IMPORTANT NOTICE | Parking restriction – Waban-Aki Street
Please note that there will be concrete pouring work for the curbs and sidewalks on Waban-Aki Street will begin on Monday, August 30, 2021. During the work, it will be impossible to park in your driveway or in the contractor's work area. We ask you to park either in the surrounding streets, community pool parking, [...]
Solar Ship Internship Opportunity for Indigenous Youth in Quebec
There's an internship opportunity for Indigenous youth from Quebec at Solar Ship Inc. The internship's goal is to foster connections between Indigenous youth in Canada and Indigenous youth in Malawi, Africa. It's an 8 week, paid internship with a focus on aerospace engineering. Although experience in this field (i.e., studying it in university) would be [...]
THE INDIGENOUS SKILLS & EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
The Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program is designed to help Indigenous people improve their skills and find employment through training and skills development. The program offers a variety of funding opportunities and is currently accepting applications for an in-person or online training course or program/job creation partnership/, wage subsidy or group training. For [...]
The community of Odanak chosen to build one of 12 shelters in Canada for Indigenous women, children and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people fleeing domestic violence
The Government of Canada, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), with the help of Indigenous partners has selected recipients for the construction of 12 new shelters across Canada for Indigenous women, children, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people escaping family violence. Last June 17th, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social [...]
UNE ENTREPRISE ABÉNAKISE D’ODANAK LAURÉATE D’UNE BOURSE NIKANEWIN (In French only)
Toutes nos félicitations à l'entreprise MarieFleurs & filles qui s'est vue remettre une bourse de 2 500$ de la part de la Commission de développement économique des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador (CDEPNQL) dans le cadre des bourses Nikanewin. Le but de ces bourses était d’inciter le plus possible de membres des Premières [...]
Partnership agreement between McGill University’s Gault Nature Reserve and the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki
Sharing a common interest in the protection of the natural and cultural resources of the Gault Nature Reserve, McGill University and the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki (W8banaki) are pleased to announce a partnership agreement welcoming the Nation’s members to the site to practice their cultural activities. This agreement grows out of a series [...]