Media
Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning in the News
September 22 - Elisha Muskat, executive director of Ashoka Canada, talks to Bamoseda, an Aboriginal news magazine program. Elisha's interview starts just after the 45:40 point and it can be found here. (English)
November 8 - Marc Saindon, our Online Community Mobilizer for Quebec, talks to "Sans thème ni cactus" on Choq FM, the campus radio station for the University of Quebec in Montreal. Marc's interview starts at 6:20 and he begins talking about the Initiative at 8:30. The interview can be found here. (Français)
November 18 - The Yukon News features the FNMI Learning Initiative and interviews judge Udloriak Hanson and Ashoka Canada Executive Director Elisha Muskat about what the Initiative is all about. The article can be found here.
December 16 - Our press release made the December issue of the Anishnabek News! To read the December issue and to see our press release on page 26, visit here.
December 23 - Article about our Early Entry Award winner "Aboriginal Student Links" in Bay Today. To read the article click here.
January 27 - Article about our Early Entry Award winner "Wapikoni Mobile" and an interview with Ashoka Canada Executive Director Elisha Muskat about the Initiative in Nation News. To read the artice click here.
March 26 - Award Winner "Revolution: Girl-Style" featured in the Net News Ledger. To read the article, click here.
March 26 - Award Winner "A Tap on the Shoulder", an initiative of the University of Winnipeg was featured on the U of Winnipeg website. To read the article, click here.
March 28 - Award Winner "Indigneous Women in Community Leadership Program" featured in the Halifax Chronicle Herald. To read the article, click here.
March 28 - NationTalk news talks about award winner "To Learn: Sharing, Wisdom, Strength, and Unity". To listen to the audio clip, click here.
April 4 - Award winner "Aboriginal eMentoring BC" was celebrated on the University of British Columbia website. To read the article, click here.
April 4 - Concordia University's "accolades of the week" features award winner "Skins". To read the article, click here.
April 17 - The Changemakers Summit and award winner "Aboriginal High School Mentorship Program" out of Carlton University were featured in the Ottawa Metro News. To read the article, click here.
Resources for Journalists
Launch Press Release (English)
Launch Press Release (Français)
Early Entry Awards Press Release (English)
Early Entry Awards Press Release (Français)
Award Winners Press Release (English)
Award Winners Press Release (French)
Summit Resources
Media Messages / Messages aux Médias (English & Français)
Fiche d'information pour les médias (français)
Communiqué de presse (français)
Visit our Quotes page to read quotes from our Early Entry Award Winners, Early Entry Honourable Mentions, and other entrants.
Interview requests? Please contact us at fnmi-learning@ashoka.org.
