Gabriel Dumont Institute
917 - 22nd Street West S7M 0R9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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Here is an engaging interview with Maria Campbell in which she shares what she has been working on during the pandemic. She humbly notes that many others have helped her along the way. Soon she will receive two impressive honours; the 2021 Lieutenant Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award from SK Arts and an honorary degree from the University of Saskatchewan at Spring Convocation 2021. We are so pleased for Maria and so proud of her accomplishments. Bravo! https://thestarphoenix.com//creative-isolation-maria-campb

Register Today!! GDI is pleased to offer our two-day virtual Métis Entrepreneurship Workshop with Ballad Consulting Group on May 11 and 12, 2021! If you are considering starting your own business or are interested in entrepreneurship, register for free at www.skentrepreneur.ca or call toll-free at 1(855) 295-7180 ext 3! Seats are limited!

In partnership with the Gabriel Dumont Institute, SaskCulture’s Métis Cultural Development Fund has been designed to fund activities that preserve, strengthen, and transmit Métis culture and traditions in Saskatchewan. The deadline to apply for the grant is April 30th! Apply online at www.saskculture.ca//funding-programs/grants/metis-cultural

Hear what the MN-S President candidates have to say about their platforms below These clips are from the May 1st candidates forum held in Yorkton and hosted by ERIIA. Note: Not all candidates were present. The full video is available at https://www.facebook.com/100014234444532/videos/1109231062894698/ https://youtu.be/PIIKRNuuEm0

The Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education (SUNTEP) in Prince Albert, SK is accepting applications!Visit www.gdins.org/programs for more information & the online application form. Apply by May 1, 2021!

We are hiring! Visit our website for current employment opportunities and detailed job listings www.gdins.org/jobs

Deadline Extended The Continuing Care Assistant program will be held this fall in Saskatoon and Regina, SK. The application deadline for this program has been extended until April 26, 2021. Visit www.gdins.org/programs to apply!

The Gabriel Dumont Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships! Scholarships are awarded to Métis students who are Saskatchewan residents and are registered as full-time students at an accredited post-secondary institution. Read more about the scholarships at www.gdins.org/student-services/scholarships-bursaries All applications must be submitted though GDI's online scholarship application portal. The newly developed portal will be live until the May 1st deadline! To access the portal & apply online visit www.gdi.smapply.io *Note* Gabriel Dumont Institute Training & Employment Individual Sponsorship Program and Métis Nation University Sponsorship Program are separate application processes.

Enjoy a variety of love songs performed by Métis performing artist Donny Parenteau from the comforts of your own home on Valentines Day, Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 8 pm!

Program Announcement! GED and Introduction to Trades in Prince Albert, SK. Apply by February 26, 2021. Click here for more information https://gdins.org/programs-and-courses/what-we-offer/

Métis Entrepreneur Michela Carrière is the owner of Aski Holistic Adventures and the winner of a 2020 Tourism Saskatchewan Award. She is a past participant of GDI's Pathways for Entrepreneurship Program and featured in the Winter Edition of our New Nation: La noovel Naaysoon magazine. View online at www.metismuseum.ca/newnation

Program Announcement! Educational Assistant Program in Île-à-la-Crosse Apply by April 15, 2021. Click here for more information https://gdins.org/programs-and-courses/what-we-offer/

Program Announcement! Workplace 101:Intro to Construction Trades in Yorkton, SK. Apply by February 28, 2021. Click here for more information https://gdins.org/programs-and-courses/what-we-offer/

SUNTEP Graduate Kristian Roy was recognized by the Canadian Association of Foundations of Education with the Outstanding Master's Thesis Recognition Award! We are proud of his accomplishments. Read more about Kristian and his Master's thesis in the fall 2020 edition of the New Nation: La noovel naasyoon www.metismuseum.ca/newnation

We thank renowned Métis poet Gregory Scofield for so aptly capturing the importance of honouring and remembering Louis Riel each November 16th, the date he was executed for defending our rights. We are so grateful for Riel's determination and sacrifice. Maarsii..

Tomorrow, November 16th, is Louis Riel Day. We know many of you will be at work or school as this day is an ordinary day to most non-Métis Canadians. If you would like to celebrate early, have a look at our virtual tribute to both Louis Riel and Métis veterans, a celebration and honouring time we have customarily celebrated over the time between November 11th and November 16th. There are many other fine tributes planned to celebrate Louis Riel Day so enjoy all of them as we honour Riel. https://fb.watch/1N5A253MmX/

Reminder! Please join us on Louis Riel Day, Monday, November 16, 2020, for the next Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) town hall. Brought to you in partnership with the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) and the Gabriel Dumont Institute. Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/2TNDtc0 Meeting ID: 925 0147 6838 Passcode: 259530

After 40 years of training and educating the province’s Métis, and with thousands of GDI graduates and alumni, there is no shortage of homegrown Métis talent here in Saskatchewan. Read about the road to Métis self-government envisioned back in the late 1970s in the latest edition of The New Nation: La noovel naasyoon at www.metismuseum.ca/newnation

We pay our respects today to all veterans. Please watch this year's video tribute since we cannot gather this year to honour them. View it on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/gabrieldumontinstitute/videos/813068246123491 or on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbiTGR6gDLo