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Child care providers celebrated at 2023 ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence
May 28, 2023 VICTORIA – Child care providers who provide outstanding care, connection and learning environments for B.C. children were recognized at the ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence ceremony held on Saturday, May 27, 2023. “The ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence honour the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations, school districts and local governments who help families and communities […]
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Indigenous learning experience a big hit – Columbia Valley Pioneer
May 24, 2023 People say that knowledge is power, but it can also tell you the truth — and that’s what Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) offers: the truth about Indigenous reconciliation. CBEEN had a successful “Four Seasons of Reconciliation,” a learning challenge and experience of Indigenous knowledge and perspective that ran for months. […]
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Call for Canada to braid Indigenous rights with endangered species law
May 18, 2023 Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but focus needs to shift to culturally meaningful recovery targets, a consortium of researchers and community members say in a new paper published this week in Science. UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Clayton Lamb and […]
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CNC and Nusdeh Yoh Elementary School partner to give children a great dental experience
May 17, 202 A recent partnership has helped provide children in a Prince George elementary school with preventive dental services in a welcoming environment. CNC’s dental hygiene students have provided care to more than 60 students of Nusdeh Yoh Elementary School, the Aboriginal Choice Program school in the city. The school worked with families to […]
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Writing Lives cohort concludes with memoir presentation to Indigenous Elders
May 17, 2023 Vancouver, BC – The second year of Writing Lives: The Residential School Survivor Memoir Project wrapped up last night at a ceremony on campus where students presented the Indigenous Elders with their memoirs. In partnership with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), Writing Lives is a two-semester course in which students […]
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Gitwangak families strengthen culture through new child care spaces
May 16, 2023 GITWANGAK – The Gitwangak community joined together to witness and celebrate the opening of a new child care centre that will welcome more than 50 children and their families. “I am grateful for the partnership our government has with Gitwangak Band Council and Gitwangak Education Society to deliver new child care that […]
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Joint Statement to Acknowledge May is Child Care Month 2023 – BCACCS, ECEBC, MNBC, CCCABC
Across British Columbia children are thriving, parents are able to be at work or school, and communities are prospering in a multitude of ways, all because of quality licensed child care programs. Recognizing May as Child Care Month brings public and political acknowledgement of the significance of quality child care as an essential community service. […]
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Indigenous Art Intensive returns to UBCO this week – Castanet
May 15, 2023 The annual Indigenous Art Intensive returns to UBC Okanagan this week. Starting May 17 and taking place the next four Wednesdays, several keynote speakers will give presentations while artists discuss their works and participate in panel discussions. The event is open to the public and people should expect to see artists and […]
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New art connects The Reconciliation Pole to Musqueam territory – UBC News
May 11, 2023 A new large-scale bronze artwork co-created by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) master carver Kayám̓ Richard Campbell and Haida master carver and hereditary chief James Hart, 7idansuu (Edenshaw) now anchors Hart’s The Reconciliation Pole (2015-17) to Musqueam territory. The new art, titled θəʔit, was commissioned with support from the Audain Foundation and the University of […]
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Four seasons of indigenous learning – East Kootenay News Online Weekly
May 11, 2023 After a successful pilot program offered to nearly 4000 people, the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN), in partnership with 40 organizations, has opened early bird registration for a new year-long learning opportunity starting this fall. This will bring together 10 Indigenous presenters who will share knowledge and encourage learners to deepen […]
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