Doer and Strahl meet on education

Education and training for Aboriginal people were the focus of a meeting this morning at the Manitoba Legislature between Premier Gary Doer and federal Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl.
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Joint task force of RCMP, Quebec and aboriginal police tackle organized crime

A joint squad of RCMP, Quebec provincial police and aboriginal police officers is fighting organized crime in native communities and helping boost the skills of aboriginal cops.
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UNBC lands huge project

The largest research project ever led by UNBC, valued at $11 million over 10 years, will study aboriginal environmental health along with the benefits and risks of eating traditional food in First Nations communities.
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Student support program under review

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is reviewing the Post Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) and it has caused concern among First Nations students across Canada.
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First Nations School teaches 'who we are'

The First Nations School of Toronto, despite optics that it is somehow new, started in 1977 as an “alternative school” called the Wandering Spirit Survival School, all in a push to close the “achievement gap” between the academic performance of aboriginal students and non-Native students.
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Prof. says First Nations youth should be educated in mother-tongue language

A native studies professor at St. Thomas University is trying to persuade the province to give First Nations youth the option to study some courses in their mother-tongue language.
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Learning language, culture

Delaware First Nation students have a space to call their own at Ridgetown District High School. A ceremony was held yesterday to officially mark the opening of the room whose Delaware name translates into "where young people meet."
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First Nations Mark New Pilot Project

Dressed in coloured T-shirts representing the aboriginal Four Directions – yellow, red, black and white – students, staff and guests filled the gym at Andrew Hunter Public School Thursday to kick off the Simcoe County District School Board’s Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project (UAEPP).
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'Peer effect' lowering marks of aboriginals: study

Aboriginal students tend to perform poorly in schools where they make up a large portion of the population, according to new research.
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Career Fair Opens Doors in Paulatuk

Paulatuk's Angik school used its annual career fair on Nov. 25 for the official launch of the Sunchild E-Learning program. The school has partnered with NorthwesTel to make online courses available to students. Based out of Alberta, the online educational resource - built specifically for aboriginal students - allows students to complete high school credits at their own pace.
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Government of Canada Launches Two New Programs to Improve First Nation Education

The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for MA-A?1/2tis and Non-Status Indians today announced the launch of two new programs that will help First Nation students succeed academically.
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University teachers' association censures First Nations U

The Canadian Association of University Teachers has voted to censure the First Nations University of Canada after years of turmoil at the Saskatchewan school.
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Award opens more doors for Aboriginal students in B.C.

B.C. is opening more doors for Aboriginal people to achieve a post-secondary education by establishing the B.C. Aboriginal Student Award through the Province’s $10 million Aboriginal endowment, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
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Healing methods basis of new course

Healing methods from different cultures form the basis of a unique course coming to the Greater Victoria school district.

An Introduction to the Healing Arts, approved by the board of education, should have broad appeal but will have special meaning for Aboriginal students, said board chairman Tom Ferris.
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Former PM Martin launches effort to draw more Aboriginals into business

A new pilot program headed by former prime minister Paul Martin will give Aboriginal students more business training so they can help develop their local economies.
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Aboriginal colleges join digital age

EDMONTON - Alberta's aboriginal colleges have joined the digital age, thanks to an infusion of technology that provides the schools online access to their own library collections.
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Province invests in future Aboriginal foresters

A $120,000 grant to the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry will help increase Aboriginal enrolment and participation and meet the growing demand for future professional foresters, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today.
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Aboriginals left behind in education, study shows

The gap in high-school graduation rates for aboriginals and non-aboriginals has grown in recent years, while the percentage of aboriginal people with a university degree has increased only slightly compared with a massive boom among the general population, new research shows.
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Scotiabank and the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation announce a $100,000 scholarship award

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) and Scotiabank today announced the launch of the Scotiabank Business and Commerce Bursary Award, awarding Aboriginal business and commerce students with bursary funding based on their individual needs.
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Grants awarded to study medicinal plants

Two Assiniboine Community College instructors have received a $25,000 grant from the province to create an inventory of medicinal Aboriginal plant species in southwestern Manitoba.
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Province boosts adult education on First Nations

The Manitoba government is pouring almost $1 million into adult education on Peguis and Fisher River First Nations.
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FNUniv gets $1.6M in funds from Saskatchewan government

Regina - The province of Saskatchewan has stepped in to bail out the First Nations University of Canada to address what Advanced Education, Employment and Labour Minister Rob Norris called an "acute financial situation."
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Local Teachers Have New Resource to Teach Native Studies

A new locally-developed teachers resource is a welcomed initiative that will help address a gap in Native Studies curriculum, says the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO).
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Special Bursary Program for Aboriginal Medical Students

The Canadian Medical Foundation (CMF) has established a bursary program for undergraduate Aboriginal students enrolled in a Canadian school of medicine (i.e., studying to become an MD) to provide financial support during medical training.
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Aboriginal And Inner-City Students To Get Tools For Success Under New Shine On Initiative

Inner-city and Aboriginal students will be equipped with the tools for success in school through the new Shine On initiative, Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford and Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson announced today.
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U of O chosen for $3M chair in Métis studies

The government of Ontario has chosen the University of Ottawa from among eight short-listed universities as the recipient of $3 million in funding to create a chair in Métis studies.
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Grade 5 First Nations Curriculum Materials Released

Yukon's Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of new curriculum materials, Yukon First Nations 5 , which covers four themes: Yukon First Nations Languages, Clans, Citizenship and Governance, and will be used in all Yukon Grade 5 Social Studies classes this year.
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U of A aboriginal centre gets boost

The University of Alberta, which aims to be the school of choice for Canada's Aboriginal youth, got a big boost toward its goal Friday with a $1 million donation from chancellor Eric Newell.
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Education minister to continue efforts on literacy and aboriginal education

Canada's education ministers are vowing to continue efforts to tackle the issues of literacy and aboriginal education. The ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Fredericton today, saying they'll continue to work together on a national action plan to improve literacy rates
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CEMF scholarships for women

CEMF scholarships are awarded based on leadership, community involvement and extra-curricular activity. High marks or grade average are not part of the selection criteria. All winners are expected to act as role models and mentors to youth and especially to young women. In that regard, they are required to make a presentation to at least one pre-university audience promoting engineering as a career choice for women. All criteria and applications are posted at www.cemf.ca.

Aboriginal students need more funds: Minister

The next federal government must increase education funding for Aboriginal students to help keep them out of jails, hospitals and street gangs, Manitoba's Aboriginal Affairs Minister said Wednesday. Oscar Lathlin, who made the remarks as protesters demonstrated on the steps of the legislature, said money to help natives pay for tuition and living expenses has only increased marginally each year and hasn't kept pace with inflation.
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Pow-wow reaches out to first nations high school students

In August, the McGill administration helped the FPH introduce a new position that would organize outreach initiatives to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across the country, including Nunavut. Also acting as a career placement advisor, the new member of the FPH would assist First Nations students in finding jobs.
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First Nations students at risk of losing funding

Approximately 150 students could lose their education if the provincial and federal governments can’t decide who should fund the First Nations Technical Institute’s joint program with Ryerson.
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Saskatchewan launches treaty program

Saskatchewan became the first province to implement mandatory treaty education on Monday, which was also the 134th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 4. Under the new agreement, every student in the province will be educated about the true meaning of the treaties and what it means to be treaty people.
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Kahnawake MD gets Research Award

Ann Macaulay had been working as an MD in Kahnawake for more than a decade when she began the research on diabetes that would reshape her career - and have an impact on the health of the Mohawk people. The Gazette's Peggy Curran profiles the McGill doctor named Family Medicine Researcher of the Year for 2008 by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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Aboriginal Youth Complete Innovative Internship Program

Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development - BC Public Service Agency - VICTORIA - Fifteen Aboriginal youth were honoured today for successfully completing the first year of the Aboriginal Youth Internship Program, said Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
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Funding supports Aboriginal education

Vernon, B.C.- More than $150,000 is going to support Aboriginal education at Okanagan College. OC will receive a total of $159,733 from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development to develop new programs supporting aboriginal education and curriculum content.
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First Nations chiefs pledge to step up calls for education funding

Winnipeg- It's time to turn up the heat on all federal political parties and focus attention on how aboriginal youth are being shortchanged by Ottawa, some First Nations chiefs declared Tuesday at a demonstration in Winnipeg.

On the same day that Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a campaign stop in Winnipeg, a small group of aboriginals rallied in front of the city's Indian Affairs office for better education funding.
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MNA Métis Education Foundation and U of A Create $4 Million Endowment

Edmonton-Métis students at the University of Alberta are now eligible for awards of up to $20,000 thanks to a $2 million contribution from the Métis Nation of Alberta through its Métis Education Foundation. This contribution will be matched by the university over time, eventually growing to a $4 million Métis Endowment Fund at the U of A.
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Funding for Aboriginal House

$50,000 in funding for the University of Manitoba's Aboriginal House, was announced by Parliamentary Secretary, Rod Bruinooge, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians on September 3.
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U of A offers Métis students bright future

A $2-million gift to the University of Alberta will make it easier for Métis students to afford the costs of school.
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Simkin family announces aboriginal scholarship

Winnipeg's Simkin family has announced a new $14,000 scholarship to help northern aboriginal students attend the the University of Winnipeg. Recipients can also do a summer internship within their own communities.
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N'Amerind Friendship Centre is now accepting Student Awards Applications

N'Amerind Friendship Centre is now accepting Student Awards Applications - closing for this will be September 30, 2008 - Banquet Date is Oct 23, 2008

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Federal Funding for Okanagan Aboriginal Youth Training Opportunities

Okanagan College will provide new construction skills training for aboriginal youth in the region, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada, through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
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Graduate Work in Aboriginal Languages New Option at York U

August 13 - TORONTO - Many of the 50 Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada may be included in graduate work at York University as it becomes the first postsecondary institution in Canada to officially sanction graduate thesis work in languages other than English and French.
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Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) Launches A New Public Service Announcement

Aug. 11 - OTTAWA - Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) is launching a new public service announcement campaign to promote nursing careers to Aboriginal youth and to encourage Aboriginal nurses to become a member of A.N.A.C.
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Fund gives Metis students $750,000 boost

Metis students who attend NorQuest College will be able to get financial help with the announcement today of an endowment fund totalling $750,000.
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New Degree Anticipates Healthcare Needs

A unified interdisciplinary approach to solving population and public health issues is central to the new Master of Public Health (MPH) program offered this fall at UBC.
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Researchers to Advance Understanding of Aboriginal Students, Inclusiveness in Education

Two scholars will each receive the $10,000 Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Multiculturalism scholarship enabling them to undertake research to assist teachers working with diverse student populations.
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Enrolment plummets at First Nations U.

SASKATOON - The number of students attending the First Nations University of Canada in Saskatchewan has plummeted by two-thirds in the past few years, prompting officials to launch an enrolment review.
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Science and Engineering Camp Brings Aboriginal School Youth to Campus

Approximately 60 youth from First Nations Communities in Membertou, Eskasoni and Chapel Island will spend Jul 14 - 18 on the Cape Breton University campus participating in a science camp provided by Actua, a national non-profit organization that inspires youth through hands-on science, engineering and technology programming across Canada.
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Chippewas of Rama to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Diagnostic Imaging Health Education Training Facility

CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION - Chief Sharon Stinson Henry and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for a diagnostic imaging and health educational training facility to be built on Rama Mnjikaning First Nation land.
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Head Start program participants graduate

A graduation ceremony was held Tuesday for nearly 100 children enrolled in the Thunder Bay Aboriginal Head Start Program.
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Education Agreement to Help Kootenay-Columbia Students

CASTLEGAR - Education Minister Shirley Bond, Aboriginal leaders and officials of the Kootenay-Columbia board of education today announced the signing of B.C.'s 42nd Aboriginal education enhancement agreement to help improve Aboriginal student achievement.
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Hard work pays off for Métis brothers

Three Métis Winnipeg brothers have proven that hard work and determination can lift you to endless heights, no matter where you come from. Raised by their father in a single-parent, low-income household, Conrad, Murray and Gerald Hoy rebelled in their school years and sometimes struggled academically. Now all three brothers are doctors.
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Aboriginal educators find hope amid dismal student results

June 13- System begins to reach out to first nations, to celebrate their history and give them pride in who they are.
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Nexen scholarship aids First Nations

Calgary-based Nexen Inc. is investing in the future of Canada's native people by signing on for a five-year $350,000 National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation sponsorship.
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FNUniv graduates first Bachelor of Health Studies class

June 2 - REGINA -- This year's spring convocation ceremonies at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) will see its first graduates from the Bachelor of Health Studies (BHS) program.
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NOSM seeks world-class researcher in aboriginal and rural health

The wunderkind Northern Ontario School of Medicine will recruit the first ever Canadian research chair in aboriginal and rural health, now that it has received funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Each agency gave $1.5 million.
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B.C. pledges another $15 million to train and recruit nurses

The British Columbia government is infusing another $15 million into its provincial nursing strategy to recruit, retain and educate nurses, according to the provincial health minister.
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Northern School of Medicine gets a million dollar boost

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO) donated $1.5 million today to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) for the creation of a Research Chair in Aboriginal and Rural Health. This HSFO funding was matched by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities with an additional
$1.5 million.
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New Program Supports Aboriginal Mothers in Urban Centres

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres is pleased to announce the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) Bursary Awards Program. The first two recipients are Lindsay Happyjack who is completing the final year of a one year General Arts and Science in the Aboriginal Studies program at Algonquin College and Leigh Staats (of Six Nations) who is in the first year of a two year social service worker program at Mohawk College in Hamilton.
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Opportunity Fund Gives Students Chance to 'Earn & Learn'

Generous donations totaling $1.76-million make university possible for students from under-represented communities
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'The Harvard of Nunavut'

NUNAVUT, May 22 - Ashley Paniyuk-Dean has a passion for teaching and a passion for Inuit culture and she found her occupational match in the Nunavut Teacher Education Program.
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Graduation Pow Wow Grows as number of First Nations and Metis Graduates Increase

One of Manitoba's largest Powwows and one of the University of Manitoba's most popular events to honor Aboriginal graduates from both the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg took place on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Investors Group Athletic Centre. The day-long event began at 11:00 a.m. with a traditional pipe ceremony. The colorful grand entry ceremony, which included graduates, Elders, dancers and special guests, took place at 1:00 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m.
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