Nation Anishinabek News - December 13, 2018 Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation hosted

Anishinabek News – Dec 6, 2018 Fort William’s Neveah Morriseau-Charlie performed the fancy shawl dance during the opening of the 2018 Step Up Hero Awards in Thunder Bay. The awards were presented by Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and the Children’s Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay to recognize 10 children and youth for

CBC - November 29, 2018 Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says she supports efforts by a group of northern Ontario First Nations youth for a new high school and an end to the billeting system that adds to the struggles of students who face "constant fear" in Thunder Bay. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/thunder-bay-first-nations-students-new-school-1.4924744   Residential school survivor calls

Anishinabek News -November 20, 2018 First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) is celebrating a 93 per cent employment rate among last year’s graduates thanks to a focus on education and being workplace ready. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/11/20/first-nations-technical-institute-celebrate-high-employment-rates/   The Cost of learning: Research in Canada's North up to 25 times more expensive CBC - November 20, 2018 Consultation with

Global News – November 9, 2018 When Tiannie Paul walked across the stage at Cape Breton University over the weekend to receive her diploma, she never expected to also receive a standing ovation. But as the first Mi’kmaw woman to complete the engineering diploma program, the school decided to honour her achievements. https://globalnews.ca/news/4647205/first-indigenous-woman-cbu-engineering/   First

The Star - October 30, 2018 Tanya Talaga was taken aback when the CBC asked her to be the 2018 Massey Lecturer. The award-winning Toronto Star reporter and best-selling author told a rapt audience in Toronto on Tuesday evening that she felt she didn’t have much in common with esteemed Massey Lecturers from years past,