AUDIO: First Nations students underfunded; Winnipeg mayoral race’s silence on Aboriginal issues

Behold the latest mediaINDIGENA segment on STREETZ 104.7 FM, which is originally broadcast live every Tuesday at noon central, 1 pm eastern, on-air and on-line. This week, Rick Harp and THE WORD host Lady V discussed the growing funding gap for First Nations post-secondary students, and, why Winnipeg’s mayoral race had been silent (to date, […]

More youth, less education: What’s wrong with this picture?

Some recent tweets by RezSuperstar and YorkAboriginalU have alerted me to a disturbing, decade-long trend in federal support for First Nations students. According to the Chiefs of Ontario‘s Summer 2009 newsletter, an internal Indian and Northern Affairs Canada audit published last spring January reveals a less-than-rosy picture regarding the number of Status Indians attending post-secondary […]

AUDIO: NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s Bluster, Pair of Political Aboriginal Firsts on STREETZ-FM

Missed this Tuesday’s mediaINDIGENA segment on STREETZ 104.7 FM? Have no fear! Thanks to the magic of digital recording, you can catch Rick Harp and THE WORD host Lady V here on mediaINDIGENA. Listen as they discuss two pieces of global Aboriginal political history, plus, how controversial comments by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reveal […]