August 19, 2011 - Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty speaks on the Aboriginal Student Achievement Awards, the importance of having early childhood education and the support from all levels of the community throughout the entire education process to ens
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August 19, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
August 19, 2011
Media Advisory
August 19, 2011 - The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) will honour the first recipients of the Minister’s Cultural Circle Awards on Monday, August 22, 2011.
August 18, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
August 18, 2011 - Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty highlights some of the details in the plans to improve the use of Aboriginal languages through both Government and non-government means.
July 20, 2011
News Releases
July 20, 2011 - Aboriginal leaders in the NWT are providing unprecedented support for the Education Partnership Declaration (EDP), a GNWT initiative spearheaded by Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty.
July 19, 2011
News Releases
July 19, 2011 - Sylvia Clement of Tulita has been awarded this year’s Council of the Federation (CoF) Literacy Award for the Northwest Territories.
July 14, 2011
News Releases
July 14, 2011 - Monday marked the start of the second annual NWT Aboriginal Languages Summer Institute.
June 30, 2011
News Releases
June 30, 2011 - The ministers responsible for education in Canada’s three territories signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to express their mutual interests and goals in exploring approaches for university development in Canada’s North.
June 29, 2011
News Releases
June 29, 2011 - The National Strategy on Inuit Education has officially been released.
June 29, 2011
News Releases
June 29, 2011 - The GNWT is accepting nominations for its inaugural Minister’s Cultural Circle to recognize those who contribute to preserving and promoting the arts, cultures and heritage in the Northwest Territories.
June 23, 2011
News Releases
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 – Nearly 40 youth from across the NWT staged the first dance flash mob in Fort Smith last week.