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October 10, 2018 – Orange Shirt Day
Anishinabek News- October 10, 2018 Mary Wabano, the Director of The First People’s Centre at Canadore College and Associate Dean Indigenous
October 2018 – Special Education Forum
Special Education Information Sharing Session - Trauma, Mental Health and Drug Related Issues Date: October 2-3, 2018 Location: Thunder Bay, ON
September 19, 2018 – Ryerson University Yeates School of Graduate Studies appoints first Indigenous
September 19, 2018 As the newly appointed Indigenous advisor with Ryerson University’s Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Riley Kucheran
August 30, 2018 – Board says the Education Act allows it to ‘fill the gaps’ while teaching old sex ed curriculum
August 30, 2018 Despite reservations expressed by its members and trustees, the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury has announced it
August 15, 2018 – Federal government to declare statutory holiday to mark painful residential-school
August 15, 2018 The federal government is consulting with Indigenous groups before declaring a national statutory holiday to mark the painful
July 31, 2018 – Genomics Internship Aims to Rebuild Trust with Indigenous Communities
The Vancouver Star – July 31, 2018 Biology students, lawyers, and reporters from across Canada are at Simon Fraser University this
July 25, 2018 – How Medical Schools can Indigenize Their Programs
TVO News – July 25, 2018 “My main fear ... was that I would seem like an intruder — someone who
July 18, 2018 – New Summer Camp Offers STEM Education from an Indigenous Perspective
CBC News – July 17, 2018 "It's part of our national program to reach out to Indigenous communities and youth ...
July 11, 2018 – Continue Indigenous Curriculum Updates
The Toronto Star – July 11, 2018 Even though my name may not indicate that I have Indigenous heritage, I am
July 5, 2018 – Camp Loon Will Teach Life Skills to Junior Canadian Rangers
Net News Ledger – July 5, 2018 “They are going to go home with a lot of valuable knowledge and with
June 21, 2018 – City Launches New Indigenous Educational Campaign, but Advocates Say Still Lots More
CBC News – June 21, 2018 Are you really an Indigenous person? Do you still live in teepees? "People think that we're extinct,"
June 11, 2018 – ‘We didn’t have to hide this event today’
Nugget - June 11, 2018 Some North Bay schoolchildren heard Indigenous drumming, singing, and even got up for some dancing at