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CNC Quesnel receives generous donation from Quesnel Tillicum Society to facilitate Indigenous student success and cultural campus activities
January 9, 2025 The funds will support students in achieving their educational and career goals by removing financial barriers or hardships they may encounter, and enhancing their cultural well-being. “We’re excited to be working with CNC to make a true difference in the lives of Indigenous students and strengthen their employability,” says Kathy Canuel, QTS […]
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Read MoreChampioning Indigenous voices and transformative education at TRU – Inside TRU
January 9, 2025 Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable academic environment by prioritizing decolonization and Indigenization. These transformative efforts address systemic biases, integrate Indigenous perspectives into the curriculum and foster a community that values traditional knowledge alongside contemporary scholarship. At the forefront of this vital work is Laura Grizzlypaws, […]
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Read MoreStrengthening the circle: empowering success for Indigenous learners through community-based assessments and reciprocal relationships – University Affairs
Meeting learners within their Indigenous communities to promote higher education is a powerful demonstration of respect and support. A community-based assessment is a holistic practice that provides prospective learners with the experiential learning and information necessary to start or return to their educational journey. Our positionalities depend on the environment and the context we are […]
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Read MoreBefore there can be reconciliation, there must first be truth’: UBC FNHL hosts panel on confronting residential school denialism – The Ubyssey
On November 14, the UBC First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) hosted “Confronting Indian Residential School Denialism,” a panel discussion featuring Michelle Good, lawyer and author of the award-winning novel Five Little Indians, Dr. Sean Carleton, an assistant professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba and UBC Anthropology Professor Dr. Andrew Martindale, who […]
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Read More$100,000 CIBC Gift supports Indigenous students at Royal Roads – ENC
December 13, 2024 Indigenous students entering any Royal Roads University leadership and management program will now be eligible to receive a CIBC Entrance Award thanks to a generous donation of $100,000 from CIBC. “At CIBC we’re creating a culture of inclusion, and accessibility plays a large role in this. We believe that everyone should have […]
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Read MoreTRU plans for $20M in cuts to balance next year’s budget – Castanet
Dec 9, 2024 Thompson Rivers University will have to cut over $20 million in spending to balance next year’s budget as international enrolment plummets, and further reductions will likely be made in future years. Following an announcement last January that the number of international student permits would be cut across Canada and capped for two […]
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Read MoreSpecial adviser appointed to Greater Victoria School Board
VICTORIA – Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care, has appointed Kevin Godden, former superintendent of the Abbotsford School District, as a special adviser to the Greater Victoria School District 61 to help the board of education revise and improve its previously submitted safety plan. “It is a top priority of our government that […]
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Read MoreChair says school board will work with First Nations on liaison-officer concerns – Times Colonist
Dec 06, 2024 The Songhees and Esquimalt chiefs had said the board’s decision to cancel the police liaison program led to the removal of an Indigenous officer who had built meaningful relationships in schools In response to a letter from the chiefs of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, the chair of the Greater Victoria School […]
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Read MoreDigital Skills Bursary Fund for Indigenous Peoples in BC: A Pathway to Opportunity
December 3, 2024 Growing up in my community, access to quality education was limited. For example, the 30-1 stream of courses, which would have helped me continue onto college or university, was not offered in my community. If students wanted to take these programs, they had to leave home and attend schools in surrounding areas. […]
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Read MoreBC’s French School District Is Suing the Province. Again. – The Tyee
Dec 2, 2024 It’s about where kids learn. Here’s how we got here. More than four years after the Supreme Court of Canada declared that B.C. owes its francophone school district 19 additional, renovated or expanded school buildings, the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique and the province are back in court. B.C. is home […]
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