Assiniboine receives bronze medal for Indigenous education
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This article was published 26/09/2024 (582 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Assiniboine College was recognized Wednesday with a bronze medal for Indigenous education at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics’ annual world congress.
“I think this award shows that our team in Community Development should be very proud of their work and accomplishments,” Kris Desjarlais, director of Indigenous education at Assiniboine College, said in a press release. “Recognizing how essential community and nation-based programming is to Assiniboine College — I’m excited for them to be honoured in this way.”
The awards were presented at the world congress, which took place this year in Jamaica.
Assiniboine’s community development department focuses on place-based learning to advance Indigenous education and works in partnership with Indigenous organizations and First Nations to address the gaps in educational attainment rates and employment that exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Manitoba.
“Collaborating with Indigenous communities demonstrates Assiniboine’s commitment to advancing technical education in communities where access would be otherwise impossible,” Jim Moore, executive director of Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre (ATEC), said in the release. ATEC collaborates with Assiniboine and operates out of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
Meanwhile, three-time Assiniboine student Cher Taylor, a Sioux Valley Dakota Nation resident, spoke about the importance of learning close to home, which allowed her to still care for family members while getting her education.
“It was family that drove me to take the Child Development Worker course in Sioux Valley. My thinking was that if I took the course, I could work with children in the school system and help out with family, and now having the opportunity to do nursing close to home — I took nursing to expand on that,” she said.
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