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

Please find attached FLYER, POSTER and STUDENT AWARDS APPLICATION PACKAGE

>>FLYER

>>STUDENT AWARDS POSTER

>>STUDENT AWARDS APPLICATION PACKAGE


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GERARD SAGASSIGE OR DOROTHY FRENCH @ 519-672-0131

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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