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.
Laughter is Good Medicine visits Sagamok First Nation
Anishinabek News – December 13, 2018
Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation hosted an evening of story-telling and hilarity with comedian Don Burnstick on November 29.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/12/13/laughter-is-good-medicine-visits-sagamok/
Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Canada mark milestone with Education Agreement-in-Principle
Academia Group – Dec 12, 2018
Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Government of Canada have signed an Education Agreement-in-Principle that paves the way for continued negotiations for First Nations’ authority over K-12 education in their communities. The agreement marks a major milestone in the two parties’ journey towards reconciliation and renewed nation-to-nation relationships.
First Nations students push for new high school in Thunder Bay
Academia Group – Dec 12, 2018
A group of northern Ontario First Nations youth is pushing for a new high school and a residence to end billeting. Youth from remote First Nations in northern Ontario currently must attend high school in urban centres, and the students say that the current billeting systems create too many problems related to racism and crime.
https://www.academica.ca/indigenous/first-nations-students-push-new-high-school-thunder-bay
Notre Dame High school students take play to Parliament Hill
Toronto – December 12, 2018
A group of Notre Dame High School students from east Toronto recently performed a multimedia piece entitled ‘Minotatemiskatowan’ – a word in Cree – on Parliament Hill to promote and encourage a conversation about Indigenous issues.
Algonquin College creates a space to Promote Truth and Reconciliation
The Star – December 11, 2018
At Algonquin College, tucked away in the Student Commons, you will find the Mamidosewin Centre — a place with a mandate is “to empower and support Indigenous students at Algonquin College into the next phase of their lives in a way that is respectful and reflective of Indigenous cultures.”
Decisions and Discussions at AES gathering
Anishinawbek News – Dec 11, 2018
As members to the AES, the PFNs gather twice a year to keep updated on programs and services, operations, the implementation of the federal and provincial education agreements. The PFNs use the bi-annual forums to vote on major decisions related to the AES and the KEB.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/12/11/decisions-and-discussions-at-aes-gathering/
Some Mi’kmaw residential school survivors say settlement wasn’t worth the painful process
CBC – December 11, 2018
Mi’kmaw residential school survivors told a feedback gathering session last week that the results of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement process were often not worth recounting the painful memories of their time at the schools.
Sixties Scoop Survivors Sought for Cash Settlement
Montreal Gazette – December 9, 2018
First Nations and Inuit people who were placed in the care of non-Indigenous foster or adoptive parents between 1951 and 1991 may be eligible for compensation between $25,000 and $50,000.
Statistics Canada report finds more people are learning Indigenous Language
The Star – December 9, 2018
As a child, Carolyn Kiskotagan was afraid to speak her native tongue. It started in Grade 3, while she was attending a public school near the Red Pheasant reserve in Saskatchewan, one with Plains Cree children like herself. She was exhilarated, finding children other than her sister to speak Cree with between classes — at least until the school found out.
Wiikwemkoong Chief says a step taken toward reconciliation with deal to compensate former Day School students
CBC – December 7, 2018
The Chief of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory says he appreciates the step that Canada’s federal government has taken toward reconciliation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/wiikwemkoong-chief-agreement-reaction-1.4937041
Indigenous high school students and July Talk collaborate on new song
CBC – December 7, 2018
Dennis Franklin Cromarty students sing about leaving home to study in Thunder Bay. ‘There was a whole bunch of really cool moments,’ while recording the song at the school’s studio, said DFC teacher Greg Chomut, including this one, when three students held hands to give each other courage while singing the chorus of the song. (Nick Ferrio)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dennis-franklin-cromarty-july-talk-song-1.4933541
