By . The federal government says a new agreement will give Manitoba First Nations more control over schools and lead to increased funding for programs to improve the education of students.
By Scott Jaschik. Alaska Pacific University has announced plans to become a tribally controlled college, Alaska Dispatch News reported. The plan is to become affiliated with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Read more...
By . Among the many institutions in North America that memorialise the native population is Miami University in Ohio, named after the Miami tribe that once spread from the state across vast sections of what is now the United States. Read more...
By Colin Perkel. Indigenous students coached by aboriginal mentors appear to do better at school and be mentally healthier than their non-mentored peers, a new Canadian study indicates. Read more...
By Wendy Stueck. At one time, that would have put him at risk of arrest. Under Canadian law, potlatches – gift-giving feasts to mark special occasions such as marriages, births or funerals – were illegal between 1885 and 1951. In Alert Bay, that period is marked by the U’mista Cultural Centre, which houses masks and other artifacts repatriated to the community after they were confiscated from a potlatch in 1921. Read more...
By CBC News. Laurentian University is hosting the Maamwazing Indigenous conference, which event organizers say will bring more than 200 people to campus, including guests from New Zealand and New Mexico. Read more...
By pmnationtalk. StFX today hosted the renewal of the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AAEDIRP), delivered through a partnership of Atlantic Canadian universities and the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs. Read more...By CBC News. Students, faculty and community members gathered Friday to discuss how to better bring First Nations culture into the classroom. Read more...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. San Juan College has been awarded two grants worth more than $2 million to help Native American students complete their degrees and provide scholarships for students in the nursing program. More...
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