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,
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
