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Funding for Yukon First Nation School Board more than doubles – CBC
Apr 17, 2023 Department of Education approves more than $35M for the next 15 months The First Nation School Board in Yukon has grown from eight schools and a budget of $13 million in 2022, to 11 schools in 2023 with a budget of a little more than $35 million for the next 15 months. […]
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Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
13 April 2023 Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS) provides financial help while you undertake training or upgrading. It is intended to increase your chances of finding and maintaining employment. ALTS normally only funds training programs that are a year or less in duration, and that will lead to employment. Generally, training funded under this […]
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Call for proposals – Women’s Initiatives and Men and Boy’s Initiatives Grant Program
04 April 2023 The Department of Family Services is now accepting proposals for community-based projects that promote women’s empowerment and community-based initiatives that provide services and programs for men and boys in Nunavut. These initiatives and/or projects are to be delivered in the 2023-24 fiscal year and can begin any time after April 1, 2023. […]
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Government of Yukon approves $35 million-funding agreement to support First Nation School Board
This is a joint news release between the Government of Yukon and the First Nation School Board. Keeping with its commitment to reconciliation and true collaboration with Yukon First Nations, the Government of Yukon is providing more than $35 million in funding to the First Nation School Board over the next 15 months for operations, […]
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New daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., opens with focus on culture and life skills – CBC
Mar 29, 2023 Daycare already has waitlist of more than 30 The manager for a new daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says she has a plan to connect kids with elders, culture and community. The Fort Smith Métis Daycare, which officially opened its doors on March 6, was two years in the making — a […]
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Federal committees looking at graduation rates of Indigenous students – APTN News
Mar 28, 2023 Graduation rates and how to improve them for Indigenous students continue under the microscope at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee. The Nunavut Arctic College serves the largest post-secondary region in Canada and one of its longest-running courses is the teacher’s education program. President Rebecca Mearns said one of the challenges for […]
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New Research Chair in Climate Change Adaptation appointed at Aurora College
INUVIK, NT – Aurora College has appointed Dr. Garfield Giff to the position of Research Chair, Climate Change Adaptation. He will be based at the Western Arctic Research Centre (WARC) in Inuvik. Dr. Giff holds a doctoral degree in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He is an applied researcher with […]
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4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in Whitehorse – CBC
Mar 24, 2023 Almost 400 participants registered in person and virtually It was day one of the First Nation Education Conference in Whitehorse when Melanie Bennett started to relax and enjoy herself. Bennett is executive director of the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate (YFNED), which organized the conference. The event is in its fourth year, […]
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UNPFII New York Arctic Indigenous Film Side Event
Mar 20, 2023 The American-Scandinavian Foundation/Scandinavia House is honored to host and present the Arctic Indigenous Film Event: Climate Action – Future Change on April 21 and 22, 2023. The event is organized by the Arctic Indigenous Film Foundation, Film.Gl-Greenland Film Makers, and the University of the Arctic (UArctic). This two day event will consist […]
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Aurora College Board of Governors Chairperson Announced
March 15, 2023 R.J. Simpson, Minister responsible for the Aurora College Act, is pleased to share that Joe Handley has been appointed as Chairperson of the Aurora College Board of Governors for a term of three years. Mr. Handley is a former premier of the Northwest Territories (NWT), former Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) […]
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