NAFC Youth Delegates Representing Canada’s Urban Aboriginal Youth at 13th Annual UN International Day of Peace Events in New York City.

National Association of Friendship Centres Aboriginal Youth Council (AYC) delegates attending the International Day of Peace events at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

AYC President Kody Taylor of Riverton, Manitoba and Vice President Andrea Landry of Nanimo, British Columbia will represent Canada’s urban Aboriginal youth at the 13th Annual International Day of Peace Student Conference and Peace Bell Ceremony being held at the UN Headquarters.

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Gains in aboriginal entrepreneurship impeded by youth-education issues

From airline companies and construction firms to wineries and technology consulting outfits, aboriginal entrepreneurship is thriving like never before, paralleling rapid population growth and rising educational levels. However, native leaders say the renaissance on reserves is hampered by an array of socioeconomic barriers and a lack of outside assistance.

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Indigenous programs soar at University of Victoria

Eleven drummers beat furiously on a large drum as they chanted a song of welcome. Elegantly carved eagles, orcas (killer whales), frogs and bears looked down from eight posts around the edge of the large room. An overflow crowd filled the ceremonial hall of the First Peoples House, a stunning new building that establishes a powerful aboriginal presence in the heart of the University of Victoria campus in British Columbia.

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Government of Canada Supports Research on Inuit Leadership and Governance

Iqaluit, Nunavut, August 30, 2010 — Today, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced the Government of Canada’s support for a comprehensive six-year research and training project on Inuit leadership and governance. This project will for the first time create a recorded history of Canada’s Inuit leadership and develop training for future Inuit leaders.

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Historic Partnership Signed to Support First Nation Students in Prince Edward Island

The Government of Canada, the Government of Prince Edward Island and the Mi'kmaq First Nations of Prince Edward Island have signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on education. The MOU will support the province's First Nation learners from early childhood through to post-secondary education. The Memorandum of Uunderstanding provides a common vision for the educational success of Mi'kmaq learners, supporting them in reaching their full learning potential.

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Carleton University Announces New Initiatives

This year, Carleton will be offering a full week of orientation activities to participants in the university’s unique Aboriginal Enriched Support Program (AESP.) The AESP provides comprehensive student support such as admissions assistance, advising, mentoring, academic workshops and one-on-one coaching. Students take three credits, including an Aboriginal issues first-year seminar.

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Aboriginal sports get boost: AFN touts program to support communities

The Assembly of First Nations wants to keep more kids in the classroom and out of trouble with a major sports programming initiative announced Sunday morning at the University of Winnipeg.

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NWAC welcomes applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award prized at $1,000

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce it will now be accepting applications for the 2010 Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award. Prized at $1,000 the award will be granted to four young Aboriginal women in Canada who are pursuing their post secondary studies.

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Health and science camp offers a hands-on experience

Camp students took part in seven interactive sessions offered by the Pre-Health Professions Club at the Four Directions Community Health Centre.

The club partners with post-secondary institutions, school divisions, First Nations and Metis communities, health regions and practising health-care professionals to provide learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

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Government of Canada partners to provide Northern youth science, engineering and technology skills

Iqaluit, (Nunavut), July 14, 2010 – Youth across the North’s three territories will benefit from science, engineering, and technology skills workshops this summer thanks to an investment from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. The camps will be delivered by Actua, an organization which provides kids programs designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in the sciences.

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Working for a Healthier North: First Northern Medical Program Grads Become “Real” Doctors

“I’ve wanted to be a doctor since I was six. This is a dream come true for me.” Those were the words used by Jennifer Parker upon opening her own family practice in Fort St John. This is Dr. Parker’s first full week as a practicing physician and she is joined by 12 others who were in the first graduating class of the Northern Medical Program (NMP) and recently completed residencies in family practice. They are the first to fulfill the promise of the NMP: to increase the number of doctors in the North by training them here.
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Native youth receive hands-on practice

Health care: Learning to deliver babies with the use of a robot is part of a pilot project designed as an introduction to medicine

Eight teenage girls helped deliver eight babies — actually one robot baby from one robot mom eight times — as part of a pilot project that tries to bring First Nations and rural students into medicine.

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U of A group targets more northern students with culturally-driven message

Members of the Aboriginal Health Group at the University of Alberta are hoping that $137,740 in funding from Health Canada will allow them to reach more elementary and junior high aged students in northern Alberta this fall and convince them to stay away from tobacco.

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Aboriginal university graduates honored

Within the extravagant and exciting atmosphere of the Whitecap Dakota Dunes Casino, Aboriginal graduates were honored at a banquet on June 5, after finishing a variety of post-secondary programs at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Indigenous Studies pays tribute to Peter George

A scholarship established at Six Nations Polytechnic in Peter George's name was among the gifts the President received during a heartfelt send-off held by the Indigenous Studies Program (ISP) earlier this week at the University Club.

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Roberta Jamieson to appear before Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples Study on K-12 First Nation On-Reserve Education

Roberta Jamieson, President and CEO of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation will, appear before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa Tuesday, June 15 at 9:30 a.m.

Ms. Jamieson will lay out the Foundation’s response to the tragic crisis of so few First Nations, Inuit and Métis students going on to high school and graduating as compared to non-aboriginal students. However, she will also draw the Committee’s attention to the fact that for those who do graduate, there are not enough sufficient financial resources available so they can obtain post-secondary and trades training.

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New project brings music and mentors to Aboriginal youth

Bonnyville... Improving self-esteem among Aboriginal youth through music and mentorship is the goal of a new three-year Safe Communities pilot project.

Supported by the Alberta government and involving a variety of community partners, the Cold Lake Music Factory pilot project is designed to help at-risk Aboriginal youth experience success, improve self-esteem, build confidence, and develop team work and other job-related skills.

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Aboriginal paramedic and pilot students at Confederation College will soon be eligible for an endowment fund to help them through their studies.

“As a crucial provider of transport medicine services to many Aboriginal communities in northern Ontario, Ornge is proud to provide financial support to the students that represent them,” said Dr. Christopher Mazza, president and CEO of Ornge, which partnered with AgustaWestland to develop the Ornge-AgustaWestland Endowment Fund for Aboriginal Learners.

“With this award, we will empower Aboriginal students to be future leaders in aviation and paramedical services, sharing our mission to deliver excellent patient care throughout the province.”

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Language preservation is now a click, drag away

An Ontario First Nation has incorporated modern technology to help preserve some of the oldest Indigenous languages in Canada’s history.

Sagamok First Nation has teamed up with a simulation software company to produce a program that is designed to archive Aboriginal languages, while being an interactive teaching tool for everyone from young children to their parents.

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Education deans and Indigenous groups endorse new accord on education

Canada’s deans of education are sending a powerful message to their faculties. They’ve come together to endorse a vision of indigenous education that they hope will spark a sea change on campuses across the country.

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Singer Susan Aglukark helps SCDSB celebrate Aboriginal Education Month

The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) will recognize Aboriginal Education Month on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 with a day-long celebration of First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures at the Education Centre in Midhurst. A highlight of the event will be a keynote presentation by Juno award winning singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark at 10:00 a.m.

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Aboriginal Adult Literacy Assessment Tool Project

The Aboriginal Adult Literacy Assessment Tool Project (AALAT) is a two-year project that will give Aboriginal, that is First Nations and Métis, communities the ability to assess the literacy levels, perspectives, and needs of adults in their own communities by using a survey tool that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and inclusive. This tool will have the capacity to build a knowledge base of Aboriginal adult literacy at the community, provincial, national, and international levels.

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Optimizing the Effectiveness of E-Learning for First Nations

This report looks at how to optimize the effectiveness of e-learning to improve the educational outcomes of First Nations people living on a reserve.

Report by Ashley Sisco
The Conference Board of Canada, 43 pages, May 2010
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Government of Canada Helps Aboriginal youth in Fort Smith Prepare for Jobs

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories - May 18, 2010 - Local Aboriginal youth who face barriers to employment will get job-preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project.
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NunatuKavut Member Wins Canada's Most Prestigious Scholarship for Doctoral Students

(Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL) Julie Bull, a member of NunatuKavut and a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island, was recently announced as one of the 2010 recipients of Canada's most prestigious scholarship for doctoral students -- the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

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Government of Canada Partners to Help Aboriginal Grads

Ed Komarnicki, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today encouraged Aboriginal youth to take advantage of opportunities that Canada has to offer, during his opening remarks at Inclusion Works 2010, Canada's largest Aboriginal employment fair.
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Aboriginal program at university changes focus

Brandon University's Bachelor of First Nations and Aboriginal Counseling (FNAC) will be revising its name. The program will now be known as Bachelor of Indigenous Health and Human Services (IHHS).
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Calling all potential Métis Summer Students

The Métis Nation of Ontario is pleased once again this year to provide opportunities for summer employment to Métis students who qualify. The MNO Summer Career Placement (SCP) is a wage subsidy program designed to assist Métis students in obtaining beneficial and relevant summer employment. Not only designed to benefit students, the program also aims to benefit employers.

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National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation :Canada's largest Aboriginal National Career Fair to host hundreds of students, tradeshow booths and workshops in Prince George

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation's (NAAF) Blueprint for the Future (BFF) national student career fair will deliver educational resources, access to career professionals, dynamic entertainment and bring Aboriginal youth from across the Province of BC to Prince George.

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Northern universities focus on attracting First Nations

With First Nations representing an ever-increasing portion of the Canadian population, Northern Ontario universities are using a number of ways to engage and accommodate them.
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Scia’new First Nations, VIU and others work together to preserve grey whale skeleton

Scia'new (Beecher Band) First Nations have generously facilitated the future exhibit of a grey whale skeleton at Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Field Station.

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Aboriginal women who go to university enjoy advantage

The argument for pursuing higher education couldn’t be clearer: Aboriginal women with a university degree earn more, on average, than their non-aboriginal counterparts, according to a new study.
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National body honours Kivalliq science teachers

Science teachers in the Kivalliq are getting national recogntion for a job well done.
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Anyone can read, Metis author tells kids

School was over, the school buses were lined up outside, but more than 30 Oneida kids remained sitting on the gym floor of Standing Stone elementary school.
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Ex-astronaut encourages kids to reach for the stars in science

John Herrington said his life was literally held in the arms of Canada.
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New director to make university experience easier for native students

A former Dalhousie High School teacher has been given the job of trying to recruit and retain more aboriginal students to St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
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Inuit early-childhood educators begin historic gathering in Labrador

Early-childhood educators from every Aboriginal head start program and child care centre in Arctic Canada came together today for the first ever National Inuit Early Childhood Education Gathering or “Nutaqavut Sivuniksavut” (our children, our future).
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Students learn true value of racial harmony

Greater acceptance in school can translate to greater acceptance in the community.
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First all-male childcare group returns to Peguis after British Columbia exchange trip

Gaining a new perspective on early childhood education was the goal of three Peguis men who visited a small British Columbia community in early February.
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Sisler student earns prestigious internship

Alanah Levasseur won’t be spending her Grade 12 spring break partying with her friends — and she couldn’t be happier.
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Niagara Catholic celebrates aboriginal partnership

The loud beating of a drum could be heard pounding from the board room at the Niagara Catholic Education Centre.
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Kehewin principal honoured as among Canada's best

When Linda Gadwa and her husband dropped by Kehewin’s school on the evening of Feb. 27, she was under the mistaken impression they were just stopping by for a school tournament.
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Native education given priority

The federal government's pledge to put $30 million into improving education for First Nations was greeted warmly Thursday by Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo.
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Aboriginal students learn entrepreneurial skills

About 60 young people from New Brunswick First Nations communities are spending their March break learning to become entrepreneurs.
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Historic Partnership To Strengthen First Nation Education In Alberta

The Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs in Alberta have signed an historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) on education
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Laurentian celebrates research week

Laurentian University officially launched its annual research week Feb. 22, a celebration of the institution's accomplishments in research.
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Aboriginal Pre-Health at Simon Fraser University

Are you thinking of pursuing a health career but do not feel quite ready to enroll in a university program?
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Native student recruiter hired

Trent University is poised to attract more First Nation students with the appointment of its first aboriginal enrolment adviser.
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Grand Chief wants boost for First Nations learners

The leader of Canada’s First Nations made an impassioned plea Friday to university teachers to “light a fire in our people.”
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Employing the fastest growing segment of the population

For Karen LeBlanc, it's an obvious match: connecting New Brunswick's growing First Nations population with the mounting need for skilled labour.
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Firm offers computer training to First Nations

More than 25 years ago Percy Barnaby saw a chance to make a difference while creating a job for himself. Now the Miramichi area man is the president of a small but ambitious business looking to tackle new markets.
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Interested in Becoming a Doctor?

UBC to host: Aboriginals into Medicine: Pre-admissions Workshop.
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Eskasoni student wins national essay contest

Thoughts on his community and how he could improve it have netted Bertram Bernard top marks in a national essay contest.
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$1 million for Aboriginal studies

Queen’s has received more than $1 million to improve resources and services for Aboriginal services.
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Laurentian to host aboriginal education summit

On Feb. 2, the four institutions that make up the Laurentian University Federation (Huntington, Laurentian, Sudbury and Thorneloe) will host an educational summit called Indigenous Education Partnership Development: Barriers and Opportunities.
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Muskoday students get second chance at graduation

Katherine Bear credits her children with giving her the motivation to finish high school.
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Aboriginal Nursing Scholarships.

TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) are partnering once again to offer scholarships for Aboriginal nursing students studying at the Bachelor, Master, Nurse Practitioner and PhD levels. Funds have been secured for the next two years, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010
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Aboriginal health internship program a success

The Portage la Prairie School Division's Aboriginal Academic Achievement (AAA) facilitator gave an informational presentation at Thursday night's bi-weekly meeting of the division's board of trustees.
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Using tech to do more for First Nations; Government and business focus on improving education

Executives of Canada's leading information-technology companies were at the home of Avaya Canada's Gerard Baglieri to hear all about the Ontario Lieutenant-Governor's Aboriginal Youth Computer Literacy Program
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Aboriginal teacher earns rave reviews

Robyn Turgeon is one busy woman -- and she has the mother's guilt to prove it.
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Aboriginal school project taking off in Prince George

The numbers at Carney Hill public school in downtown Prince George paint a bleak picture of native school life. Eighty-eight per cent of students enrolled are from first nations, yet their attendance rates are dismal and dropout rates are sky high.
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York U Awarded $400,000 To Support Aboriginal Students

York University will receive $400,000 from Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities (MTCU) to help recruit and expand services for aboriginal learners.
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Aboriginal students get a helping hand

Aboriginal students with financial needs at Canadore College and Nipissing University will benefit from a $1-million bursary program, as well as increased support services.
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Local teen heading west to work with First Nations people in B.C.

Given a choice to go overseas to help those in need or stay closer to home, Kaitlyn Schneider decided to volunteer in British Columbia.
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N.B. introduces fund for aboriginal post-secondary education

New Brunswick announced Wednesday that it will invest more than $1 million to assist natives in the province pursue post-secondary education.
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UdeM hopes to recruit more Aboriginal students

Officials from the Université de Moncton say they want to use their unique opportunity to offer as many provincial First Nations as possible a quality French post-secondary education.
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