Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship 2018-2019: Policy Recommendations

Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship 2018-2019: Policy Recommendations

The Gordon Foundation has published a compendium of public policy papers developed by the 2018-2019 cohort of Jane Glassco Northern Fellows.

The compendium provides an accessible resource of policy recommendations developed by and for the North. It includes individual public policy papers and three group papers.

The compendium provides innovative northern solutions and opportunities for change, including ways forward for addictions programming, engaging communities in land claims agreements, equity in education, community controlled education, supporting mental health, deregulating and empowering language teachers, incorporating traditional knowledge and values in government structures, creating ethical spaces for on-the-land learning, and rethinking modern treaty-making.

This compendium amplifies the voices of emerging northern leaders and provides a key resource for northern communities, governments, and organizations seeking solutions for an ever-evolving Canadian North.

The Gordon Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to protecting Canada’s water and empowering Canada’s North. Since 2010, The Foundation’s Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship has been providing northerners aged 25 to 35 with a unique opportunity to influence change in the North by participating in an 18-month policy and leadership development program.

Fellows develop public policy research that addresses some of the most pressing issues facing northern communities. As such, Fellows are sought after as experts and advisors to inform governments, and present their policy research at local, regional, national and international events.