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Saskatchewan Significantly Expanding Opportunities For Health Care Training
Saskatchewan is dramatically increasing educational opportunities for Saskatchewan students and young adults interested in health careers. An immediate initial investment of more than $5.5 million will help create over 550 new post-secondary training seats across 18 health care training programs. Expanding health training programs is one of four pillars in the province’s Health Human Resources Action […]
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GDI: Call for Board Member
Jan 31, 2023 Posted in: Board of Directors, GDI The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research invites applications for the following: MEMBER, GDI BOARD OF GOVERNORS WESTERN REGION I (Meadow lake, Cochin, Leoville, Pierceland, Glaslyn, Chitek Lake, Livelong, Rush Lake, Brightsand, Spriritwood, Midnight Lake, Dorintosh, Paradise Hill) Overview: The GDI Board of […]
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Story Telling: A Métis Way of Visiting – GDI
Jan 30, 2023 Long before a bureaucrat suggested February become Storytelling Month annually, the Métis were telling stories. All cultures were oral cultures to begin with so everything was shared through stories. After written communication became an option, many peoples continued to share via what some call the “oral tradition,” a fancy term for sharing […]
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Celebrating Tomorrow’s Leaders – GDI
Jan 30, 2023 Over 500 post-secondary and high school students from Prince Albert and other northern communities, as well as Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) students and staff, filled the seats at the Prince Albert Rawlinson Center of the Arts on January 18, 2023 for ‘Saskatchewan’s Next Generation of Leaders Workshop’. The key […]
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Joint funding for land-based learning centre for 4th First Nations University of Canada campus – Global News
January 25, 2023 Both the federal and Saskatchewan governments announced they will fund the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) for its fourth campus, which will be used for land-based learning. The campus space is 22 acres and is located near the town of St. Louis along the South Saskatchewan River. FNUniv registered students will […]
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U of S lecture to focus on Indigenous law and Canada’s justice system – MBC Radio
Jan 26, 2023 The University of Saskatchewan College of Law will be hosting a lecture talking about decolonizing Canada’s system. The talk is set to go Jan. 30 at the College of Law in Saskatoon and will feature lawyer David Nahwegahbow, who will be talking about some of the progress which has been made on […]
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SIIT 2023/2024 Programs Open!
January 24, 2022 The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is excited to announce the opening of 2023-2024 post-secondary and trades and industrial programs! During the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year, SIIT is excited to offer an impressive suite of post-secondary programs including: business & technology; health & community studies; trades & industrial pathway & diploma; […]
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Pewaseskwan at USask supports Nehiyawak (Cree) language and culture revitalization on Saskatchewan First Nation – USask News
Jan 20, 2023 Nehiyawak (Cree) language echoes through the auditorium at Sakāskohc High School on Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) on a cold December evening. Four male Elders sit in armchairs at the front of the auditorium taking turns sharing knowledge, memories, and language. Their stories are being recorded for others in the community to […]
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Hairstyling graduate embraces connecting with clients and community
While most of his friends pursued careers in the trades, Keegan Thomas took a non-traditional route to pursue his passion. Entering the female-dominated hairstyling industry presented several challenges for Thomas but also a unique opportunity to connect with his Indigenous roots and support his community. Thomas, a graduate of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Hairstylist diploma program […]
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Sask Rivers board planning meeting with local First Nations – SaskToday.ca
Jan 11, 2023 According to the 2020-21 Sask. Rivers annual report, the division has 4,653 self-identified Indigenous students. PRINCE ALBERT – The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division school board will begin meetings representatives from nearby First Nations later this year. The board already meets with local rural municipalities, and education director Robert Bratvold said these meetings […]
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