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Aboriginal Peoples
RBC is committed to supporting education and job creation
for aboriginal youth. RBC Foundation donated over $845,000
to support aboriginal causes in 2007.
- Since its inception in 1992, the RBC Aboriginal Student
Awards Program has provided 69 scholarships totalling $834,000.
Eight students received awards in 2007. Award recipients
are also considered for summer and post-graduate employment
opportunities with RBC.
- We support the Historica Foundation's heritage programs
for aboriginal students which inspire young people to share
their history with other Canadian students.
- RBC donated funds to the Dominion Institute to support
its Aboriginal Youth Writing Challenge, encouraging aboriginal
high school students to write about an event in aboriginal
history.
- RBC Foundation approved a $250,000 donation to Lethbridge
Community College in 2007 to help realize plans for a new
program that will assist First Nations, Inuit and Métis
students pursuing post-secondary studies. The funds will
be used for curriculum development and instructional support,
student scholarships, elder and mentor support, enhanced
cultural awareness and a transition program.
- In 2007, we contributed $60,000 to Canadian Executive
Services Organization's (CESO) Métis Capacity Building
Program. Studies show that the Métis population faces
many challenges in terms of employment, income and level
of education. CESO Aboriginal Services has been successfully
promoting governance
and economic development support to Métis individuals,
businesses and communities across Canada.
- We are in the second year of a three-year commitment
to CAREERS Aboriginal Youth Initiative, a program designed
to bring career education and workplace learning opportunities
to aboriginal youth across Alberta.
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