National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Registration:
8
of
36
(2010-05-17
to
2010-11-02)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- 1) Request funding to support the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAA) were established to encourage and celebrate excellence in the Aboriginal community. NAAF created the Awards in 1993, in conjunction with the United Nation’s International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The Awards recognize the outstanding career achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, in diverse occupations. Now entering their fourteenth year, these Awards have become a Canadian institution.
- 2) Request funding to Support the Education Program -The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation's Education program has evolved into the largest non-governmental funding body for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year over $5 million was awarded to 1380 recipients across Canada. In total, NAAF has disbursed over $37 million to over 9,800 recipients since its inception. NAAF offers financial assistance (scholarships and bursaries) through four major categories: Post-Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Health Careers, and Oil & Gas Aboriginal Trades & Technology.
- 3) Request funding to support the Blueprint for the Future Career Fair- Blueprint for the Future (BFF) is a series of national career fairs designed to attract First Nation, Métis and Inuit high school students to the wide array of potential careers available in all employment sectors
- 4) Request funding to support the Taking Pulse Program- Taking Pulse works to connect First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth to meaningful careers in a variety of industries. The principle objective of this innovative and collective effort is to increase Aboriginal participation in the Canadian workforce while simultaneously addressing the 70% high school dropout rate of Aboriginal students