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Discover the Indigenous Economic Progress Report Webinar Series
Join us for an insightful webinar series inspired by the National Indigenous Economic Development Board’s 2024 Indigenous Economic Progress Report (IEPR), co-hosted by Mary Beth Doucette, Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at Cape Breton University and Dr. Deborah Saucier of Vancouver Island University. This webinar series brings together data, expert analysis, and diverse […]
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Read MoreEducation Accord NL Interim Report Released
January 9, 2025 Today, the Provincial Government released Education Accord NL’s interim report, A Vision for the Future: Transforming and Modernizing Education. Education Accord NL Co-Chairs Dr. Anne Burke and Dr. Karen Goodnough will be available to media tomorrow (Friday, January 10) to discuss the interim report. The co-chairs will be joined by the Honourable […]
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Read MoreAmerican Indian College Fund Hosts Webinar January 15 on Native Higher Education Access and Success Strategies with Brookings Institute and Institute for Higher Education Policy
Denver, Colo., Jan. 07, 2025 — The American Indian College Fund (College Fund), the Brookings Institute (Brookings), and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) are hosting a free webinar Wednesday, January 15 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, to preview a forthcoming report, titled Report on Native Higher Education Success Strategies: Strengthening policies, […]
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Read MoreNominations open for future Black and Indigenous Speaker Series scholars – The Coast
MSVU series celebrates its fifth year this February in African Heritage Month. Ahead of African Heritage Month this February, Mount Saint Vincent University is accepting nominations for the next presenter in its biannual Black and Indigenous Speaker Series. Until Jan 31, people are encouraged to submit their request using this form to invite a Black […]
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Read MoreMore education coming for N.B. students, teachers to raise awareness of human trafficking – CBC
Dec 09, 2024 Traffickers often pose as friends, romantic partners, or trusted peers, advocate says Teachers and students can be exposed to human trafficking whether they know it or not, say experts who want school systems to bring in programs that would keep students safe. The New Brunswick Department of Education is trying to create resources […]
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Read MoreStudent Intake Upcoming for Expanded 2025 Trail of the Caribou Commemorations Program
November 29, 2024 Student intake for the expanded 2025 Trail of the Caribou Commemorations program will begin this week through the Historic Sites Association. Intake through other partners will commence in the coming weeks. Following the repatriation of Newfoundland and Labrador’s unknown soldier in May, the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, […]
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Read MoreMinister Howell Congratulates Gambo Teacher on Receiving Governor General’s History Award
November 28, 2024 The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, is extending congratulations to Jo Anne Broders, a teacher at Smallwood Academy in Gambo, on receiving the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. Throughout her career, Ms. Broders has championed the understanding of Newfoundland and Labrador’s rich history and culture. Recently, Ms. […]
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Read MoreTwo Memorial University students receive inaugural Heart & Stroke Personnel Award for Indigenous scholars – Saltwire
November 27, 2024 Olivia Perry and McCrae Best will receive funding for their studies into strokes Two master’s students at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador are among the 15 Indigenous researchers across Canada to receive the Heart & Stroke Indigenous Personnel Award. Olivia Perry and McCrae Best received the inaugural award, which was given […]
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Read MoreNSMTC – Minister Hutchings shares Rural Economic Development, What We Heard report
On November 12th, 2024, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, released a What We Heard report as a follow up to the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministerial Meeting on Rural Economic Development held in May 2024: The second annual federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministerial meeting […]
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Read MoreIn Defense of Democracy
Denver, Colo., Nov. 11, 2024 — Last week’s election results saw the culmination of a contentious several months. The results are very difficult for many of us, our relatives, and friends to process as we worry about the potential negative impact on Indigenous communities and on others in the U.S. and around the world. Now […]
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