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Publisher: NCTR 'I Remember Them' Grants 25k     Date: December 2nd, 2024
Categories: Careers Students Conferences     Type:

The Na-mi-quai-ni-mak “I remember them” Fund supports community-based healing and initiatives commemorating former residential school sites.
 
The grant funds are available to Indigenous communities, Survivor organizations, registered non-profits and others with community-led commemorative projects, gatherings and initiatives.
 
 
 

CN is Hiring Students for Summer Internships for 2025

 

Publisher: CN     Date: November 27th, 2024
Categories: Careers Students     Type:

Our rewarding internship roles are open to full-time students majoring in applicable fields who have recently graduated or have completed at least one year in their program of choice.

The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice

 

Publisher: The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice     Date: November 27th, 2024
Categories: Students Conferences     Type:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 27 2024
Winnipeg- The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice announced the official launch of the Healing Support Fund for survivors of forced, coerced and imposed sterilization today. The Healing Support Fund will be available for all eligible First Nation, Metis and Inuit survivors to access a wide range of individual healing and wellness supports including mental health and trauma counselling, Cultural and Land-based healing, and wrap around services.

Money Available for Community Initiative

 

Publisher: Canadian Heritage     Date: November 25th, 2024
Categories: Students, Conferences     Type:

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Sept 30, 2025
Up to $10,000 available for community initiatives
Application Deadline: January 23, 2025
 

CPP Investments Invites Applications

 

Publisher: CPP Investments     Date: November 25th, 2024
Categories: Careers Students     Type:

CPP Investments invites applications for their Indigenous Student Legal Internship Program in Toronto, ON
You will join us as an Intern Analyst for the Summer of 2025 in the Legal Department. Candidates in an undergraduate or graduate program in law that will be returning to school in Fall 2025 are eligible to apply.

Programs for Indigenous People

 

Publisher: Banff Centre     Date: November 5th, 2024
Categories: Students Conferences     Type:

A sample of our programs:
-Indigenous Arts - Our programs are highly transformative, situate rigour and exploration at their centre, and are inspired by ‘power of place’ here in Treaty 7 territory.
-Indigenous Leadership Programs - Join an intergenerational legacy of strong community leaders Indigenous Leadership programs at Banff Centre provide leaders an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how to establish a strategic direction for their communities and organizations,
-Shows and Festivals - Inspiring events and performances to celebrate, entertain, raise awareness and open conversations about National Indigenous Peoples Day, Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series, National Indigenous Peoples Month, Indigenous Haute Couture 

AIDS Awareness Week

 

Publisher: CATIE     Date: November 4th, 2024
Categories: Student Conferences     Type:

Talk about HIV in your community this Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week and Beyond

Support Community - Led Commemoration Initiatives

 

Publisher: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation     Date: October 25th, 2024
Categories: Students Conferences     Type:

The Na-mi-quai-ni-mak "I remember them" fund supports community-based healing and initiatives commemorating former residential school sites
The grant funds are available to Indigenous communities, Survivor organizations, registered non-profits and others with community-led commemorative projects, gatherings and initiatives.

The World Indigenous Business Forum

 

Publisher: Indigenous Leadership Development     Date: October 23rd, 2024
Categories: Careers, Students, Conferences     Type:

The World Indigenous Business  Forum
October  28-30, 2024
The  Clyde Hotel
Albuquerque, New Mexico
 
Local Albuquerque Delegate Rate: $749 USD
Regular Delegate Rate: $849 USD
Registering 5+ delegates?
Enjoy an additional $50 off the delegate rate!

From Class To Corporate: Your Path to Success

 

Publisher: FDM     Date: October 16th, 2024
Categories: Careers Students Conferences     Type:

.Join us on November 7 to transform your career aspirations into real-world success. Offering guidance and inspiration, this virtual panel event will kickstart your work journey. During the webinar, you’ll engage with industry leaders and emerging talents as they share their journeys and insights, and the strategies that have propelled their career forward


Opportunities and Postings

Write Over Here: Indigenous Screenwriting Residency 2025

Banff Centre

Application Deadline:  September 11, 2024

Write Over Here is a screenwriting residency where dedicated Indigenous writers are invited to engage with faculty to support the development of their scripts for feature or short films, series and narratives. Participants will meet with the faculty team for both group gatherings and one-on-one sessions; online in Week 1 and in-person for Weeks 2 – 4.

Writers will deepen their artistry and technical application with screenwriting mentorship and access to Final Draft Pro. They will create peer relationships, expand their professional networks, and have the opportunity for possible collaborations following their time at Banff Centre.

This program encourages participants to discover best writing practices and discuss ways to engage Indigenous communities in their process. The program is a full-time residency, and participants must dedicate their time to attending gathering sessions, workshops and one-on-ones while giving time to work self-directed, in their private writing studios

This program welcomes writers and screenwriters from Indigenous communities across Canada, United States and internationally. Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date

For Details or to apply: GotoInfo.ca/WriteOverHere

Toll Free: 1-800-565-9989

Phone: 1-403-762-6180

Email: IndigenousArtsAdmissions@banffcentre.ca

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Indigenous Student Internship Program CGI

CGI

Are you an Indigenous post-secondary student in Canada ready to launch your career journey? Embark on a transformative journey with our Indigenous Student Internship program!
The program offers exciting remote internship opportunities nationwide with the start date of September 2024 and flexible work terms that vary between 4-12 months, in a variety of roles:

  • Business Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • UX Design

What’s in it for you:
Professional development tailored to your growth. Guidance from experienced mentors and leaders Networking with peers in our national co-op program Access to affinity groups like BAIM (Black, Asian, Indigenous & Minorities), Neurodiversity, and more
Eligibility requirements:
To be eligible you must self-identify as an Indigenous Person (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis)

Enrolled in a post-secondary program in Canada

Legally entitled to work in Canada

Ability to be granted an Enhanced level security clearance

For physical applications:
Fax: 514 415 3999
To fax your resume, kindly address it to:
Maria Khan
Campus Recruitment,
Canada, CGI
maria.khan@cgi.com

Mail:
To mail your resume, kindly address the letter to:
Maria Khan, CGI
15e étage
1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
Montréal, Québec, H3G 1T4

Phone:
If you are not able to fax, mail or submit your resume online, please contact this phone number and leave a voicemail message with your contact information. A member of the CGI team will be in touch. +1 (416) 254-1285

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Intermediaate Braiding Strands: Related -World Strategic Planning Oct 2024

Banff Centre

You will learn proven model for strategic planning, based upon systems thinking and its associated processes, tasks, and activities

This program will provide the steps for implementing a strategic planning process rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing to support your community, organization, board or council. In addition, it will deliver an understanding of how to keep the plan alive through evaluation, revision, and performance measurements.

Who should register?
First Nations, Metis and Inuit councils, and tribal councils
Boards of Indigenous economic and social development agencies, governing boards, commissions, and legal entities for Indigenous Profit and not-for-profit organization

Manager, administrators and team leaders

Indigenous leaders

Urban Indigenous organizations and agencies

Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date

Registration deadline: September 17, 2024

Program Dates: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 25,2024

For details or to apply: GotoInfo.ca/BraidingStrands

Toll Free: 1-800-565-9989

Phone: 1-403-762-6180

Email: IndigenousArtsAdmissions@banffcenre.ca

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Indigenous Student Internship Program

CGI

Are you an Indigenous post-secondary student in Canada ready to launch your career journey? Embark on a trans formative journey with our Indigenous Student Internship program!
The program offers exciting remote internship opportunities nationwide with the start date of September 2024 and flexible work terms that vary between 4-12 months, in a variety of roles:
-Business Analysis
-Project Management
-Software Development
-UX Design

What’s in it for you:

-Professional development tailored to your growth.
-Guidance from experienced mentors and leaders
-Networking with peers in our national co-op program
-Access to affinity groups like BAIM (Black, Asian,
-Indigenous & Minorities), Neurodiversity, and more

Eligibility requirements:
-To be eligible you must self-identify as an Indigenous Person (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis)
-Enrolled in a post-secondary program in Canada
-Legally entitled to work in Canada
-Ability to be granted an Enhanced level security clearance

For physical applications:
Fax: 514 415 3999
To fax your resume, kindly address it to:Maria Khan Campus Recruitment,Canada, CGI maria.khan@cgi.com

Mail:
To mail your resume, kindly address the letter to: Maria Khan, CGI 15e étage 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest Montréal, Québec, H3G 1T4

Phone:
If you are not able to fax, mail or submit your resume online, please contact this phone number and leave a voicemail message with your contact information. A member of the CGI team will be in touch 1 (416) 254-1285

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The Collaborative Process on the Second-Generation Cut-Off and Section 10 Voting Thresholds

Indigenous Services Canada

Please share this information with family, friends and communities

Indigenous Services Canada is introducing the Collaborative Process to find solutions to prominent issues impacting First Nations:
• Second-Generation Cut-Off
• Section 10 Voting Thresholds

Indigenous Services Canada has created an Information Sharing Kit, which aims to provide early and ongoing information and support to rights-holders in preparation for consultation.

Canada is looking for rights-holders’ participation from coast to coast to coast to consult on possible solutions.
To access an online version of the Information Kit, please visit: www.canada.ca/rights-holders-information-kit

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2024 National Indigenous History Month

Banff Centre

Join us to celebrate Banff Centre’s National Indigenous History Month in June!

Schedule (June 1-30)

All events and activities are FREE!

June 1: Virtual Indigenous Art Market (Open June 1-30 online)
Watch Welcome Videos: Land Acknowledgement Video and Event Overview Video (Available to watch June 1)
June 11: Dance Workshop | Register in advance.
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day – Concert Featuring Jah’kota | Jenny Belzberg Theatre | Get tickets in advance
June 21-30: Indigenous Film Screenings online | Closing story will be available online
For more information visit: gotoinfo.ca/celebrate

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Indigenous Services Canada Funding Opportunity

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

This Call for Proposals is open to Indigenous individuals, communities, and organizations. The deadline for submission of funding proposals is July 10, 2024.

Funding is now available to help build capacity, improve or create new services, and educate the public about estate planning and administration.

This could include, but is not limited to:

-communicating the benefits of estate planning and the importance of making wills,

-raising awareness of settlements and how they may impact estates, dependent adults, and their caregivers,

-providing support for estates impacted by settlements, and

-increasing the role of First Nations in the management of estates.

Estates management funding web page: gotoapply.ca/ISC-Estates

Email: financementsuccessions-estatesfunding@sac-isc.gc.ca

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Calling our Spirits Home: Indigenous Women in Leadership Fall 2024 – Banff Centre

Banff Centre

Supported by the guidance of Elders, share traditional and spiritual wisdom, while grounding in land-based learning, culture, and ceremony.  This program fulfills the requirements for the Certificate of Indigenous Leadership, Governance, and Management Excellence.

What does the program offer?

  • Calling your spirit to revitalize feminine leadership
  • Centering Indigenous wisdom in practice
  • Deep listening, truth-telling, revealing inner story narratives
  • Land-based learning and wise practices
  • Transformational change: reviving ancestral knowledges
  • Relational leadership: collaboration and partnerships
  • Change leadership and wholistic perspectives

Who should register?

  • Indigenous women leaders, administrators, and service providers
  • Indigenous artists, change makers, and visionaries
  • Indigenous women seeking a unique kind of leadership training

Applicants must be ages 18+ at the time of the program start date.

Registration Deadline: August 20, 2024
Program Dates: September 22 – September 27, 2024
For more details or to apply GotoInfo.ca/Leadership
Toll Free: 1-800-565-9989
Phone: 1-403-762-6180
Email: IndigenousArtsAdmissions@banffcentre.ca

Canada’s 2025-2029 National Action Plan on Open Government is now LIVE!

Government of Canada

The Government of Canada Open Government team has recently launched the first phase of the development of the 2025-2029 National Action Plan (NAP) on Open Government.

National Action Plan Themes
1. Meaningful and inclusive public participation
2. Protecting civic space and democracy
3. Anti-corruption, public confidence and corporate transparency
4. Designing inclusive government programs and services
The 2025-2029 National Action Plan will include commitments and milestones that set the stage for the Government of Canada to be more transparent, accountable and participatory.

Help develop Canada’s 2025-2029 National Action Plan on Open Government today! We invite you to visit the 2025-2029 NAP Consultation Platform for more details and to share your ideas!

https://indigenous.link/tbs-nap/

https://indigenous.link/tbs-nap-fr/

GotoInfo.ca/NAP-Consultation

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Global Student Information Session – Don’t Miss Out!

Ontario Teacher’ Pension Plan (OTPP)

Global Student Information Session – Thursday May 9, 2024   Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Attention students! Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in interning at or joining a leading global pension plan? You’re invited to our VIRTUAL Global Student Information Session on Thursday May 9th at 12 PM EST

For more information and to register   GotoApply.ca/OTPP-Students

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