Tag: Indigenous Initiative Office

  • Trafalgar aboriginal office gets a new name

    Trafalgar aboriginal office gets a new name

    BY NATALIA NAHON Sheridan’s Aboriginal Initiatives Office has changed its name in an effort to be more inclusive. Now called Centre for Indigenous Learning & Support Student Affairs, it drops the word “aboriginal” a term used by the federal government and picks up “indigenous”. The centre’s co-ordinator says this recognizes the fact that we are…

  • Liberals fail on promise to indigenous students

    Liberals fail on promise to indigenous students

    BY BRENDEN ZERIHUN The Liberal campaign during last year’s election promised to add $50 million per year to the indigenous program that distributes money to students to cover their post-secondary education. The recent budget failed to make good on this promise. First Nations students who pay for post-secondary education face different obstacles, including a financing…