October 30, 2019
By 2020, all literature taught in mandatory Grade 11 English course will be written by Indigenous authors.
There’s a bunch of cops at Algoma University these days. Here’s why
October 29, 2019
Rogers says the expanded partnership between the police service and the university that began last year with the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish Shifting Indigenous Frontline Tactics (SHIFT) for city police staff.
‘Kwe’ Ni’n Teluisi’: Learning Mi’kmaq online from the Native Council of P.E.I.
October 30, 2019
Starr Bennett says it’s important for the Mi’kmaq people to use their own language, even if it is just one word.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mikmaq-language-videos-1.5339787
Federally run Six Nations school has a bullying problem that’s gone unaddressed for years, parents say
October 28, 2019
Indigenous Services Canada faces human rights complaint over alleged failure to deal with the issue
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/six-nations-school-bullying-1.5334010
Goodbye F. Scott Fitzgerald, hello Rita Joe: Thunder Bay’s schools bring Indigenous stories into classes
October 28, 2019
In a city facing tough questions about racism and reconciliation, educators hope new authors in the curriculum can offer different answers
‘Not everyone is the same’: Can-Am centre’s Indige-Know aims to bridge gaps about Indigenous cultures
October 29, 2019
‘We have different cultures within our cultures and we’re hoping to just introduce ourselves,’ says organizer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/indige-know-event-bridges-indigenous-gaps-1.5338615
Hundreds of Ontario public high school teachers laid off, so far
October 28, 2019
Doug Ford promised no workers would be laid off in the province. So why are hundreds of teachers losing their jobs? The numbers are still coming in.
Indigenous students’ haunted house spooky enough to scare Ellen’s producer? They think so
October 29, 2019
Sunchild First Nation School invites Ellen DeGeneres producer Andy Lassner to visit their haunted house
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/sunchild-first-nation-haunted-house-1.5338754
Margaret Atwood donating Booker Prize winnings to Indspire to support education of Indigenous students
October 25, 2019
After Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments co-won the 2019 Booker Prize with Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other, the Toronto author announced that she will be donating her half of the winnings, £25,000 ($42,390 Cdn), to the organization Indspire.
Mother Earth graces lawn at University of Ottawa
October 27, 2019
2.5-metre-tall sculpture a nod to Indigenous culture on campus.
Former Halifax poet laureate publishes companion book to famed Rita Joe poem
October 28, 2019
‘I hope non-Indigenous people can read this and see how important cultural reclamation is to people like me’.
N.W.T. elementary students compose music about colonialism
October 27, 2019
‘It’s hard not to feel something’ says Darkspark co-founder.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/weledeh-school-darkspark-1.5336607
Muslim youth educated about reconciliation on heels of London, Ontario school tensions
October 24, 2019
Earlier this month, Saunders Secondary School in London, Ont., found itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons after videos online showed an Indigenous student and one of Middle Eastern descent fighting.
ISWO: Standing Bear Indigenous Youth Leadership Program Launches Online Portal to Support Journey of Self Discovery
October 24, 2019
Innovative program builds leadership capacity, through the reconnection of youth to who they are as Indigenous Peoples.
Elementary teachers union calls for conciliation in contract talks
October 25, 2019
Ontario elementary school teachers have requested a conciliation officer be part of contract talks with the province of Ontario.
https://www.manitoulin.ca/elementary-teachers-union-calls-for-conciliation-in-contract-talks/
Indigenous teens at Port Perry High School get a space all their own
October 24, 2019
‘Their emotional and mental well-being is as important as their academic well-being’
Online portal helps Indigenous youth make a connection
October 23, 2019
Wallaceburg District Secondary School has partnered with an Ontario-wide program to help Indigenous students develop leadership skills in an area that interests them and that represents their traditional culture.
A letter to teachers on treaty education
October 23, 2019
Dear Fellow Educators, Treaty Education week is fast approaching.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/10/24/a-letter-to-teachers-on-treaty-education/
Opening an eye to Indigenous knowledge in forestry education
October 23, 2019
UNB hosting elders, knowledge keepers, forestry professionals for two-day conference
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/indigenous-knowledge-forestry-education-1.5332190
Finding a ‘shared history’: Helping others adjust as only local Indigenous Scholar at UWindsor
October 18, 2019
‘It taught me to learn to respect people for who they were’ says Indigenous scholar.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/indigenous-scholar-series-sandra-muse-1.5325771
Cindy Blackstock to receive honour from Sudbury’s Laurentian University
October 20, 2019
‘Gitxsan trailblazer,’ champion of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children to be awarded Doctorate of Laws
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/laurentian-university-cindy-blackstock-1.5327067
Students protest education cuts at MPP’s office
October 17, 2019
Larger class sizes and slashing programs, including Indigenous based ones, at the heart of Thursday’s walk-out.
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/students-protest-education-cuts-at-mpps-office-1753602
