Thursday, April 29, 2010

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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Thursday, April 22, 2010

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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Friday, April 16, 2010

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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Thursday, April 15, 2010

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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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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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Thursday, April 8, 2010

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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