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MN-S Early Learning Language Program expands to include all Regions and Cree
September 20, 2022 – Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S)’s Early Learning Language program is expanding throughout the province. Six new school divisions are partnering with the Early Learning and Child Care Ministry (ELCC) to bring Michif and Dene to young students in all 12 MN–S regions. Cree programs will be offered in the northern region. MN–S President […]
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USask and SUNTEP install Métis Red River Cart on campus
SASKATOON — The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Office of Indigenous Engagement and the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) are proud to unveil the Métis Red River Cart installation outside the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) and the Gabriel Dumont College (GDC) centre located at McLean Hall on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at 1pm CST. […]
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KidsFirst NORTH is the Saskatchewan 2022 Council of the Federation Literacy Award Winner
September 8, 2022 KidsFirst NORTH is the recipient of the 2022 Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA) in Saskatchewan. KidsFirst NORTH is a non-profit, community-based organization that provides a variety of family literacy programming to support children in getting a good start in life. “We are happy to recognize KidsFirst NORTH for the meaningful […]
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FNUniv Message from the President
September 6, 2022 On behalf of students, faculty, staff, alumni, executive, and Elders of the First Nations University of Canada, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the victims of the senseless acts of violence in James Smith Cree Nation and the town of Weldon, and their families, friends, and communities. FNUniv stands with […]
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Statement on the tragedy at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon
Sep 5, 2022 Like all communities in Saskatchewan and beyond, we are grieving. Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected. The days, weeks and months ahead will be difficult, and we will need to support one another to get through this extremely challenging time. It is part of Saskatchewan’s community fabric to […]
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Dene teacher education program gets $250K from Saskatchewan government – Global News
August 31, 2022 A teacher education program that trains instructors to deliver education in the Dene language in Saskatchewan’s northern communities got a funding boost from the provincial government. The government is contributing up to $255,000 to the First Nations University of Canada for its Dene teacher education program aimed at educating Saskatchewan students in […]
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Saskatchewan Supports Dene Education in the North
August 31, 2022 The Government of Saskatchewan is providing up to $255,000 to the First Nations University of Canada to deliver the Dene Teacher Education Program (DTEP) so that students in northern communities can learn in their first language. Post-secondary students who are enrolled this fall from La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation […]
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Groundbreaking partnership builds capacity with public works training program for First Nations’ communities
August 30 2022 SASKATOON – First Nations Capital and Infrastructure Agency of Saskatchewan (FNCIAS) and Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) are proud to announce a partnership designed to facilitate capacity building alongside member First Nations in the form of programming and training of their members as public works managers. The program is the first […]
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USask’s Indigenous Student Achievement Pathways program marks 10-year anniversary
Aug 30, 2022 A University of Saskatchewan (USask) program committed to Indigenous student achievement is celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall. For the last decade, Indigenous Student Achievement Pathways (ISAP)—formerly called the Aboriginal Student Achievement Program—has welcomed First Nations, Inuit and Métis students to USask’s College of Arts and Science with academic and social programming […]
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STC: Backpack Day Sees Overwhelming Demand
The 2022 STC backpack giveaway saw an estimated crowd of 5000 people converge on White Buffalo Youth lodge, as parents and children looked to pick up a free packback filled with all the back to school essentials. The first people lined up shortly before 7:00 a.m. even though the doors opened at 9:00 a.m. The […]
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