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One of the five winners of the 1997 Royal Bank Native Student Scholarships is from Alberta. One of the awards, which were announced in Toronto on April 3, went to Jennifer Smith from Medicine Hat. Smith will receive $4,000 annually for her educational expenses…
TD Bank of Canada has provided a gift of $500,000 to the University of Saskatchewan for the Indigenous Land Management Institute in support of education, scholarships and research in the area of Indigenous economic development. The funding will support the work of the ILMI with half of the money…
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Each year, six Aboriginal students pursuing careers in the tourism industry are getting valuable work experience in the field and a bit of financial help, thanks to a partnership between the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and CHIP Hospitality, one of Canada's…
What’s that, you ask? That’s the new name of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. The new identity, Indspire says, signals a new day for Indigenous education in Canada. Indspire’s new tagline, says it all: “Indigenous education, Canada’s future.” Indspire is a combination of key…
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Window Rock, Arizona
The Navajo Times Today was the eyes and ears for 192,000 Navajos scattered across a 65,000-square-kilometre reservation and in the cities across the country, former editors say.
But in the view of tribal chairman Peter MacDonald, The Navajo Times…
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Canadian National has awarded three Aboriginal scholarships for 1999.
All three are from Western Canada: Russel Halpin, studying arts and sciences at Calgary's Mount Royal College; Suzanne Shukin, a student in the criminal justice program at Lethbridge (Alta.) Community…
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Brandon Nolan's father Ted made it to the National Hockey League, first as a player then as a coach. And no doubt the 17-year-old would love to follow in his father's footsteps and play professionally one day.
For now, Brandon Nolan is learning the ins and outs of the…
The LYNX website launched in 2008 has proven to be a perfect solution to the difficulties corporations were having in recruiting Aboriginal post-secondary graduates for positions with their companies.
Since Career Services departments do not post jobs by ethnicity, the corporations…
An increase in Aboriginal attendance at post-secondary schools across the country is reason to celebrate, but the challenge to hold on to those students still remains.
Figures released by both the University of Winnipeg and University of Saskatchewan show an increase of more than 10 per…
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Xerox Canada is now accepting applications for their 2004 Aboriginal scholarship program. For the past 10 years, Xerox has awarded $12,000 annually to eight Aboriginal students who plan to pursue studies in business and technology at an accredited Canadian post-secondary…
Terrilyn Dallyn of Meadow Lake and Chelsie Scragg of Saskatoon will be receiving some financial assistance when they begin their post-secondary educations this fall, thanks to the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Each year the foundation distributes $340 million in scholarships and…
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The most famous summer volleyball camp in Alberta is in its 23rd year of operation in Jasper National Park.
Kids come from across the province learn techniques, meet people and have fun.
Jeffrey Waspcolin (J.J.), 13, and 11-year-old Violet Tsonchoke from Assumption,…
Six First Nations students at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus have received grants from the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society.
Amanda Neufeld from Lumby, Larissa Laderoute from Sicamous, Meagan Carrier from West Kelowna, Rhea Hewitt from Savona,…
October 5, 2015. The Liberals have announced that should they form the next government, they will prioritize reconciliation with the Métis Nation, by working closely with the Métis people, provinces, and territories. Liberal candidate for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake Kyle…
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority casinos saw a 27 per cent increase in net earnings in 2011-2012 with revenues of $267.2 million and profits of $81.6 million. “Both of these figures are new record levels for our company,” president and CEO Zane Hansen told the Star Phoenix. Dakota Dunes was…