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Students from Calgary and Tsuut’ina create mural for Fort Calgary – Thestar.com
June 13, 2018 CALGARY—Students from Calgary and the Tsuut’ina Nation gathered at Fort Calgary on Wednesday to witness the unveiling of a tiled mural celebrating Indigenous culture, vibrancy, and resiliency. The colourful work — called Many Hands — was crafted by the many hands of children from Calgary Arts Academy, Chiila Elementary School and Connect […]
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Read MoreStar Indigenous student wins Canada’s biggest poetry prize – Folio
Griffin Poetry Prize caps off a series of honours for doctoral student and Rhodes Scholar Billy-Ray Belcourt. University of Alberta doctoral student and Rhodes Scholar Billy-Ray Belcourt won Canada’s most illustrious poetry honour—the Griffin Poetry Prize. Belcourt, 23, is the youngest person ever to win the annual prize. Belcourt’s This Wound is a World was […]
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Read MoreOlds College Hosts Eagle Feather and Sash Ceremony at Convocation
Indigenous convocates were invited to participate in an eagle feather and sash ceremony on the morning of convocation day. Elder Doreen Bergum and Elder John Sinclair were welcomed to oversee the ceremony and present the students with their eagle feathers and sashes The morning began with one of the most intrinsic pieces of an indigenous […]
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Read MoreWolf Creek Public Schools hires First Nations Métis and Inuit Learning Supports Coach – Red Deer Advocate
Jun. 8, 2018 Wolf Creek Public Schools will have a First Nations Métis and Inuit Learning Supports Coach starting next year. Josephine Small will step into the new position Aug. 30. The position was developed after the district was approved funding through Alberta government’s Innovation in First Nations Education (IFNE) grant program. “I am blessed […]
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Read MoreAthabasca University on path to long-term success
Jun 08, 2018 Alberta students will have greater access to digital learning and distance education thanks to the Alberta government’s investment in Athabasca University. With a $4.9-million government grant, Athabasca University will significantly modernize its digital learning environment and upgrade the existing IT infrastructure. The announcement comes exactly one year after the release of the […]
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Read MoreNorQuest College: Thoughts and condolences to our Wetaskiwin campus
June 07, 2018 It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the death of Anthony (Tony) Swampy, a NorQuest College student, who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday in the Millet area. Tony was an Academic Upgrading student at our Wetaskiwin location. He was known by faculty and students to be a positive […]
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Read MorePaul First Nation, Alberta, begins construction of new Kindergarten to Grade 9 School
From: Indigenous Services Canada June 6, 2018 Paul First Nation, AB Indigenous Services Canada An essential component of a student’s education is having a safe and healthy place in which to learn. The Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with First Nation communities to build school facilities that help improve educational outcomes, […]
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Read MoreFirst group of Indigenous apprentices complete Red Deer College program – Daily Commercial News
June 6, 2018 RED DEER, ALTA. — Fifty Indigenous apprentices from remote Alberta have become certified welders through a new program at Red Deer College. The Flexibility and Innovation in Apprenticeship Technical Training (FIATT) program is a federally-funded $1.4-million initiative where participants received in-class training as well as workplace experience, and gave apprentices access to […]
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Read MoreWhy we need better, smarter, panic free education on cannabis – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 5, 2018 By Rebecca Haines-Saah, Assistant professor of community health sciences, University of Calgary THE CANADIAN PRESS This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Rebecca Haines-Saah, Assistant professor […]
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Read MoreIndigenous language stakeholders to gather at 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium – University of Lethbridge
As Indigenous communities across North America face the challenge of keeping their traditional languages alive, an important conference is coming to the University of Lethbridge. The U of L’s Departments of Modern Languages and Indigenous Studies have teamed with the Peigan Board of Education/Piikani Nation to host the 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS 2018), […]
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