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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Carol Goar: Ryerson allows aboriginal students to learn their own way (in The Toronto Star)

"Ryerson allows aboriginal students to learn their own way....

"... the course is delivered in intensive chunks in rented facilities on the campus of the University of Western Ontario in London [Ontario]. Students use their holidays or unpaid leave to attend, some coming from as far as James Bay. Each segment begins with a culture camp in a First Nations community, led by native elders. “We’re a social people and ceremony and clans are intrinsic to our life,” Brant [Suzanne Brant, academic vice-president of First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI)] said.

"Three-quarters of the professors are indigenous, including Lynne Lavallee, associate director of the Ryerson School of Social Work."

Full article: Ryerson allows aboriginal students to learn their own way.