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National Indigenous News July 28 · 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: Yukon University is developing a Yukon-based law program marking the first time a law degree will be offered in the territory.
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  SPEAKER_00: Developed in partnership with the University of Calgary, the program will offer standard law courses while also focusing on the territory's individual legal landscape.
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  SPEAKER_00: Up to 25 students will be selected for the single cohort three-year program.
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  SPEAKER_00: Graduates will receive a jurisdictor allowing them to practice law anywhere in Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program is based on Nunavut's Akitzerak Law Program and its successor, the Nunavut Law Program.
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  SPEAKER_00: Akitzerak was created to help Inuit students with the challenges of pursuing legal action in southern Canada while also increasing the number of practicing lawyers in the territory.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Nunavut Law Program later built on that model with a one-time, four-year law degree.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Yukon faces similar challenges and discussions with its legal community indicate there are not enough private practice lawyers to meet the demand.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not uncommon for those in need of legal representation to hire lawyers outside of the territory, often at a higher price and without local knowledge or expertise.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Council of Yukon First Nations passed a resolution in 2024 endorsing the development of a law degree program in the territory to decrease barriers to legal education, especially for Indigenous people.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program will place special emphasis on Indigenous governance and modern treaties to ensure lawyers are competent in those areas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Around 70 prospective students have already attended a recent public information session, and applications are anticipated to open in the coming weeks, with the program expected to begin next fall.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Sutina Nation near Calgary, Alberta, is looking to add about 375 hectares of land to its reserve for commercial and residential development.
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  SPEAKER_00: The project is alongside development firm Qualico Communities, and it's the first joint venture between the two groups whose working relationship started seven years ago, with profits from the development, including affordable housing, expected to be split 50-50.
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  SPEAKER_00: The project with Qualico is the fourth major development underway by Sutina, although it's the first on land added to the reserve.
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  SPEAKER_00: The other projects, Taza Park, Buffalo Run, and the Crossing, are located within reserve lands.
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  SPEAKER_00: The project is in its early stages with community engagement and is moving toward a community vote.
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  SPEAKER_00: The nation is also looking at the possibility of securing and developing roughly 600 additional hectares of land for the nation, bringing the total increase to nearly 1,000 hectares.
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  SPEAKER_00: The community expects the process to take up to two years to complete.
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  SPEAKER_00: A custom-built trailer packed with science equipment is bringing STEAM education directly to First Nations communities across New Brunswick.
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  SPEAKER_00: The team managing the mobile learning space said it's designed to make science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, or STEAM, more accessible for First Nations youth by removing barriers to participation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wabinaki in Motion is a collaboration between the Joint Economic Development Initiative, the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick, and Olniweg Education.
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  SPEAKER_00: The trailer made its official debut earlier this month during a Dell Girls Who Game event, a program that introduces underserved youth to STEM through gaming.
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  SPEAKER_00: Inside the trailer, there are laptops, 3D printers, laser engravers, virtual reality equipment, a CNC machine, and tools for sewing and digital embroidery.
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  SPEAKER_00: The mobile classroom will soon add quantum physics equipment through a partnership with the University of New Brunswick.
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  SPEAKER_00: The trailer's name, Wabinaki in Motion, Roots to the Stars, and the exterior artwork were created by a group of Wabanaki elders and knowledge keepers.
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  SPEAKER_00: The group wanted a name that reflected the communities across Atlantic Canada, which is why they chose Wabanaki.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those involved with the program and the trailer hope the youth discover new possibilities in Steam careers.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.