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Margaret Atwood and Bernadine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize. The judges of this year’s Booker prize have “explicitly flouted” the rules of the august literary award to choose the first joint winners in almost 30 years. At 79, Atwood becomes the prize’s oldest winner. The Canadian author previously won the Booker in 2000 for The Blind Assassin; she becomes the fourth author to have won the prize twice.

The two authors will split the £50,000 prize. Evaristo said she will put hers towards her mortgage, while Atwood said she will donate hers to Indspire. Earlier this year, Atwood also set up two awards for Indigenous Environmental Science students - one for a technical college student and one for a university undergraduate student - in memory of Chief Harry St. Denis https://indspire.ca/chief-st-denis/

Thank you/Nia:wen to Margaret for your generous donation to Indspire!

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#FlashbackFriday to Danita Lewis' award presentation at the 2017 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Awards. Danita received the Language, Culture and Traditions award and was 1 of 10 educators to receive recognition for their outstanding contributions to Indigenous education.
Danita, a Campbell River educator, is once again being recognized for her work as she is a finalist for the 2019 Governor General's History Award in Excellence in Teaching. Lewis’ First Nations Studies program engages both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Grade 6 and 7 students in learning about First Nation people in Canada, a news release from the Campbell River School District said. “Through experiential and explanatory learning, the program creates an awareness and respect for Indigenous history, culture and tradition, and serves to build bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners.” #IndigenousExcellence #IndigenousEducation #FBF

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In an attempt to further integrate Indigenous perspectives of education and research in accordance with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations, U of T appointed two advisors on Indigenous research and curriculum: Professor Suzanne Stewart and Professor Susan Hill.
In recent years, U of T has made steps to create Indigenous-focused initiatives: including the Deepening Knowledge Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Indigenous Education Network founded by Indigenous students, and the TRC Implementation Committee at the Faculty of Law. In addition, a handful of master’s programs at the university have committed to integrating Indigenous education, such as the Masters in Social Work, Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency and the Masters of Public Health in Indigenous Health.

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