📣 EXTENDED: We don’t want you to experience
#FOMO
, so here’s the gift of time.
Now you can take advantage of the special Early Bird ticket price for the 2024
#NationalGathering
for Indigenous Education until June 28, 2024! 🤩
Register today! 👇
Did you know? An estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children attended residential schools in Canada, and an estimated 6,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children died at residential schools (records are incomplete).
Do you know a
#FirstNations
,
#Inuit
, or
#M
étis leader whose exceptional work has inspired people across Turtle Island? Nominate them for a 2025 Indspire Award! 🏆
The nomination form is open and the deadline is August 9th. Learn more.👇
#IndspireAwards
Do you know an
#Indigenous
teacher, mentor, coach or organization whose exceptional work has inspired their students and their community? 🤔
Nominate them for a 2024
#GuidingTheJourney
Award! 🏆
The deadline is 🗓️ August 15, 2024. Learn more. 👇
#GTJ
If you’re an
#Indigenous
student who’s returned to college or university after having been out of school for a year or more, apply for the
@canadapostcorp
Awards for Indigenous Students! 🎓
Learn more and apply here:
If you’re an
#Indigenous
student who’s returned to college or university after having been out of school for a year or more, apply for the
@canadapostcorp
Awards for Indigenous Students.
Apply before Aug 31st – and get ready to celebrate your success!👇
Did you know? A total of 139 residential schools operated in Canada and are identified in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
The very last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.
A map of the schools can be found here. 👇
Key Components of Indigenous Pedagogies, a literature review by Tiana Bone, looks at how Indigenous pedagogies are included and implemented within teacher education programs across Canada.
Check it out here. 👇
Featuring artwork by
@emilykewageshig
.
If you’re heading to college, university, or trades school in the fall, apply NOW for our Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries & Scholarships (
#BBF
) program. 🎓
The deadline is August 1, 2024 (that’s exactly two months away!).
Apply today. 👇
If you know an
#Indigenous
high school student, tell them to apply for the
@petrocanada
Award for Indigenous High School Students! It’s a one-time award of $750 and the deadline to apply is one week away (July 1st)!
Learn more and apply here.👇
Did you know? Residential schools were religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture.
To learn more about the history of residential schools in Canada, click on the link below. 👇
❗️Today is the last day of our popular annual
@Aeroplan
Matching Points Campaign, where any points you donate will be matched by
@AirCanada
up to 500K! 🎉
If you’re ready to make a difference to students like Chantell, just click on the link below.👇
Did you know? Treaties are agreements made between the Government of Canada, Indigenous groups, and provinces and territories that define ongoing rights and obligations on all sides.
To find out more about the Treaties where you live, check this out. 👇
If you’re looking for a meaningful way to celebrate
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
, think about making a gift to help students like Gabriella share their stories with the world. 😊 A generous anonymous donor is matching all gifts made today up to $50K! 👏
The 2024 Indspire Lifetime Achievement Laureate is the late Thomas V. Hill, who worked for over 50 years to showcase the transformative power of Indigenous art.
Check out the 2024
#IndspireAwards
on 🗓️ June 21st at ⏰ 7:00 pm ET / 7:30 pm NT on
@CBC
,
@cbcgem
, and
@APTNtv
.
We’re looking for a Bursary & Scholarship Support Officer (1-year contract) to help us support Indigenous students through our
#BBF
Bursaries & Scholarships program. 😊
Learn more about the job here.👇
#Jobs
#Hiring
#JobSearch
Ronald Eric Ignace is a leader, historian, and speaker whose contributions to Indigenous language-learning have spanned decades.
Check out the 2024
#IndspireAwards
on 🗓️ June 21st at ⏰ 7:00 pm ET / 7:30 pm NT on
@CBC
,
@cbcgem
, and
@APTNtv
.
On 🗓️ June 21st the 2024
#IndspireAwards
will be coming at you on
@CBC
and
@APTNtv
at ⏰ 7pm ET / 7:30pm NT…and, for the first time, streaming LIVE on YouTube (
@CBCNews
)! 🤩
The dazzling broadcast will feature performances and vignettes in an immersive new format.
Indspire’s second
#AFeastInTheForest
took place on June 12, 2024, at the Evergreen Brick Works. 🌳
Over 500 guests enjoyed
#Indigenous
cuisine as well as performances by acclaimed artists.
The evening was a resounding success, raising over $1M for
#IndigenousEducation
! 🎉
Did you know? Inuit Nunangat (Canadian Inuit Homelands) is made up of four regions: the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (northern Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador).
Learn more at the link below.👇