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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,

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