Feature Story: Unique partnership creates Canada's first urban reserve devoted to education

• Main Author: External Relations, University of Regina
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: External Relations, University of Regina 2019
• Subjects: Michael Starr; Star Blanket Cree Nation; Seamus O'Regan; Dave Button; Perry Bellegarde; Bobby Cameron; First Nations University of Canada; Canada; Regina; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10294/14636

The atrium of First Nations University of Canada was full yesterday morning for a historic signing ceremony. The crowd was there to witness the signing of a partnership agreement that officially grants urban reserve status to First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv). The partnership between Star Blanket Cree Nation, First Nations University of Canada, University of Regina, Government of Saskatchewan, Government of Canada, City of Regina and CIBC creates Canada's first urban reserve specifically for the advancement of education. The new reserve is called atim kâ-mihkosit, which translates to Red Dog. Staff no