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,
Anishinabek News- October 10, 2018 Mary Wabano, the Director of The First People’s Centre at Canadore College and Associate Dean Indigenous Studies, shared her story during an Orange Shirt Day gathering in the main foyer of Canadore College Friday, September 28. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/10/10/orange-shirt-day-honours-survivors-of-dark-chapter-of-canadas-history/ Cultural gathering at Nathan Phillips Square offers chance to learn about residential
September 19, 2018 As the newly appointed Indigenous advisor with Ryerson University’s Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Riley Kucheran is looking to get more Indigenous university graduates interested in pursuing graduate studies. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/09/19/ryerson-university-yeates-school-of-graduate-studies-appoints-first-indigenous-advisor/ Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay use digital storytelling to tackle local issues September 19, 2018 Tyarra Goodman is a
August 30, 2018 Despite reservations expressed by its members and trustees, the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury has announced it will adopt an old version of the sexual education curriculum, as per orders from Ontario's Ministry of Education. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sex-ed-ontario-consent-cyberbullying-gender-lgbtq-1.4804072 Why an immersive Ojibwe language program is taking students bowling August 30, 2018 The
August 15, 2018 The federal government is consulting with Indigenous groups before declaring a national statutory holiday to mark the painful legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools. The main sticking point has been choosing a date for the annual event. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-negotiating-to-create-new-statutory-holiday-marking-brutal/ County school board disappointed with cancellation of indigenous sessions August 14, 2018 Simcoe
The Vancouver Star – July 31, 2018 Biology students, lawyers, and reporters from across Canada are at Simon Fraser University this week to learn how genomics — the large-scale study of groups of genes — can help shrink the health-care gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/07/31/genomics-internship-aims-to-rebuild-trust-with-indigenous-communities.html Southeast Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief Troubled
TVO News – July 25, 2018 “My main fear ... was that I would seem like an intruder — someone who was there to learn from the Indigenous community without having anything to offer in return,” says Herzog. “I wasn't sure how I would introduce myself, still working to understand my purpose for being there.” But
CBC News – July 17, 2018 "It's part of our national program to reach out to Indigenous communities and youth ... and introduce them to STEM," said Doug Dokis, senior advisor for Actua's national InSTEM program. "It's to take them on the land and help them to recognize and identify with ... Indigenous land-based knowledge and connecting [it with
The Toronto Star – July 11, 2018 Even though my name may not indicate that I have Indigenous heritage, I am a status Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve southwest of Toronto. I am saddened by Education Minister Lisa Thompson’s move to cancel the writing session for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission curriculum revisions because
