Vancouver Island University and Pitzer College in California will be able to provide Indigenous high school students with new exchange opportunities, thanks to the US State Department’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund. VIU states that it is the only Canadian institution to receive this funding, which will be used to bring VIU’s Su’luqw’a’ Community Cousins and Pitzer College’s Native Youth to College programs together. “What we are trying to do goes beyond the standard approach to academics,” said VIU Aboriginal Projects and Elder Support Coordinator, Sylvia Scow. Scow explained that the program will see current postsecondary students mentor high school students with input and guidance from institutional Elders.
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