b'and other elements. CHOICES is a tuition-free GBC program funded by Employment Ontario, offeredto anyone 19 years and older. We had two students who are fluent Mohawk speakers, and our first day began with one of those students delivering an opening address of thanks in his language, she said. On our final day, Elder Valerie King joined us to share her education and career journey with students. Lickers plans to adjust the Nibwaakaawin (Wisdom) program based on feedback from students, with much of that feedback being positive.George Brown College delivers tuition-free Nibwaakaawin (Wisdom) program on Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation territoryThe program aims to help students identify educational or careerA commitment to increasing pathways and includes one-on-one coaching. Ten students completedaccess to educationthe program in September. Since the launch of the Indigenous This fall, George Brown Collegethe Nibwaakaawin (Wisdom)Education Strategy in 2022, (GBC) delivered an education andprograms first 10 graduates atan Indigenous Mentorship career exploration program on thea ceremony at the Six NationsProgram and an Indigenous Self-territory of our treaty partner, theCommunity Hall in Ohsweken.Identification campaign have Mississaugas of the Credit Firstbeen established. New employee Nation (MCFN), marking an excitingThe program guides studentspositions to advance strategy step forward on a pillar of ourin goal setting and helps themgoals and new scholarships and Indigenous Education Strategy. identify options to further theirawards for Indigenous students education or careers.have been created. The presence The Nibwaakaawin (Wisdom)Sherry Lickers, a professor atof our treaty partner has also been program ran for five days inGBCs School of Work and Collegeamplified on campus, with the September, both online and inPreparation, delivered the program.MCFN logo on all entranceways person, followed by another weekShe adapted the collegesoncampus. of one-on-one career coaching. CHOICES program for IndigenousLearn more at georgebrown.ca/On September 22, we celebratedlearners, adding cultural teachingsindigenous.GBC ONWA FP 2024 v1.indd 1 2024-04-17 2:15PM'