NAIT honours Métis entrepreneur Doug Golosky
Three of Alberta’s prominent community leaders received honourary degrees during NAIT’s 52nd convocation ceremonies earlier this month – Naseem Bashir, president and CEO of Williams…
Education, Training
Bow Valley College connects jobs with workers at new Aboriginal Construction Careers Centre
A two-year pilot program co-sponsored by the Alberta government, Bow Valley College, NorQuest College, industry and Aboriginal organizations will pave the way for hundreds of…
Boyle Street Education Centre hosts successful 2K15 Youth 4 YEG Forum
On March 26-27, 2015 the Edmonton-based Boyle Street Education Centre (BSEC) Charter School played host to 2K15 Youth 4 YEG Forum, an initiative organized by…
Aboriginal Construction Careers Centre finds a home at Norquest College
They might not have realized it at the time, but when the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) took on the mandate (1998) to provide…
Richard Wagamese inspires Treaty 8 educators at recent symposium
Born on October 14, 1955, award winning author, columnist, broadcaster, commentator and popular keynote speaker, Richard Wagamese, has never been one to shy away from…
Treaty 8 Education Symposium stresses unity in meeting the needs of children
The Third Annual Treaty 8 Education Symposium, Working Together to Support Our Children, took place at Edmonton’s Radisson Inn South on March 10-12, 2015. The…
Aboriginal Studies Program soars at Centre High Campus in Edmonton
Centre High Campus (CHC) caters to adult students from all walks of life in Edmonton – Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal and those new to Canada. Most of…
NSD61 students experience Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Winter Camp
High school students from Little Buffalo School, Atikameg School and Cadotte Lake School stepped out of a classroom environment to experience land-based learning at the…
Guest speakers add pizzazz to Treaty 6 Educator’s Conference
The Fourth Annual Treaty Six Educator’s Conference played to a full house on January 29-30, 2015 when more than 625 delegates gathered in Edmonton to…
Treaty 6 partners with Fort Edmonton Park for authentic representation
On January 29, 2015 Fort Edmonton Park senior management and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations signed an historic memorandum to work together to…