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Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship deadline is Jan. 31 – cfweradio.ca
Jan 23, 2025 Indigenous students in Alberta have the opportunity to apply for the Alberta Blue Cross scholarship, which closes Jan. 31. The Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous scholarship program offers nine scholarships of $1500 every year. The selection criteria is based on personal goals, community involvement and financial need. To improve accessibility to students, it’s […]
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Looming deadline for Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous scholarship program applicants – Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
Jan 23, 2025 We are thrilled to be continuing this program for 2025- Brian Geislinger, senior vice-president Alberta’s Indigenous students have an opportunity to apply for the Alberta Blue Cross (ABC) scholarship application, which closes Jan. 31. The Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous scholarship program offers nine scholarships of $1,500 every year. The number of scholarships […]
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Athabasca University launches free MOOC, certificate to counter anti-Indigenous racism in health care
Jan. 22, 2025 Athabasca University is launching three new courses—including a free, massive online open course (MOOC)—to tackle anti-Indigenous racism in health care. The courses teach about the roots of racism and discrimination Indigenous people experience in accessing care, and the role of advocacy and allyship in addressing these issues. The courses provide essential knowledge […]
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DeDe DeRose Elected Chair of the Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation
Jan 21, 2025 DeDe DeRose has long been a champion for Indigenous student success. Born in Williams Lake, British Columbia, she is a member of the Esk’etemc First Nation and carries the values and teachings of her family and community into every aspect of her work. DeDe’s career in education began after her graduation from […]
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Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement program deepens its roots and branches out – UCalgary News
Jan. 20, 2025 Revitalized by new co-ordinators, the UCalgary program fosters community, cultural connection and academic success for Indigenous graduate students The Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) program at the University of Calgary is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Designed to empower Indigenous graduate students through mentorship, connection and cultural engagement, SAGE UCalgary has […]
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Professor’s family intrigue sparks examination of Oklahoma’s fraudulent past – Folio
January 16, 2025 In “Ghosts of Crook County,” Russell Cobb recounts the exploitation of Indigenous people that figures prominently in the history of the Sooner State. Cobb’s great-grandfather was among those who chased easy money during the “black gold rush” of the early 1900s. During that period, thousands of Indigenous people were swindled of their […]
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Have You Met … the Kiskinwahmakewak (ATEP Aunties)? – U Alberta
January 09, 2025 Meet the kiskinwahamakewak (academic learning facilitators) or the ATEP Aunties. This team supports primarily Indigenous students in the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) in achieving academic success as pre-service teachers. Meet the kiskinwahamakewak (academic learning facilitators) or the ATEP Aunties. This team supports primarily Indigenous students in the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program […]
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Rocky View Schools: Education report highlights achievements and challenges – Discover Airdrie
Nov 20 2024 Rocky View School’s annual education report highlights achievements and challenges. RVS must submit an annual Education Results Report to reassure the community and update the provincial government on the division’s accomplishments and difficulties in relation to the performance metrics in the 2023–2027 Education Plan. ‘The 2022/23 Annual Education Results Report (AERR) includes […]
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Shaakipakowa (They Are Budding)
On October 3rd, 2024, Rupertsland Institute staff, students, and alumni gathered for a special evening at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary to celebrate. Shaakipakowa (they are budding) symbolized a night of new beginnings and community connection as a means of growth. The night featured a lively performance by Alex Kusturok and his band, creating […]
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Refined courses coming to classrooms
Nov 14, 2024 Alberta’s government is continuing to modernize the education system and improve student success by developing curriculum that will drive a passion for learning. As part of this modernization, Alberta’s government is beginning engagement with its education partners and teachers to help inform the development of draft curriculum for grades 7-9 mathematics, grades […]
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