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Indigenous Youth Need Your Support! – Providing indigenous youth with financial assistance to access their dream through education.
When you donate, you are giving more than money. You are providing Matawa youth with the means to realize their full potential and empower them to make life-changing choices that impact them and their community. By creating a bursary, you are offering them access to post-secondary education; when you support a fund, these dollars enhance their learning opportunities. When you provide resources for clothing, computers, sports equipment and art supplies, you are making a difference one student at a time!
Achieving The Dream Through Education
ATDTE is devoted to supporting and improving the lives of Matawa First Nations youth.
Did you know that the word ‘Matawa’ is an abbreviation of the Cree word “Mammamattawa” meaning “a place of many rivers coming together” — a name the Chiefs and Elders decided was fitting of the organization to recognize that rivers have been, and continue to act as our lifeline and existence.
Established in 1988, Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) is a non-profit Tribal Council. Tribal Councils are institutions established as, “a grouping of bands with common interests who voluntarily join together to provide advisory and/or program services to member bands.”
MFNM membership includes eight First Nations in Treaty 9 and one First Nation in Robinson-Superior (though not a signatory to this Treaty). Five Matawa First Nations are accessible by air and winter road while the other four are accessible by all season roads. The combined population of Matawa is over 10,000. ... See MoreSee Less
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It is with great honour and respect we are proud to announce that four esteemed members of the Matawa First Nations Corporation will receive the 2024 WINU Honorary Doctorate in Education (EdD) for Indigenous Education. 🌟
🎓 David Paul Achneepineskum - CEO, Matawa First Nations Management�
🎓 Sharon Nate - Executive Director, Matawa Education Department�
🎓 Aroha Watene - Indigenous Language Revitalization Specialist�
🎓 Michael Graham - Indigenous Language Revitalization Specialist
These doctorates recognize their remarkable contributions to the empowerment of Matawa First Nations through the development and implementation of culturally inclusive and respectful programs. The work carried out by these four have been critical in addressing the cultural heritage and self-determination of Matawa First Nations students, their families, and communities. These awards also acknowledge Matawa’s education-based initiatives that have put language revitalization and language as a nation-builder at the forefront.
The Honorary Doctorates will be conferred on Monday, September 30th at the WINHEC AGM in Honolulu, HI, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HST (7:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST) and will be streamed live on Facebook.
The World Indigenous Nations University (WINU), launched by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC), is the first Indigenous international degree-granting institution, dedicated to empowering Indigenous Nations to preserve and transfer their knowledge across generations, grounded in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Join us in celebrating this monumental achievement for Matawa and Indigenous education worldwide. ... See MoreSee Less
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September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
The image shared is from Canadian Heritage. Among the various visual elements illustrating Indigenous cultures, the circle is at the centre, which represents being together in spirit of reconciliation. The orange colour represents truth-telling and healing. The pathway represents the road to reconciliation. First Nations, Inuit and Métis are represented in the image.
If you or anyone you know are in need of additional support today, please see below:
Former residential school students can call 1-866-925-4419 for emotional crisis referral services and information on other health supports from the Government of Canada.
Indigenous peoples across Canada can also go to The Hope for Wellness Help Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for counselling and crisis intervention.
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat (Please use Google Chrome). ... See MoreSee Less
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Incredible thigs happeniing at ᒪᑕᐧᐊ Matawa First Nations ... See MoreSee Less
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Did you know that Thunder Bay is the sunniest city in Eastern Canada?
The giizis shines bright in Thunder Bay with an average of 2,121 hours of sunlight annually and at least 305 days of the year.
We will introduce Anishnawbe words throughout September to celebrate heritage and strengthen the ties between land, people, culture, and community. Language is a nation-building tool.�
Join us in learning new or reaffirming words and phrases as we work towards reconciliation and revitalization. ... See MoreSee Less
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Achieving the Dream Through Education is devoted to supporting and improving the lives of Indigenous youth through education, holistic student-centred programs, spiritual values and embracing connections to community, language and land in the Matawa Communities of Aroland, Eabametoong, Ginoogaming, Marten Falls, Neskantaga, Nibinamik and Webequie First Nations.
Are you a Matawa youth with a bawaajigan? Stay tuned for more information on our scholarships, bursaries and awards! ... See MoreSee Less
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