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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