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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