September 10, 2019
A farming suburb north of Toronto seems like an unlikely place to start up a series of Indigenous programming, but the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library took up the call to action in 2018.
http://rabble.ca/news/2019/09/public-library-and-indigenous-reconciliation
NAN hosts student orientation at Pelican Falls First Nations High School
September 10, 2019
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) helped Pelican Falls First Nations High School (PFFNHS) welcome their students for a new school year by hosting a student orientation on Sept. 5.
‘I can set an example’: Indigenous scholar at UWindsor eager to connect students with their roots
September 10, 2019
‘I [feel] a little bit lost sometimes, or maybe like someone who isn’t authentically Indigenous’
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/indigenous-scholar-andrea-sullivan-clarke-1.5277561
International students describe threats, intolerance while in Sudbury
September 11, 2019
Laurentian University formed a task force in April after complaints of racism on campus
University administrator over child in class
September 10, 2019
Keyaira Gruben never expected that protecting her rights as an Indigenous student at university would lead to an argument in the classroom with the social work program coordinator.
‘We’re just very grateful’: District finds new home for Kamloops students after school fire
September 9, 2019
The outpouring of support from our community has been tremendous,’ says superintendent
‘We feel very unappreciated’: Sagkeeng First Nation teachers protesting contracts
September 10, 2019
Some Sagkeeng teachers are seeking wage parity with teachers in neighbouring Sunrise School Division
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sagkeeng-first-nation-teachers-1.5276123
‘Feels like a dictatorship’; Contract talks with teachers break down on Sagkeeng First Nation
September 9, 2019
Nearly a dozen teachers weren’t in school on a Manitoba First Nation Monday after contract talks broke down.
SchoolBOX works with First Nation community on lunch program
September 7, 2019
Wabauskang First Nation members make back to school nourishing with SchoolBOX North Lunch Program
https://millstonenews.com/2019/09/schoolbox-works-with-first-nation-community-on-lunch-program.html
Cultural Infrastructure: Investing in Arts and Culture in Ontario
September 7, 2019
Supporting the creation and renovation of cultural spaces is a priority for the Government of Canada, as it helps promote better access to the arts and heritage for everyone.
Cuthand: First Nations education has come a long way
September 7, 2019
What was once forbidden now forms the bedrock of our cultural training and life lessons.
https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/cuthand-first-nations-education-has-come-a-long-way
Rainbow board, First Nations sign education service agreement
September 7, 2019
Agreement is in effect for the next three years
$2.4 Million in Forestry Job Training for Oshki-Wenjack and Confederation College
September 7, 2019
Confederation College and Oshki-Wenjack will receive $2.4 million dollars in skills training investments to assist in training workers in forestry jobs.
New $350K funding helps SOGI summit focus on student, Indigenous perspectives
September 7, 2019
$350K funding boost for SOGI supports
Not enough funding to cover all Indigenous language program requests, group says
September 7, 2019
Total cost of project applications ‘very much in excess’ of available funds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-indigenous-language-camps-demand-1.5273521
Leaving home: Northern students flock south in pursuit of higher education
September 7, 2019
CBC’s Trailbreaker spent the week checking in with students who’ve moved south for school
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-indigenous-language-camps-demand-1.5273521
Minister Ross Romano Announcement at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win:The Wenjack Education Institute
September 5, 2019
The Wenjack Education Institute is pleased to announce details of its Anishinawbe Forestry Operator Training and Apprenticeship Program. The training institute has accepted its first enrollment of students, currently providing land-based training in the Ogoki Forest.
Robotics, automation programs now available to all Sask. school divisions
September 6, 2019
New courses were piloted last year in 18 school divisions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-schools-robotics-programs-1.5272457
New Indigenous school in Nanaimo makes space for ancestral wisdom
September 5, 2019
Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh is a partnership between the Snuneymux First Nation and the Nanaimo School District
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanaimo-qwam-qwum-stuwixwulh-school-1.5269535
Short-staffed: Nunavut struggles with annual teacher recruitment
September 5, 2019
Schools may be back in session, but Nunavut is still short 56 teachers out of 680 teaching positions.
https://aptnnews.ca/2019/09/05/short-staffed-nunavut-struggles-with-annual-teacher-recruitment/
Rainbow District School Board renews education service agreement with partnering First Nations
September 4, 2019
Representatives of Rainbow District School Board and First Nations gathered at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on Friday, August 30 to celebrate the renewal of the Education Service Agreement.
Decolonizing the public library
September 3, 2019
Public libraries in Canada now purport to be for the whole public, but for some provinces in Canada this wasn’t always the case.
http://rabble.ca/news/2019/09/decolonizing-public-library
Revitalizing Indigenous languages and cultures
September 4, 2019
Tiffany Joseph’s ancestry is of the W_SÁNEC people on her mother’s side and the S?x_wu7mesh people on her father’s side, and she currently lives in Tsartlip First Nation, a bit north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Scott Neigh interviews her about her peoples’ history and about her work revitalizing her language and culture, and restoring the land.
Indigenous teens get preview of campus life at university summer camp
September 3, 2019
Free program combining cultural activities and teaching life skills is aimed at boosting Indigenous enrolment
Rainbow District School Board renews education service agreement with partnering First Nations
September 4, 2019
Representatives of Rainbow District School Board and First Nations gathered at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on Friday, August 30 to celebrate the renewal of the Education Service Agreement.
Rainbow Board and First Nations renew Education Service Agreement
September 1, 2019
Representatives of Rainbow District School Board and First Nations gathered at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek to celebrate the renewal of the Education Service Agreement.
Thunder Bay programs ease Indigenous students’ fears around move …
September 3, 2019
Three teenagers in the Oji-Cree community of Neskantaga go for a walk on a sunny day in August, a few weeks before their journey south to Thunder Bay.
Lakehead University law school welcomes new, non-Indigenous dean
September 1, 2019
Lakehead University has a new dean of law.
https://aptnnews.ca/2019/08/30/lakehead-university-law-school-welcomes-new-non-indigenous-dean/
Trauma-informed classrooms can better support kids in care
September 2, 2019
As teachers return to school, they’re thinking about the students who they’ll be getting to know. In our province, Manitoba, there are some students who are becoming more prominent in the minds of teachers, particularly the students who arrive at school in the care of Child and Family Service agencies.
https://theconversation.com/trauma-informed-classrooms-can-better-support-kids-in-care-122112
Postsecondary student unions across Canada join forces in attempt to …
September 3, 2019
Cat Dunne, vice-president of the University of Western Ontario’s students’ council. … “We face the urgency to act to better support Indigenous students in their …
A journey of learning and teaching
September 3, 2019
It is only within living memory that Indigenous people have entered and excelled in the halls of higher education. As many Indigenous educators make exceptional strides at the post-secondary level, Kerry Potts exemplifies the trend of this achievement.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/09/03/a-journey-of-learning-and-teaching/
OPINION | Stop assimilating: Sask. schools aren’t doing enough to offer Indigenous language education
September 3, 2019
‘My child, like yours, has the right to be instructed in her first language’
Kids need more help dealing with depression, anxiety, say children advocates
September 3, 2019
Self-harm on the rise among Alberta youths, but school program makes difference, AHS says
What does ‘We are all treaty people’ mean, and who speaks for Indigenous students on campus?
August 30, 2019
While there has been a recent growing awareness of Indigenous cultures at Canadian universities, racism, violence and dismissal still dominate conversations on campus.
Education minister tours Polytechnic
August 29, 2019
Ontario’s minister of education was schooled in a unique Indigenous education system Thursday as he toured Six Nations Polytechnic on Elgin Street.
https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/education-minister-tours-polytechnic
New UNB program teaches Wabanaki culture to future educators
August 29, 2019
Four-year bachelor of education program is taught in an unconventional classroom far from UNB main campus
Feds announce $5 million Indigenous-led innovation centre, creating 500 jobs
August 28, 2019
The City of Toronto has been awarded up to $5 million to put toward the creation of the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE).
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/feds-5-million-indigenous-innovation-centre
Teachers, students join protest against Alberta curriculum delays
August 28, 2019
New curriculum review panel struck by UCP criticized for its makeup
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-curriculum-protest-1.5263392
Amid turmoil, Lakehead University names non-Indigenous law dean
August 28, 2019
The appointment of an Indigenous woman as the first dean of a law school in Canada was supposed to be a watershed moment for Lakehead University.
‘Long time coming’ as Laurentian University adds Indigenous language to signs
August 27, 2019
Signs around campus now feature English, French and Anishinaabemowin
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/indigenous-language-added-laurentian-1.5261132
Emily Carr University hires four Indigenous faculty
August 27, 2019
Emily Carr University of Art + Design has hired four full-time Indigenous faculty members as part of its plan to indigenize the university.
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/emily-carr-university-hires-four-indigenous-faculty
Indigenous language, culture programs in Quebec receive $8.7 million boost from Canada
August 27, 2019
Over the next two years, Quebec-based Indigenous language and culture programs will receive a $8.7 million boost from the Canadian government, Pablo Rodriguez, minister of Canadian heritage and multiculturalism, announced Monday.
Anishinabek Employment Training Services celebrates new partnership and grand opening
August 27, 2019
Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS) celebrated the announcement of about $16.9 million in federal funding over 10 years for education, training and other relevant services on Aug. 13 in Thunder Bay.
Grade 11 English credit in Peterborough area public high schools to focus on Indigenous literature
August 26, 2019
Contemporary Indigenous Voices course tested at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School last year is coming to all Grade 11 Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board classes.
Vale introduces new scholarships program
August 27, 2019
Initiative part of agreement with Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation
‘A sense of pride’: Mi’kmaw language lessons at work
August 27, 2019
Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources in Cape Breton has made language training mandatory for staff
Kluane First Nation chief acclaimed, to prioritize new school
August 26, 2019
Bob Dickson has been acclaimed Kluane First Nation chief for 2nd term
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kluane-first-nation-chief-acclaimed-1.5260657
Government of Canada partnering with Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig to build new discovery centre
August 23, 2019
Indigenous, Métis and non-Indigenous peoples and families in the Baawitigong region in and around Sault Ste. Marie will soon benefit from increased access to economic, skills training and job opportunities, thanks to Government of Canada investments of more than $13.5 million.
Free educational resource helps teachers prevent youth suicide in First Nations
August 25, 2019
It’s a tragic statistic that people in Indigenous communities know all too well.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/first-nation-curriculum-1.5257423
Changes are promising for Indigenous students in Thunder Bay
August 23, 2019
Before we get into the good news — this column is about how so many are pulling together to welcome First Nations students to Thunder Bay this September — I’m going to borrow some words from Jonathan Rudin, the lawyer for the families of the Seven Fallen Feathers.
Recently launched Mobile Training Classroom to expand opportunities for remote Indigenous communities
August 23, 2019
Fort William First Nation’s Noah Ogima and Michael Banning are looking forward to working in the trades once they complete the cement finisher program at LiUNA Local 607 in Thunder Bay.
STEAM Academy at Six Nations Polytechnic joins Actua as its 39th Network Member
August 21, 2019
Today, Actua announced Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) STEAM Academy as its newest network member. Based in Brantford, Ontario, SNP STEAM Academy is Actua’s 39th national network member, and 15th in Ontario.
Akwesasne student wins OPG award
August 21, 2019
Helping the community of Akwesasne in any way is one of Taylor Day’s life-long priorities.
https://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/2019/08/21/akwesasne-student-wins-opg-award/
For the love of language
August 21, 2019
Most of the time we take the language we speak for granted.
https://www.timminspress.com/opinion/columnists/for-the-love-of-language
Remembering Irene Kelleher: New book showcases successes, struggles of first woman in B.C. of Indigenous heritage to be awarded a teaching certificate
August 21, 2019
Invisible Generations examines the racial tensions in the Fraser Valley.
Grand opening of expanded nursing station and funding support for education facilities in Kasabonika Lake First Nation
August 21, 2019
The Government of Canada is working in partnership with First Nation communities to improve health and education outcomes and to address health and education infrastructure needs.
More filmmaking workshops on the horizon as demand for First Nations film crews increases
August 21, 2019
A recent filmmaking workshop has inspired at least one young student to improve his skills on the way to start a career in film.
How Indigenous students are helping to transform their communities
August 19, 2019
The non-profit organization Indspire helps support Indigenous students. The Agenda in the Summer’s Nam Kiwanuka talks to Indspire’s CEO and an up-and-coming filmmaker about education and effecting change
https://www.tvo.org/article/how-indigenous-students-are-helping-to-transform-their-communities
Anishinaabe teachers among education experts preparing next Teach For Canada teachers
August 19, 2019
Nipissing First Nation’s Bryan Bellefeuille and Red Rock Indian Band’s Cecilia Person enjoyed sharing their knowledge of Indigenous mathematics and Anishinaabemowin at the Teach For Canada Summer Enrichment Program in Thunder Bay.
Mohawk College announces 2019 Alumni of Distinction honourees
August 16, 2019
2019 group features 10 people honoured for contributions to business and community
From beading to diaper making, incoming Yukon teachers learn First Nations basics
August 17, 2019
The school year in Yukon is approaching but some teachers have already started working — learning about the territory’s First Nations.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/beading-diaper-making-incoming-yukon-130000777.html
Lametti announces $134,000 in funding for Indigenous law initiative
August 16, 2019
The University of Alberta’s new Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge is receiving $134,000 in funding to work with Indigenous communities to better access, understand and apply Indigenous laws, federal justice minister and attorney general David Lametti announced in Edmonton Wednesday.
Student Says Summer Work Provided Great Skills
August 16, 2019
Portage Community Revitalization Corporation’s had some summer help from one of our local students. Abby Davidson came onboard as Community Engagement Assistant. She outlines what she’s experienced.
https://www.portageonline.com/local/student-says-summer-work-provided-great-skills
Government of Canada congratulates Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation on the design and construction of their new school
August 15, 2019
A safe and healthy place to learn is vital to a good education. The Government of Canada is working in partnership with First Nations communities to build school facilities that improve educational outcomes and foster pride and cultural identity for First Nations students.
