Gabriel Dumont Institute
Over the next four years, the Métis-led organization will invest $1,280,000 in grant funding in their Expanding Teachers Education Program. This will support the institute in expanding their capacity to accept and train more Indigenous students in their journeys to become teachers. The grant will also cover the cost of tuition, living expenses, additional resources, faculties […]
Seven Generations Education Institute
The institute will create pathways for Indigenous language teacher training by investing a $2 million grant in their five-year, Indigenous-led project Language Creates the Farm Team. Adopting the Elders Circle approach, the program integrates culture and land-based teachings with an emphasis on building from an earlier practicum.
Mi’kmaq Wolastoqey Centre – University of New Brunswick
A $1,999,000 grant toward their five-year project, Culturally Grounded Indigenous Teachers, will redesign the Bachelor of Education program to include Indigenous language immersion with a land-based approach.
University College of the North
Receiving a $2 million grant toward its Teacher Training and Language Revitalization in Northern Manitoba: Building Capacity Together program. The five-year project aims to expand teachers’ training with semi-remote pathways, enhance language certifications, facilitate transitions to BA and BEd programs, and implement a literacy readiness initiative with land-based and language training support.
Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) at McGill University
Their Strong Foundations, Strong Partnerships, and Strong Futures: Advancing Indigenous Teacher Education by Investing in Instruction program is being awarded $1,979,664. Collaborating with education authorities such as Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, Cree School Board, Kahnawake, Kanehsatake Education Centres, and Central Quebec School Board, the partnership is focusing on community-based teacher education and professional development.
Christian Bagg
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The Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG)
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Erthos
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National Killam Program
The National Killam Program consists of the Killam Prizes and the Dorothy Killam Fellowships. The Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained research excellence, and the Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. Killam Laureates are inclusive […]