by Michael McCarthy • July 11, 2012 • Comments Off on Literacy Project Expanding By Leaps And Bounds What started off as a small idea to provide a modular trailer to serve as a library for the Toosie band in Riske Creek has taken off like wildfire. The Lt. Governor’s Aboriginal Literacy Project is now … Read more
How the Aboriginal Literacy Project Began by Michael McCarthy • June 5, 2012 • Comments Offon How the Aboriginal Literacy Project Began Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven Point reveals why he started the Aboriginal Literacy Project, where he first got the idea, and how the project first developed. In each of the ten Canadian … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • June 5, 2012 • Comments Off on Equal Partnerships Important Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven Point discusses why it is important to engage First Nations communities as equal partners, and not just provide a service for them. For First Nations communities to achieve buy-in with any project, they must be … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • June 3, 2012 • Comments Off on Interesting Partnerships with Aboriginal Literacy Project Shirtley-Pat Gale (left) of Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary with children at the Toosey LIbrary A project that may have long term positive benefits for aboriginal people all across Canada started off in a decidedly modest fashion, when former … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • June 3, 2012 • Comments Off on Canadian Aboriginal Literacy Levels Need to Improve Kids at the new Toosey band library at Riske Creek (near Williams Lake in central BC). The portable structure for the library was donated by Britco Structures of Langley, BC. The books and funding for the library … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • March 16, 2013 • Comments Off on Success by Six assists with aboriginal literacy It’s as easy as a click of a mouse. No matter if a child lives in the big city or in a remote First Nations community, access to a computer leads to the same results. Interest in … Read more
