Anishinabemowin instructor proud, hopeful as she helps pass language to next generation in Interlake
April 17, 2024
Lillian Traverse nearly lost her 1st language in youth amid teasing in school. Now, she’s teaching it to kids.
Students, staff at private North Bay college locked out of courses
April 24, 2024
Lack of transparency and communication is causing students and teachers stress.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/students-staff-at-private-north-bay-college-locked-out-of-courses/
Six Nations works with National Research Council to digitize languages
April 24, 2024
Brian Maracle says he got a surprise phone call one from the National Research Council, or NRC as it’s commonly called. “They called us out of the blue one day to ask if there was something that they could do that would be of help to us that would be in the field of digitizing the language,” said Maracle, the project director of the Mohawk Immersion Program in Six Nations of the Grand River west of Toronto.
Camosun College faculty spur creation of decolonized English assessments
April 25, 2024
National interest in new tool that will better suit prospective Indigenous students.
Ottawa failing to meet Jordan’s Principle deadlines for First Nations kids’ care most of the time
April 25, 2024
The policy is supposed to ensure timely access to health care, social services for vulnerable children.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/isc-jordans-principle-first-nations-health-care-1.7182110
Ontario spending more than $500K to support Eabametoong First Nation’s recovery after devastating school fire
April 25, 2024
The community, which lost its only school to arson, is looking to rebuild.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eabametoong-first-nation-provincial-funding-1.7183747
Kokum, grandson proud to graduate Grade 12 together in James Smith Cree Nation
April 29, 2024
Brenda ‘Connie’ Stonestand, 63, says it’s been a dream of hers to go back to school.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/kokum-and-grandson-graduate-grade-12-together-1.7186567
Med schools urged to enrol more Indigenous students
May 5, 2024
Concern is that social conditions prevent far too many Indigenous students from being able to qualify for admission to medical school.
https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/med-schools-urged-to-enrol-more-indigenous-students-8695391
