aboriginal

DEADLINE: Spring 2019 Alex W. Strasberg MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MD CM 1967 Global Health Award Application

webfull — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:50:18 +0000

Attention ��ϲ�� Medical students and residents!

Apply for the Spring 2019 Alex W. Strasberg MD CM 1921 and Harvey M. Weinstein MD CM 1967 Global Health Award ! No travel necessary!

Supreme Court: National Energy Board needs to consult with Indigenous peoples over energy projects

webfull — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:01:34 +0000

“The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.” (CBC)

National Aboriginal Day 2015 (June 21)

webfull — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:14:33 +0000

Inequalities: First Nations Children

webfull — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:24:59 +0000

Cindy Blackstock is Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta.

The Next Page: Stephanie Jonah: Finding her Place

webfull — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:44:11 +0000

Stephanie Jonah is a Cree woman from Waskaganish who works as a project administrator. Although she loves her job, she’d been looking for an opportunity to return to school and pursue higher education. “I’m always trying to learn,” says Stephanie, “but I don’t want to leave my job.” She found exactly what she was looking with ��ϲ��’s Online courses in Business Management and Entrepreneurship for Indigenous People.

12th Annual ��ϲ�� Pow Wow

webfull — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:22:22 +0000

First Peoples’ House invites the ��ϲ�� community to join in the celebration for our 12th Annual Pow Wow on Friday, September 20th, 2013.

Aboriginal Awareness Week

webfull — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:34:46 +0000

Various Times

14th Annual First Peoples' House POW WOW

webfull — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:50:04 +0000

The First Peoples’ House invites you to share in the celebrations for our 14th Annual Pow Wow!

Friday, September 18th, 2015
11:00am to 4:00pm

Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women

webfull — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:44:37 +0000

Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women:

an Awareness-Raising Fundraiser for the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM)

Nadia Myre: Artist Talk

webfull — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:27:59 +0000

Indigenous Access ��ϲ�� and the First Peoples’ House are hosting Algonquin artist Nadia Myre for an artist talk on Wednesday, February 6 at 3 pm in the Wendy Patrick Room, Wilson Hall.

Missing and murdered indigenous women

webfull — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:55:17 +0000

The federal government could announce some of the details of a much-anticipated national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. (Source: CBC)

Four Burning Questions for Audra Simpson, professor of Anthropology at Columbia University

webfull — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 05:56:53 +0000

The ��ϲ�� Reporter | Sept. 9, 2014

By: The Reporter Staff

Audra Simpson, ��ϲ�� alumna and professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, will deliver the keynote address at the Aboriginal Homecoming event on Sept. 18.

Read the full story here

Nadia Myre: The Scar Project Workshop

webfull — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:34:54 +0000

This is the second event in a two-part series. Indigenous Access ��ϲ�� and the First Peoples’ House are hosting Algonquin artist Nadia Myre for an artist talk on Wednesday, February 6 at 3 pm in the Wendy Patrick Room, Wilson Hall.

Canada discriminates against children on reserves

webfull — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:51:09 +0000

"The federal government discriminates against First Nation children on reserves by failing to provide the same level of child welfare services that exist elsewhere, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled." (Source: CBC)

Opinion: What it means to be an 'Aboriginal student' today

webfull — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:40:46 +0000

Nov. 18, 2014 | The Gazette

by: Stephanie Willsey

First of all, I should introduce myself: I am a First Nations Canadian, of the Chippewa, or Ojibwe, community of Rama, Ont. I was raised off the reserve, but only a short drive away, and I am there often.

Read the full story here.