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National Indigenous News May 22 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Families, teachers, and other educators are worried that planned changes to Indigenous education in School District 8 in BC's Kootenai region could remove trusted support systems already built inside schools.
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  SPEAKER_00: Starting in September, elementary schools and one middle school in School District 8 will no longer have dedicated Aboriginal Academic Success Support Teachers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The district says Indigenous support workers will be added instead as part of what they describe as an effort to improve student support, family connection, and belonging.
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  SPEAKER_00: Aboriginal academic success support teachers work in teaching roles connected to instruction, assessment, and academic programming, while Indigenous support workers are intended to focus more on relationship-based support, including family communication, identity, belonging, cultural safety, and cultural learning.
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  SPEAKER_00: The district's director of instruction for Indigenous Education and Learning Services said every secondary school will continue to have Aboriginal academic success teachers, but in elementary schools and one middle school, the focus is shifting.
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  SPEAKER_00: District officials said they are still developing an engagement pathway with students, families, and communities and could review the model later if it is not working as intended.
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  SPEAKER_00: The government of Saskatchewan has approved the transfer of additional crown mineral rights to the government of Canada on behalf of Onion Lake Crenation, Carrie the Kettle Nakota Nation, and Pasqua First Nation in support of their treaty land entitlement agreements.
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  SPEAKER_00: The province has approved the transfer of approximately 64.34 hectares of crown mineral rights for Onion Lake Crenation.
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  SPEAKER_00: For Carrie the Kettle Nakota Nation, the province has also approved the transfer of approximately 64.34 hectares, and approximately 185 hectares of crown mineral rights has been approved by the province for transfer to Pasqua First Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The treaty land entitlement process involves Saskatchewan, Canada, and entitlement First Nations that did not receive all the reserve land they were entitled to under treaty.
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  SPEAKER_00: Saskatchewan leads the country in land transfers with 899,210 acres of land transferred to date.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new supportive housing project in Whitehorse is ready to welcome its first residents.
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  SPEAKER_00: Safe at Home Society said it expects people to start moving into the Hearth at the end of June after it recently received the green light from the city of White Horse to start operating.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Hearth will offer permanent subsidized housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
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  SPEAKER_00: The number of people experiencing homelessness in the city has hit an all-time high, with Safe at Home's most recent statistics revealing that 309 people are currently without a home, and that number includes about 40 children.
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  SPEAKER_00: The nonprofit organization transformed the former High Country Inn in the city into 67 self-contained suites, which will be allocated to people aged 16 and above.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those people will be able to choose to spend either their income support money or 30% of their fixed income on rent.
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  SPEAKER_00: All suites include a bedroom, kitchenette, and bathroom, and every floor has free laundry and a common space where people can also cook.
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  SPEAKER_00: 75% of the units are reserved for Indigenous people and 50% for women.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are also some units dedicated to vulnerable youth aged 16 to 24 who are either transitioning out of care or unable to live with family or have histories with the justice system.
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  SPEAKER_00: The$42 million project has been five years in the making.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.