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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