By Martha Crago. It has been almost 20 years since I did research in the homes and schools of indigenous people of Quebec. I obtained ethical approval for that work at my university. More...
4 novembre 2016
9 octobre 2016
Reforming Funding for First Nations Students
By Alex Usher. I think most people now get that First Nations’ students don’t receive “free education”. They pay tuition fees like everyone else. What they do have (if they have “status”) is a parallel student aid system, which is called the Post-Secondary Student Support Program or PSSSP. If you are unclear on the difference between “status” and “non-status” Indians, have a peek at this primer from the âpihtawikosisân blog. More...
7 septembre 2016
Journée internationale des peuples autochtones
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Les journées internationales ont souvent un impact fort limité. Alors quand elles tombent en plein du mois d’août comme cette Journée internationale des peuples autochtones fixée le 9 août ! Le thème de cette année vise à souligner l’importance du droit à l’éducation comme le présente le site des Nations Unies. Voir l'article...7 septembre 2016
Tribal Colleges and Universities Lack Needed Federal Funds
“Tribal College and University Funding: Tribal Sovereignty at the Intersection of Federal, State, and Local Funding,” the second in a three-part series on Minority-Serving Institutions released by ACE’s Center for Policy Research and Strategy, shows that federal funding has not kept up with the steady growth of the Native population at these schools. More...
30 août 2016
More indigenous judges needed in lower courts to develop skills for Supreme Court
By . Canada’s top judge says the best way to one day see an aboriginal person named to the Supreme Court of Canada is for governments to appoint more indigenous judges to lower courts. More...
30 août 2016
LU grads will 'Teach for Canada' in fly-in First Nations village
By Heidi Ulrichsen. A couple that recently graduated with teaching degrees from Laurentian University will be spending the next two years teaching in a fly-in First Nations community in Northwestern Ontario. More...
30 août 2016
Indigenous students get early glimpse of grad school life
Intensive summer program pairs 22 indigenous students from across Canada with researchers at McMaster University.
Growing up on a reserve on Manitoulin Island, Shanna Peltier thought her dream of going to grad school would remain just that — a dream.
But that dream is now a little closer to reality thanks to a summer program at McMaster University that gives indigenous students from across Canada an early taste of graduate school life. More...
30 août 2016
University of Toronto hires new librarian to focus on indigenous issues
By May Warren. New role part of an effort to include more indigenous voices at the school.
Students at the University of Toronto will soon be able to check out more indigenous books and other materials from the school’s library. More...
30 août 2016
York University student's social network connects indigenous youth
A York University student's new social network app for indigenous youth gets attention in Ontario's north.
Wabasse’s disappearance became part of a recently concluded inquest into indigenous youth who went missing or died under mysterious circumstances in Thunder Bay. In Wabasse’s case, the inquest ruled his death “undetermined,” and his family may never know what happened. More...
30 août 2016
Half of aboriginal families on reserve could miss new child benefit
By Jordan Press. Half of the country's aboriginal families living on reserve could miss out on the federal government's new child benefit aimed at raising hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty. More...
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