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,
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
