Irving K Barber Scholarship Award: Moving the needle on youth mental health
(British Columbia) – Growing up in Port McNeill, nursing student Amy Parker had plenty of opportunities to admire her own mother, who was a nurse…
Education, Training
Teck Resources to share insights at Forward Summit in Calgary: Feb. 26-28
(Calgary) – Forward Summit, the gathering of Indigenous and industry leaders dedicated to economic reconciliation, has just announced that Teck Resources will present at the…
Inuit express disappointment with the Indigenous languages bill
(February 2019) – Unlike the Assembly of First Nations and the Metis National Council the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are expressing disappointment with the Inidgenous Languages…
Government of Canada introduces historic legislation on Indigenous languages
(Ottawa) – This month, the Government of Canada introduced historic legislation aimed at reclaiming, revitalizing, strengthening and maintaining Indigenous languages. Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act, supports the…
Alberta University of the Arts Speaker Series will explore art, media and Indigenous futures
Calgary, Alberta – Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts), the province’s newest university and the only one dedicated to art, craft and design education, will launch…
New start for Alexis Head Start students
February 5 , 2019 (Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, AB) – Alexis’ youngest students got a peek at their new Head Start program space after it…
Interactive USask art project addresses decolonization and Indigenization
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is inviting participants to join two alumni in the live creation of an innovative art piece that aims…
Treaty 8 First Nations: Ottawa’s new education policy cuts funding and gives less control to First Nations
Submitted by Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta – February 4, 2019) – Recently, the Minister of Indigenous Services and the Assembly of…
University of Lethbridge elects Charles Weaselhead as 14th chancellor – first of Indigenous descent
(February 2019) – The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Charles Weaselhead as the University’s 14th chancellor – the first time in the institution’s 52-year…
Language Revitalization Pole to be carved in recognition of the 2019 Year of Indigenous Languages
January 2019, Vancouver, B.C. – In recognition of the UN 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, which officially launched January 28, 2019 in Paris, the First…