This culinary event in Toronto supports the next generation of Indigenous scholars – blogTO

Every student deserves a chance to reach their full potential, but oftentimes Indigenous youth are faced with additional challenges when it comes to breaking cycles and achieving goals.

According to Statistics Canada, just under two-thirds (63%) of Indigenous youth graduate high school, compared with 91% of the non-Indigenous population.

Displacement as a result of Canada’s residential schools and the Sixties Scoop, along with other societal shortcomings, has resulted in a cultural genocide that negatively affects Indigenous peoples to this day.

Indspire envisions a future where every Indigenous student graduates. The national non-profit organization works passionately to invest in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across the country by disbursing financial awards, delivering programs, and sharing resources.

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