Indigenous Students
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Manitoba First Nation health care scholarship aims to ‘make the difference’The Southern Chiefs Organization, Business Council of Manitoba, and provincial government, are setting aside $450,000 to help Indigenous students become health care professionals.EducationNov 12
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‘Representation is critical,’ experts say in bid for more Indigenous teachers"If our stories and our representatives from our community aren't being seen in (educational) spaces, then children aren't going to think (teaching) is something that they can do,"EducationFeb 13
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U of A and Treaty 8 First Nations offer rehab medicine program for Indigenous students'We are committed to creating pathways for First Nations high school students to the rehabilitation professions: occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy.'CanadaSep 28, 2023
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Educators in Saskatchewan plan to work on boosting graduation rates among Indigenous studentsA recent auditor report says only 45 per cent of Indigenous students in Saskatchewan graduated within three years after starting grade 10.CanadaJun 17, 2023
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Sask. auditor’s report notes lack of measures to address low Indigenous graduation ratesTara Clemett said about 44.7 per cent of Indigenous students are graduating in that time frame, compared with 88.7 per cent of non-Indigenous students.EducationJun 6, 2023
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University of Saskatchewan focuses on Indigenous support in $500 million campaignPresident Stoicheff said the university is striving to close the education gap at the Saskatoon and Prince Albert campuses with goals of Indigenous achievement in mind.EducationApr 18, 2023
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B.C. teacher reprimanded for failing to contribute to truth, reconciliation and healingDeborah Laurie Croft was teaching at an independent school in B.C. during the 2019-20 school year when she was involved in two separate incidents with Indigenous students.EducationMar 21, 2023
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First Nation, Manitoba and feds team up on rental project for Indigenous students'Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home,' said the federal minister of housing about a new Winnipeg complex being built in partnership with First Nations.CanadaJan 11, 2023
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Indigenous students at Howard S. Billings High School premier special music videoThe video project is part of the N'We Jinan, a non-profit mobile recording studio that helps Indigenous youth share their voices and talents across North America.FeaturesDec 3, 2022
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Two Halifax universities provide Mi’kmaw ‘auntie in residence’ to Indigenous studentsMount Saint Vincent University and the University of King's College said they are welcoming Emily Pictou-Roberts as their first Nsukwi' -- 'auntie' in English.CanadaNov 23, 2022
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