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On April 25, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) held an honoring circle to celebrate the success of its students and recognize the contributions of organizations that provided more than $30,000 in donations and scholarships.
The awards ceremony and reception…
Eric Gabriel, a Mi’kmaq from Newfoundland, has taken his interest in engineering to new levels with an internship opportunity with Shell. He currently works as a mechanical engineer-in-training in the rotating and static equipment engineering department at Shell’s Albian Sands, north of Fort…
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D. Memee Lavell Cooper received a boost to her high educational aspirations recently, when she learned she was one of the recipients of the inaugural Trudeau Scholarship.
On June 26, the Trudeau Foundation announced its first 12 scholarships for doctoral candidates from…
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saskatoon Health Region to provide more jobs for grads in the health field. “It formalizes and furthers our relationship so we can work together and it will benefit everyone in Saskatchewan,…
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 Harrietha…
Twenty-six youth were recently recognized through the ATCO Pipelines Aboriginal Education Awards Program, with ceremonies held in Edmonton and Calgary. The ATCO program is aimed at supporting Aboriginal students from Aboriginal communities near ATCO facilities. These awards, bursaries and…
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Energetic, optimistic and active are just some of the words you can use to describe Matthew Dunn. Another word is successful.
The 21-year old Metis youth from Saskatoon has excelled academically, in sports, and as an actor, and has received numerous awards in recognition…
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,…
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Michelle Hiegli is going to spend the summer as an editorial assistant and researcher for CBC Newsworld in Calgary.
The 19-year-old Saulteaux Nation member of the Yellow Quill First Nation, who resides in the provincial capital, is one of eight journalism students from…
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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…
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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She's taking her ballet slippers, tap shoes, and oxfords to Disneyland and she plans to proudly represent her people.
Randi Lightning, 14, from the Ermineskin First Nation, will be performing in Disneyland from July 3 to 8 with her dance group from Andy and Tina's Dance FX…
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TORONTO
Three Albertans are among the 14 outstanding people from across the country selected to receive National Aboriginal Achievement Awards during the 13th annual achievement award gala to be held in Vancouver on Jan. 27, 2006.
Dr. Herb Belcourt will receive an…
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…
A University of Victoria law student has garnered Canada's premier social sciences and humanities doctoral award & the Trudeau Scholarship.
Dawnis Kennedy is an Anishinabe woman currently completing a master of Laws degree at UVic. She is one of 15 Canadian students to be named a 2006…