July 2, 2019
N7 collection gives back to First Nation communities through athletic funding
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/michael-linklater-basketball-nike-1.5197265
Chippewas of Rama citizen presented with honourary degree of Doctor of Laws
July 2, 2019
Former Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman highlighted a convocation address of former Quebec Premier Jean Lesage during his address at the Law Society of Ontario’s Call to the Bar ceremony at RBC Place London. Bartleman, a Chippewas of Rama citizen who served for 35 years in Canada’s Foreign Service as an ambassador and high commissioner, was presented with an honourary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) during the June 20 ceremony.
Marie Battiste, Mi’kmaw pioneer in Indigenous education, named to Order of Canada
June 27, 2019
‘I was shocked when I found out because I didn’t think I qualified,’ says Battiste
One-year military program pushes Indigenous youth to excel
June 27, 2019
He signed up for the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY), an offering at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ont., and received so much more.
https://nunavutnews.com/nunavut-news/one-year-military-program-pushes-indigenous-youth-to-excel/
New Indigenous languages law does not protect Inuit languages, leaders say
June 27, 2019
Group of academics, advocates urge federal gov’t to grant Inuktut equal standing in Nunavut
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-languages-bill-c91-nunavut-1.5191796
20 metre Language Revitalization Pole being carved in B.C. as a symbol of true reconciliation
June 26, 2019
An 800 year old cedar is being transformed into a totem pole in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
