The Indigenous Student Circles (ISC) have met many times throughout the 2023-2024 school year. Students have had the opportunity to meet Indigenous community members, including authors, chefs and artists.

Here are some initiatives the ISCs have participated in this year:

• Cooking with Chef Keri-Ann Peacock
• Overnight Trip to Claremont Nature Centre
• Ribbon Skirt Making with Mel Roberts

Click here for additional information about the ISCs and how to join.

Hosted by Durham Community Health Centre and open to all!

See art, culture, news stories, and politics through an Indigenous lens.

• Dates: Every Tuesday
• Time: 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Click here for the Zoom link to join.

Hosted by Durham Community Health Centre, Indigenous Family Night is open to First Nation, Inuit, Métis peoples, and their families.

Join to share food, Indigenous knowledge, culture, and experiences, with programs for all ages, 0-6, 7-12, 13-17, and 18+. 

• Dates: Wednesdays until June 12, 2024
• Time: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Durham Community Health Centre (115 Grassmere Ave. Oshawa, Ontario)

Click here for more information.

Indigenous students and their families are welcome to review the new digital post card for information on how to self-identify Indigenous ancestry. The Indigenous Education team is excited to share culturally relevant information and supports for Indigenous students.

Visit the Indigenous Education webpage for more information.

The Bank of Canada is awarding an $8,000 scholarship to assist students who are Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, Francophone, have a disability, or those who identify as a member of a visible minority group or racialized group to help remove barriers to education and support greater diversity in the workforce.

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for Fall 2024.
• Pursuing post-secondary studies, either full-time or part-time, and in a related field to the Bank's work such as finance and economics, administration and operations, or information technology and cyber security.
• Have an overall average grade of 70 percent or higher.

The deadline for application is May 26, 2024.

Click here to review eligibility requirements and to access the application.

The James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award commemorates the legacy of Ontario’s 27^th Lieutenant Governor by recognizing up to six Indigenous students for their creative writing talent. Each recipient receives a $2,500 award.

A junior student (12 years old and younger) and a senior student (13 to 18 years old) is chosen from each of the following geographic categories:

• fly-in community
• on reserve
• off reserve (do not live in a fly-in community or on a reserve)

The deadline for application is May 31, 2024.

Click here to review eligibility requirements and to access the application.

Applications are now open for the Augustin Family Scholarship for Dreamers. This scholarship is open to Black, Indigenous and racialized students in Grade 12 attending a Durham Region high school who will begin full-time post-secondary studies in Fall 2024. Two individual awards of $1000 each will be granted by the Augustin family in partnership with the Durham Community Foundation.

This scholarship supports the development of BIPOC youth leaders who are willing to dream big. Their leadership can be quiet or loud and demonstrated through actions that impact their families/friends, schools, and/or community. The awards will celebrate the excellence, leadership and unlimited potential of Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in Durham Region. Read the flyer for more information. 

Visit the website to register. The application deadline to apply is May 31, 2024.