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Learning to Plan for the Next 500 Years – The Tyee
A first-of-its-kind program at Vancouver Island University trains students to steward Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. Jessica Hum and a dozen other Vancouver Island University students boarded a bus in late September 2022 on a journey to the cabin of master canoe carver Elder Joe Martin, tucked away in the thick forests of Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal […]
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UVic’s National Centre for Indigenous Laws wins prestigious design award
January 22, 2024 Located on Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) territory, the National Centre for Indigenous Laws* (NCIL) at the University of Victoria is still under construction but its architectural design is already winning awards. Slated to open in late Fall 2024, the NCIL has received a 2023 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence, celebrating its Coast […]
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FNLC Denounces BC Métis Federation’s Coastal Water Protectors’ Conference and Related TMX Project Accommodation
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is alarmed that the BC Métis Federation’s (BCMF) Coastal Water Protectors are holding a Coastal Conference on January 20th in North Vancouver. The conference purports to be “…a gathering dedicated to the protection and preservation of our invaluable aquatic ecosystems.” […]
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Canada and Spain scientists establish new Antarctic Ocean observatory
January 16, 2024 Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there. This is the first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside […]
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Central Okanagan school a leader in education through an Indigenous lens – Burns Lake Lakes District News
January 17, 2024 The Indigenous Art course at Mount Boucherie Secondary School empowers students to learn in a unique way Students at Mount Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna were proud to show off the art that they created during a unique type of class. The course, called Indigenous Art Studio 12, was created by […]
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TNDC’S HEO Program Receives $600,000 Grant From TD Bank Group
TNDC’S HEO Program Receives $600,000 Grant From TD Bank Group January 16, 2024 Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) is pleased to announce that its Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Program has received a grant in the amount of $600,000 from TD Bank Group (TD). Tahltan Territory is in remote Northwest British Columbia and includes 70 per […]
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SD73 approves unique outdoor academy for Sa-Hali secondary – Castanet
Jan 16, 2024 Sa-Hali secondary will soon house an outdoor academy, with the goal of providing grade 10 to 12 students with a full semester of outdoor learning opportunities. The School District 73 board of education on Monday evening unanimously approved the creation of an outdoor speciality academy at Sa-Hali. The academy will see about […]
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Industrial sewing, meat processing training among free skill upgrade classes at North Island College – Times Colonist
$1 million from B.C. government to fund partnership with municipalities, businesses and First Nations to provide free training Companies struggling to hire employees in industries such as construction salvage, meat processing and industrial sewing in central and northern Vancouver Island might soon see more qualified applicants thanks to a number of no-cost training programs administered […]
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FNSA AGM and Conference 2024: Apply to Present a Workshop
15 January 2024 The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, May 2-4, 2024 The First Nations Schools Association (FNSA) invites you to save the date for the following upcoming events: May 2: Authorized Representatives Day May 3: FNSA AGM and Conference May 4: FNSA Conference Call for Workshop Proposals Apply by January 25, 2024 Workshop Application Form […]
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KDocsFF marks decade of social advocacy with 19 must-see documentary films
Jan 11, 2024 KDocsFF is marking its 10th annual film festival this year, celebrating an evolution from a movie night to Metro Vancouver’s Premier Social Justice Film Festival. Opening on Feb. 21 at the Vancouver International Film Centre, the day following World Day of Social Justice, the festival embodies a decade-long commitment to bringing critical […]
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