Humber to offer Indigenous students free tuition starting this fall
June 20, 2024
Humber is the only college in Canada to offer a full-tuition waiver for students from eight First Nations communities.
https://humber.ca/today/news/humber-offer-indigenous-students-free-tuition-starting-fall
This video game immerses players in Anishinaabe culture
June 21, 2024
Nokiiwin Tribal Council and York University professor Maya Chacaby collaborated to create Bishkabiiyaang, an Indigenous metaverse. The video game encourages people to learn Anishinaabe culture, language and stories. The CBC’s Sara Kanutski sat down with Chacaby to check out the demo before the game is released to the public.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6427260
Reviving traditional language in a playful way
June 21, 2024
Language is an important and vital part of Indigenous culture. Over the years, efforts have been ongoing to revitalize it. There have been books, workshops, games and in Thunder Bay, it can also come in the form of a puppet show. The CBC’s Jasmine Kabatay caught up with Charlotte Marten, who put on two puppet shows at this year’s Fort William First Nation annual hide tanning camp.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6426634
Launching future space explorers
June 25, 2024
Waterloo Indigenous student team have a blast at NASA’s rocket launch competition.
