AU student Twylla Soosay is using virtual reality to teach Traditional Knowledge
(ANNews) – You might not expect someone to do a sewing project for their master’s thesis in a computing program… but this isn’t your average…
Education, Training
Athabasca U Master of Nursing grad shines light on gaps in Indigenous health care
(ANNews) – 2023 Athabasca University (AU) Master of Nursing grad, Michelle Monkman, has made it a lifelong goal to improve the health of people in…
AHS increasing accessability for Indigenous people
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Health Services (AHS) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day by announcing an expansion of support for…
Miyowatisiwin Camp Inspire gives Indigenous participants a taste of firefighting
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Miyowatisiwin Camp Inspire took place from June 2-4, 2023, at the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services’ Poundmaker Firefighter…
Hilda Lambert: Creating a new life through education
(ANNews) – Looking back over her professional and educational journey, there are so many defining moments for NLC Alumni Hilda Lambert. However, obtaining her Certificate…
Brett Gladue’s Northern Lakes College Success Story: Turning Hobby into Career
“Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.” – George Bernard Shaw (ANNews) – A graduate of the first offering of…
CAREERS: The Next Generation connects students with employers
(ANNews) – Like so many high school students, Caleb Alexander was unsure what he wanted to do with his life. He knew he liked working…
Five Indigenous schools attended Inside Education’s Youth Environmental Leadership Summit
(Rocky Mountain House, AB) – Mistassiniy School, O’Chiese First Nation School, Paddle Prairie School, Piikani Nation Secondary School & Sunchild School recently took part in…
NLC Welding Instructor Tricia McNab: You belong there as much as anybody
(NLC) – Northern Lakes College welding instructor, Tricia McNab, has come a long way since starting her welding journey. Full circle, in fact. Tricia is…
Small group of lawyers challenge mandatory Indigenous training course
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A group of 50 lawyers has written a petition to the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) protesting a mandatory free…