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Independent school proposed in Nanaimo for urban Indigenous youth
Publisher: Ha-Shilth-Sa
Author: Blats, Karly
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Posting Date: June 23, 2021
Year Published: 2021
Abstract:
The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre has launched a fundraiser to create the first K-12 independent school in BC dedicated to serving urban Indigenous youth. The initiative is in response to community feedback about the consolidation of two Indigenous learning centres into the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district at the end of this month, in accordance with a BC Ministry of Education directive.
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